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XYZ Pharmaceutical, Inc. just got FDA approval for their new drug, Viagrina. The

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Question

XYZ Pharmaceutical, Inc. just got FDA approval for their new drug, Viagrina. The company has never paid a dividend, but they expect to pay one for the first time by the end of the year. The expected dividend is $3.00 per share and the company expects that dividend to increase at a rate of 20% for five years. After that, XYZ expects to see its dividend growth limited by the growth rate the US economy, which on average is 4.5% per year. If the required rate of return for other startup pharmaceutical companies like XYZ is 11%, what should be the fair price of XYZ’s stock today?

Explanation / Answer

(A) Present Value of 5 Years Cash Flow Year Calculation Div Amt DF @ 11% Discounted Div amt D0 $         3.00 D1 = 3 + 20% $         3.60 0.9009 $       3.24 D2 = 3.6 + 20% $         4.32 0.8116 $       3.51 D3 = 4.32 + 20% $         5.18 0.7312 $       3.79 D4 = 5.184 + 20% $         6.22 0.6587 $       4.10 D5 = 6.22 + 20% $         7.46 0.5935 $       4.43 Total (A) $    19.07 (B) Terminal Value i.e. Value still Perpituity Po = D / (Ke - g) D6 = 7.46 + 4.5% 7.505 TV = 7.505 / (0.11 - 0.045) $            115.46 Present Value of terminal Value = $115.46.23 X .5935 $    68.53 Stock Price = (A) + (B) = 19.07 + 68.53 $               87.60