A firm's earnings and dividends are expected to decline at a constant rate of 3% per year. The most recent dividend (Div0) was $4.7 and the required return on the stock is 11%. The current price of the stock should be $__________.
As per dividend discount model, | |||||||||||||
Current price of stock | = | D0*(1+g)/(Ke-g) | Where, | ||||||||||
= | 4.7*(1-0.03)/(0.11+0.03) | D0 | Recent paid dividend | $ 4.7 | |||||||||
= | $ 32.56 | g | Growth rate in dividend | -0.03 | |||||||||
Ke | Required rate of return | 0.11 | |||||||||||
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