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Nut and Bolt Guy, Inc., will pay a $1.10 dividend next year. This dividend is expected to grow by 6% percent for years 2 and 3. Following this, the firm expects the dividend by 3% in perpetuity. The firms cost of equity is 10%
Given this information, what is the intrinsic value of the stock?
A)$24.0
B)$33.8
C)$26.8
D)$ 3.75
Dividend per share for the next 3 years
Dividend in Year 1 (D1) = $1.10
Dividend in Year 2 (D2) = $1.1660 [$1.10 x 106%]
Dividend in Year 3 (D3) = $1.2360 [$1.1660 x 106%]
Stock Price for the Year 3 (P3)
Stock Price for the Year 3 = D3(1 + g) / (Ke – g)
= $1.2360(1 + 0.03) / (0.10 – 0.03)
= $1.2730 / 0.07
= $18.19
Current price of the common stock
As per Dividend Discount Model, the Value of the Stock is the aggregate of the Present Value of the future dividend payments and the present value the stock price for the year 3
Year |
Cash flow ($) |
Present Value Factor (PVF) at 10.00% |
Present Value of cash flows ($) [Cash flows x PVF] |
1 |
1.1000 |
0.90909 |
1.00 |
2 |
1.1660 |
0.82645 |
0.96 |
3 |
1.2360 |
0.75131 |
0.93 |
3 |
18.19 |
0.75131 |
13.66 |
TOTAL |
16.56 |
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Hence, the Intrinsic value of the stock will be $16.56
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NOTE
The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.