Business Solutions is expected to pay its first annual dividend of $.84 per share in Year 3. Starting in Year 6, the company plans to increase the dividend by 2 percent per year. What is the value of this stock today, Year 0, at a required return of 14.4 percent?
$5.01 $8.09 $8.29 $7.03 $9.34
How do you solve this on the financial calculator?
Solution -
DPS3 = 0.84
DPS4 = 0.84
DPS5 = 0.84
DPS6 = DPS5 (1+G)
DPS6 = 0.84 (1+0.02)
DPS6 = 0.86
Terminal value at the year end 5 =
Terminal Value at the year end 5 =
Terminal Value at the end of Year 5 = $6.91
To calculate current price of stock -
Current price = Current Price =
Current Price = $5.01
Hence, the correct answer is point A i.e. $5.01
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