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A stock just paid a dividend of $1.69. The dividend is expected to grow at 27.92% for three years and then grow at 3.03% thereafter. The required return on the stock is 10.55%. What is the value of the stock?
Value of stock today is $ 42.71
| As per dividend discount model, current share price is the present value of future dividends. | ||||
| Step-1:Present Value of next 3 years | ||||
| Year | Last dividend | Current Dividend | Discount factor | Present Value | 
| a | b | c=b*1.2792 | d=1.1055^-a | e=c*d | 
| 1 | $ 1.69 | $ 2.16 | 0.904568 | $ 1.96 | 
| 2 | $ 2.16 | $ 2.77 | 0.818243 | $ 2.26 | 
| 3 | $ 2.77 | $ 3.54 | 0.740157 | $ 2.62 | 
| Total | $ 6.84 | |||
| Step-2:Present Value of dividend after year 3 | ||||
| Present Value | = | D3*(1+g)/(Ke-g)*DF3 | ||
| = | $ 35.87 | |||
| Where, | ||||
| D3 | = | Year 3 dividend | = | $ 3.54 | 
| g | = | Growth rate after year 3 | = | 3.03% | 
| Ke | = | Required return | = | 10.55% | 
| DF3 | = | Discount factor for year 3 | = | 0.740157 | 
| Step-3:Calculation of value of stock today | ||||
| Value of stock today | = | $ 6.84 | + | $ 35.87 | 
| = | $ 42.71 |