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2. Calvin Inc. earned $2.00 per share during the past ycar and has just paid a d

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Question

2. Calvin Inc. earned $2.00 per share during the past ycar and has just paid a dividend of s.40 per share. Investors forecast that Calvin will continue to rctain 80 percent of its earnings for the next 4 years and that carnings will grow at 25 percent per year through ycar 5. The dividend payout ratio is expected to be raised in year 5 to 50 percent, reducing the dividend growth rate to 8 percent thereafter. IfCalvin's equity is .9, the and the market risk premium is 8 percent, what should its price be today? riskfree ate is 2.5 percent,

Explanation / Answer

required return on equity = risk free rate+(market risk premium)*beta

8.5+(8)*.9

15.7

year

earning = previous year earning*(1+growth rate)

dividend = 20% of earning

0

2

1

2.5

0.5

2

3.125

0.625

3

3.90625

0.78125

4

4.882813

0.976563

5

6.103516

3.051758

6

6.591797

3.295898

value of stock = expected dividend/(required rate of return- growth rate)

3.295/(15.7%-8%)

42.79

Year

cash flow

present value of cash flow = cash flow /(1+r)^n r=15.7%

1

0.5

0.432152

2

0.625

0.466889

3

0.78125

0.504417

4

0.976563

0.544962

5

3.051758

1.471917

5

42.79221

20.63944

present value of stock

24.06

required return on equity = risk free rate+(market risk premium)*beta

8.5+(8)*.9

15.7

year

earning = previous year earning*(1+growth rate)

dividend = 20% of earning

0

2

1

2.5

0.5

2

3.125

0.625

3

3.90625

0.78125

4

4.882813

0.976563

5

6.103516

3.051758

6

6.591797

3.295898

value of stock = expected dividend/(required rate of return- growth rate)

3.295/(15.7%-8%)

42.79

Year

cash flow

present value of cash flow = cash flow /(1+r)^n r=15.7%

1

0.5

0.432152

2

0.625

0.466889

3

0.78125

0.504417

4

0.976563

0.544962

5

3.051758

1.471917

5

42.79221

20.63944

present value of stock

24.06