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Corp. forecasts its dividends to be $2.25 per share next year, $2.75 per share in two years, and $3.60 per share in three years. After the third year, dividends are anticipated to grow at a constant sustainable rate of 5.0% per year. If cost of capital is 16.0% and its applicable rate is 35.0%, what is the estimated share price for the company's common equity? YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 4 DECIMIL PLACES IN ALL CALCULATIONS AND SHOW ALL WORK TO RECEIVE CREDIT.
Step-1, Dividend for the next 3 years
Dividend per share in Year 1 (D1) = $2.25 per share
Dividend per share in Year 2 (D2) = $2.75 per share
Dividend per share in Year 3 (D3) = $3.60 per share
Step-2, Share Price in Year 3
Dividend Growth Rate after Year 3 (g) = 5.00% per year
Required Rate of Return (Ke) = 16.00%
Therefore, the Share Price in Year 3 (P3) = D3(1 + g) / (Ke – g)
= $3.60(1 + 0.05) / (0.16 – 0.05)
= $3.78 / 0.11
= $34.36 per share
Step-3, The estimated share price for the company's common equity
As per Dividend Discount Model, the share price for the company's common equity is the Present Value of the future dividend payments and the present value the share price in year 3
Year |
Cash flow ($) |
Present Value factor at 16.00% |
Present Value of cash flows ($) |
1 |
2.25 |
0.8621 |
1.94 |
2 |
2.75 |
0.7432 |
2.04 |
3 |
3.60 |
0.6407 |
2.31 |
3 |
34.36 |
0.6407 |
22.02 |
TOTAL |
28.31 |
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“Therefore, the estimated share price for the company's common equity will be $28.31 per share”
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.