Staton-Smith Software is a new start-up company and will not pay dividends for the first five years of operation. It will then institute an annual cash dividend policy of $4.50 with a constant growth rate of 6%, with the first dividend at the end of year six. The company will be in business for 25 years total. What is the stock's price if an investor wants
a. a return of 11%?
b. a return of 15%?
c. a return of 24%?
d. a return of 38%?
Rate | Stock price | |
a | 11% | $32.16 |
b | 15% | $19.99 |
c | 24% | $8.16 |
d | 38% | $2.80 |
Workings
Dividends are as follows
Year | Dividend |
1 | 0.00 |
2 | 0.00 |
3 | 0.00 |
4 | 0.00 |
5 | 0.00 |
6 | 4.50 |
7 | 4.77 |
8 | 5.06 |
9 | 5.36 |
10 | 5.68 |
11 | 6.02 |
12 | 6.38 |
13 | 6.77 |
14 | 7.17 |
15 | 7.60 |
16 | 8.06 |
17 | 8.54 |
18 | 9.05 |
19 | 9.60 |
20 | 10.17 |
21 | 10.78 |
22 | 11.43 |
23 | 12.12 |
24 | 12.84 |
25 | 13.62 |
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