A company just paid a dividend of D0 = $3.75. Analysts expect the company's dividend to grow by 30% this year, by 10% in Year 2, and at a constant rate of 5% in Year 3 and thereafter. The required return on this low-risk stock is 9.00%. What is the best estimate of the stock’s current market value?
The stock's current market value = $127.46
Year | Dividend | Present Value (ke=9%) | Dividend Growth Rate (g) | |||
D0 | $ 3.75 | |||||
1 | D1 | $ 4.88 | D0x(1+g) | $ 4.47 | D1/(1+ke)^1 | 30.00% |
2 | D2 | $ 5.36 | D1x(1+g) | $ 4.51 | D2/(1+ke)^2 | 10.00% |
2 | P2 | $ 140.77 | D2x(1+g)/(Ke-g) | $ 118.48 | D3/(1+ke)^3 | 5.00% |
Present Value of cashflows | $ 127.46 |
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