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Yang Corp. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 29 pe

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Question

Yang Corp. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 29 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6.8 percent thereafter.

If the required return is 15 percent and the company just paid a $3.15 dividend, what is the current share price? (Hint: Calculate the first four dividends.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Yang Corp. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 29 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6.8 percent thereafter.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Calculation of Current share price :

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Dividend

$ 3.150

$           4.064

$           5.242

$           6.762

$                7.222

(3.15*129%)

(4.064*129%)

(5.242*129%)

(6.762*106.8%)

Share price at the end of year 3

$           88.07

= Dividend at the end of year 4 / (required rate - growth rate)

= 7.222 /(0.15 -0.068)

Total cash inflows (CF)

$             4.06

$             5.24

$           94.84

PVF (15%)

1

0.86957

0.75614

0.65752

Present value (CF*PVF)

$             3.53

$             3.96

$           62.36

Current Price of the share (Sum of PVs)

$ 69.85

Calculation of Current share price :

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Dividend

$ 3.150

$           4.064

$           5.242

$           6.762

$                7.222

(3.15*129%)

(4.064*129%)

(5.242*129%)

(6.762*106.8%)

Share price at the end of year 3

$           88.07

= Dividend at the end of year 4 / (required rate - growth rate)

= 7.222 /(0.15 -0.068)

Total cash inflows (CF)

$             4.06

$             5.24

$           94.84

PVF (15%)

1

0.86957

0.75614

0.65752

Present value (CF*PVF)

$             3.53

$             3.96

$           62.36

Current Price of the share (Sum of PVs)

$ 69.85