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Nonconstant growth valuation
Holt Enterprises recently paid a dividend, D0, of $2.00. It expects to have nonconstant growth of 13% for 2 years followed by a constant rate of 6% thereafter. The firm's required return is 20%.
(a)-(II) The terminal, or horizon, date is the date when the growth rate becomes constant. This occurs at the end of Year 2.
(b)-Firm’s Horizon or Continuing Value
Dividend in Year 1 (D1) = $2.2600 per share [$2.00 x 113%]
Dividend in Year 2 (D2) = $2.5538 per share [$2.2600 x 113%]
Dividend Growth Rate (g) = 6%
Required Rate of Return (Ke) = 20%
Firms Horizon or Continuing Value = D2(1 + g) / (Ke – g)
= $2.5538(1 + 0.06) / (0.20 – 0.06)
= $2.7070 / 0.14
= $19.34
“Firm’s Horizon or Continuing Value = $19.34”
(c)-Firms Intrinsic Value Today (P0)
Firms Intrinsic Value Today is the Present Value of the future dividend payments plus the present value of Firm’s Horizon or Continuing Value
| 
 Year  | 
 Cash flow ($)  | 
 Present Value factor at 20%  | 
 Stock price ($)  | 
| 
 1  | 
 2.2600  | 
 0.83333  | 
 1.88  | 
| 
 2  | 
 2.5538  | 
 0.69444  | 
 1.77  | 
| 
 2  | 
 19.34  | 
 0.69444  | 
 13.43  | 
| 
 TOTAL  | 
 $17.08  | 
||
“Hence, the Firms Intrinsic Value Today (P0) = $17.08”
NOTE
The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.