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Consider a stock that most recently paid a dividend of $0.75. The company plans to increase dividends by 50% each year for the next 3 years, then by 20% each year for 4 years, and then level off to a permanent growth rate in dividends of 6%. If the actual stock price today is $100, what is the implied required rate of return
Required rate= | 9.45% | ||||||
Year | Previous year dividend | Dividend growth rate | Dividend current year | Horizon value | Total Value | Discount factor | Discounted value |
1 | 0.75 | 50% | 1.125 | 1.125 | 1.094 | 1.0283 | |
2 | 1.125 | 50% | 1.6875 | 1.6875 | 1.198 | 1.4086 | |
3 | 1.6875 | 50% | 2.53125 | 2.53125 | 1.311 | 1.93078 | |
4 | 2.53125 | 20% | 3.0375 | 3.0375 | 1.435 | 2.11672 | |
5 | 3.0375 | 20% | 3.645 | 3.645 | 1.57 | 2.32166 | |
6 | 3.645 | 20% | 4.374 | 4.374 | 1.719 | 2.5445 | |
7 | 4.374 | 20% | 5.2488 | 161.497 | 166.7458 | 1.881 | 88.64742 |
Long term growth rate (given)= | 6% | Value of Stock = | Sum of discounted value = | 100 |
Where | |
Current dividend = | Previous year dividend*(1+growth rate)^corresponding year |
Unless dividend for the year provided | |
Total value = Dividend | + horizon value (only for last year) |
Horizon value = | current Dividend year 7 *(1+long term growth rate)/( required rate-long term growth rate) |
Discount factor= | (1+ required rate)^corresponding period |
Discounted value= | total value/discount factor |
implied rate = 9.45%