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Common stock
valuelong dash—Constant growth Use the constant-growth model (Gordon model) to find the value of each firm shown in the following table: (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)
Firm |
Dividend expected next year |
Dividend growth rate |
Required return |
|
A |
$1.201.20 |
8.08.0% |
13.013.0% |
|
B |
4.004.00 |
5.05.0 |
15.015.0 |
|
C |
0.650.65 |
10.010.0 |
14.014.0 |
|
D |
6.006.00 |
8.08.0 |
9.09.0 |
|
E |
2.252.25 |
8.08.0 |
20.020.0 |
Value of the firm = Expected dividend /(required rate - growth rate) | ||||
Firm | Dividend expected next year | Dividend growth rate | Required return | Value of the firm |
A | 1.20 | 8.00% | 13.00% | $ 24.00 |
B | 4.00 | 5.00% | 15.00% | $ 40.00 |
C | 0.65 | 10.00% | 14.00% | $ 16.25 |
D | 6.00 | 8.00% | 9.00% | $ 600.00 |
E | 2.25 | 8.00% | 20.00% | $ 18.75 |