Northern Co. expects to pay a dividend of $1 per share next year, which will grow at 10% for the following 5 years. Afterwards, the growth becomes 2%. The cost of capital for Northern Co. is 8%. What is today's share price of Northern Co.?
Short term growth rate(gs) = 10%
Long term growth rate(gL) = 2%
D1 = $1
D2 = D1*(1+gs) = $1*(1+0.10) = $1.10
D3 = D2*(1+gs) = $1.10*(1+0.10) = $1.21
D4 = D3*(1+gs) = $1.21*(1+0.10) = $1.331
D5 = D4*(1+gs) = $1.331*(1+0.10) = $1.4641
D6 = D5*(1+gL) = $1.4641*(1+0.02) = $1.493382
Stock price at the end of 5 years = D6/(r-gL)
Where, r is the required return
Stock price at the end of 5 years(P5) = $1.493382/(0.08-0.02)
= $24.8897
Today's share price =
Share price =
Share price = 0.92593 + 0.94307 + 0.96054 + 0.97832 + (0.99644186 + 16.9395
= 21.74
Therefore, today's share price = $21.74
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