Farmco just paid its annual dividend of $.32 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 25 percent annually for the next 4 years and then level off to an annual growth rate of 3 percent indefinitely. What is the price of this stock today given a required return of 15 percent?

$5.73(Approx).

Explanation:

Given:

= 0.32

Growth rate = 25% = 0.25

Number of year = 4

Growth rate after 4 year = 3% = 0.03

Required rate of return = 15% = 0.15

Computation of divined in 4 year:

Price of stock after year 4 = [Divined in 4 year × (1 + new growth)] /[Required rate of return - Growth rate after 4 year ]

Price of stock after year 4 = [0.78125 × (1+0.03)] / [0.15 - 0.03]  

Price of stock after year 4 = [0.8046875] / [0.12]  

Price of stock after year 4 = $6.70572917

Present value = Future value /

 Present value = $6.70572917 /

 Present value = $6.70572917 /

$5.73(Approx).

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