Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid
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Question
Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next nine years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a $11 per share dividend in 10 years and will increase the dividend by 4 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 12 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next nine years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a $11 per share dividend in 10 years and will increase the dividend by 4 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 12 percent, 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
Dividend in year 11 (D11) = 11 * (1+4%) = 11.44
Price in year 10 (P10) = D11 / (required return - growth rate) = 11.44 / (12%-4%) = 143
Current stock price = (D10+P10) / (1+required return)^10 = (11 + 143) / (1+12%)^10 = 49.58
Answer: Current stock price = $49.58
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