Estimate the current value of Morris Industries' common stock, P0 = ?
Assume
The most recent annual dividend payment of Morris Industries was $4 per share.
The firm's financial manager expects that these dividends will increase at an 8% annual rate over the next 3 years.
At the end of the 3 years the firm's mature product line is expected to result in a slowing of the dividend growth rate to 5% per year forever.
The firm's required return (r) is 12%.
Add the PV of the initial dividend stream to the PV of the stock price at the end of the initial growth period:
P0 = $? + $? = $64.98
How to do this problem? What formula to use?
Recent Dividend, D0 = $4
Growth rate for next 3 years is 8%, followed by a constant growth rate (g) of 5%
D1 = $4.0000 * 1.08 = $4.3200
D2 = $4.3200 * 1.08 = $4.6656
D3 = $4.6656 * 1.08 = $5.0388
D4 = $5.0388 * 1.05 = $5.2907
Required Return, r = 12%
P3 = D4 / (r - g)
P3 = $5.2907 / (0.12 - 0.05)
P3 = $75.5814
PV of Initial Dividend = $4.32/1.12 + $4.6656/1.12^2 +
$5.0388/1.12^3
PV of Initial Dividend = $11.16
PV of Stock Price at the end of initial growth period =
$75.5814/1.12^3
PV of Stock Price at the end of initial growth period = $53.80
Current Price = PV of Initial Dividend + PV of Stock Price at
the end of initial growth period
Current Price = $11.16 + $53.80
Current Price = $64.96
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