: Assume today is December 31, 2019. Imagine
Works Inc. just paid a dividend of $1.40 per share at the end of
2019. The dividend is expected to grow at 18% per year for 3 years,
after which time it is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%
annually. The company's cost of equity (rs) is 10%.
Using the dividend growth model (allowing for nonconstant growth),
what should be the price of the company's stock today (December 31,
2019)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to
the nearest cent.
$ per share
Year 1 dividend = 1.4 (1 + 18%) = 1.652
Year 2 dividend = 1.652 (1 + 18%) = 1.94936
Year 3 dividend = 1.94936 (1 + 18%) = 2.30024
Year 4 dividend = 2.30024 (1 + 5%) = 2.41526
Value in year 3 = Year 4 dividend / required rate - growth rate
Value in year 3 = 2.41526 / 0.1 - 0.05
Value in year 3 = 2.41526 / 0.05
Value in year 3 = $48.30514
Price today = Present value of cash inflows
Present value = Future value / (1 + rate)^time
Price today = 1.652 / (1 + 0.1)^1 + 1.94936 / (1 + 0.1)^2 + 2.30024 / (1 + 0.1)^3 + 48.30514 / (1 + 0.1)^3
Price today = 1.50182 + 1.61104 + 1.7282 + 36.29237
Price today = $41.13
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