Combined Communications is a new firm in a rapidly growing i
Combined Communications is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. The company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 20 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 4 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $1.20 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 9.00 percent? $42.41 $35.23 $42.81 $48.04 $39.17
Solution
$42.81 is the answer
Dividends for the first 4 years are: $1.44, $1.728, $2.0736 and $2.48832
P4=2.48832(1+0.04)/(0.09-0.04)=$51.757
P0=1.44/(1.09)+1.728/1.092+2.0736/1.093+2.48832/1.094+51.757/1.094
P0=$42.81