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Great Pumpkin Farms just paid a dividend of $3.40 on its stock. The growth rate

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Question

Great Pumpkin Farms just paid a dividend of $3.40 on its stock. The growth rate in dividends is expected to be a constant 5 percent per year indefinitely. Investors require a return of 13 percent for the first three years, a return of 11 percent for the next three years, and a return of 9 percent thereafter. What is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Great Pumpkin Farms just paid a dividend of $3.40 on its stock. The growth rate in dividends is expected to be a constant 5 percent per year indefinitely. Investors require a return of 13 percent for the first three years, a return of 11 percent for the next three years, and a return of 9 percent thereafter. What is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Calculation of Current Share Price

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Dividend

$        3.5700

$        3.7485

$             3.9359

$             4.1327

$             4.3394

$             4.5563

$             4.7841

(3.40*105%)

(3.57*105%)

(3.7485*105%)

(3.9359*105%)

(4.1327*105%)

(4.3394*105%)

(4.5563*105%)

Price at the end of year 6

$          53.1567

Dividend Year 7 / Required rate year 7

(4.7841/9%)

Net cash flows

$        3.5700

$        3.7485

$             3.9359

$             4.1327

$             4.3394

$          57.7130

$             4.7841

Required rate of return

13%

13%

13%

11%

11%

11%

9%

PVF

0.88496

0.78315

0.69305

0.65873

0.59345

0.53464

1/(1+0.13)^1

1/(1+0.13)^2

1/(1+0.13)^3

1/(1+0.11)^4

1/(1+0.11)^5

1/(1+0.11)^6

Present value (PV) = Cash flows* PVF

$            3.16

$            2.94

$                 2.73

$                 2.72

$                 2.58

$               30.86

Current Share Price = Sum of PVs

$           44.98

Calculation of Current Share Price

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Dividend

$        3.5700

$        3.7485

$             3.9359

$             4.1327

$             4.3394

$             4.5563

$             4.7841

(3.40*105%)

(3.57*105%)

(3.7485*105%)

(3.9359*105%)

(4.1327*105%)

(4.3394*105%)

(4.5563*105%)

Price at the end of year 6

$          53.1567

Dividend Year 7 / Required rate year 7

(4.7841/9%)

Net cash flows

$        3.5700

$        3.7485

$             3.9359

$             4.1327

$             4.3394

$          57.7130

$             4.7841

Required rate of return

13%

13%

13%

11%

11%

11%

9%

PVF

0.88496

0.78315

0.69305

0.65873

0.59345

0.53464

1/(1+0.13)^1

1/(1+0.13)^2

1/(1+0.13)^3

1/(1+0.11)^4

1/(1+0.11)^5

1/(1+0.11)^6

Present value (PV) = Cash flows* PVF

$            3.16

$            2.94

$                 2.73

$                 2.72

$                 2.58

$               30.86

Current Share Price = Sum of PVs

$           44.98