A company will pay out $2, $4, $6 for the next three years, respectively. Thereafter, the firm will never pay any more dividends. What should be the price of a share today if the required rate of return for the stock is 20%?
A.$7.92
B.$12.00
C.$7.14
D.$6.60
Stock | ||||
Discount rate | 0.2 | |||
Year | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cash flow stream | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Discounting factor | 1 | 1.2 | 1.44 | 1.728 |
Discounted cash flows project | 0 | 1.666667 | 2.777778 | 3.472222 |
NPV = Sum of discounted cash flows | ||||
NPV Stock = | 7.92 | |||
Where | ||||
Discounting factor = | (1 + discount rate)^(Corresponding period in years) | |||
Discounted Cashflow= | Cash flow stream/discounting factor | |||
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