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New Products pays no dividend at the present time. Starting in Year 3, the firm will pay a $.25 dividend per share for two years. After that, the company plans on paying a constant $.75 a share annual dividend indefinitely. How much should you pay per share to purchase this stock today at a required return of 13.8 percent?
Ke4 = D5/P4 + g
Since g=0, the formula will be Ke4 = D5/P4;
0.138 = 0.75/P4
Hence P4 = 5.43
P0 = P4/1.138^4 = 5.43/1.138^4 = $3.24
Dividend of 0.25 in years 3 and 4 will be
0.25/1.138^3 + 0.25/1.238^4 = 0.32
Hence Price of Share today will be 3.24 + 0.32 =$3.56