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Colgate-Palmolive Company has just paid an annual dividend of $ 1.81. Analysts are predicting dividends to grow by $ 0.18 per year over the next five years. After then, Colgate's earnings are expected to grow 6.7 % per year, and its dividend payout rate will remain constant. If Colgate's equity cost of capital is 8.1 % per year, what price does the dividend-discount model predict Colgate stock should sell for today?
The price per share is ( ) $ (Round to two decimal places).
Calculation of current price: | |||
Year | Cashflows | PVF @8.1% | Present value |
1 | 1.99 | 0.925 | 1.84 |
2 | 2.17 | 0.856 | 1.86 |
3 | 2.35 | 0.792 | 1.86 |
4 | 2.53 | 0.732 | 1.85 |
5 | 2.71 | 0.677 | 1.84 |
5 | 206.54 | 0.677 | 139.83 |
Total | 149.07 | ||
Current price is $149.07 | |||
Working: | |||
Terminal value= Dividend(1+growth)/(return-growth) | |||
=2.71*(1+0.067)/(0.081-0.067) | |||
=2.89157/0.014= 206.54 |