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The dividend for Should I, Inc., is currently $1.70 per share. It is expected to grow at 12 percent next year and then decline linearly to a 3 percent perpetual rate in four years. If you require a 16 percent return on the stock, what is the most you would pay per share?
Price per share: $_______
year | Dividend | PVF16% | Dividend *PVF |
1 | 1.7(1+.12)= 1.904 | .86207 | 1.6414 |
2 | 1.904(1+.09)= 2.0754 | .74316 | 1.5424 |
3 | 2.0754(1+.06)=2.1999 | .64066 | 1.4094 |
3 | 17.43 | .64066 | 11.1667 |
Current stock price | 15.76 |
**The growth rate will fall by 3% every year so trend will be (12%,9%,6% )
Terminal value at year 3 = D3(1+g)/(rs-g)
= 2.1999(1+.03)/(.16-.03)
= 2.2659 /.13
= 17.43
**PVF can be find from table at 16% or using the formula 1/(1+i)^n