Question

Hayden Ltd intends to make its first dividend payment 4 years(s) from now. It then intends to pay dividends annually thereafter. The company has announced it expects the first three dividends to all be of the magnitude of around 5 cents per share. Subsequent dividends will then be paid out at a set rate of 50% of earnings. Your earnings forecasts for this coming year suggest that $0.20 Earnings per Share (EPS) is the most likely outcome. You are then forecasting EPS growth of around 2.4% p.a. in perpetuity. What would be your valuation of Hayden Ltd's shares, given you require a 15% p.a. return?

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