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MMK Cos. normally pays an annual dividend. The last such dividend paid was $2.15

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Question

MMK Cos. normally pays an annual dividend. The last such dividend paid was $2.15, all future dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 8 percent per year, and the firm faces a required rate of return on equity of 14 percent. If the firm just announced that the next dividend will be an extraordinary dividend of $24.90 per share that is not expected to affect any other future dividends, what should the stock price be? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Stock price: $

MMK Cos. normally pays an annual dividend. The last such dividend paid was $2.15, all future dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 8 percent per year, and the firm faces a required rate of return on equity of 14 percent. If the firm just announced that the next dividend will be an extraordinary dividend of $24.90 per share that is not expected to affect any other future dividends, what should the stock price be? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Stock price: $

Explanation / Answer

PVF@14% Present value D1 $                      24.90 0.877 $              21.84 D2 $                        2.32 P3 $                      38.70 0.877 $              33.95 Share price $              55.79