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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 $12 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?

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 $12 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?

Explanation / Answer

current share price = 150*.3606                     54.09 P9 = D10/(ke-g) Where P9 is the price after 9 Years Ke is the required return 12.00% g is the growth rate 4.00% D10 is dividend at end of year 10 12 P9 = 12/(12%-4%) P9 = 12/8% P9=150 current share price = 150*.3606 54.09 Time PVF @12%                                                                                               1.00                  0.8929                                                                                               2.00                  0.7972                                                                                               3.00                  0.7118                                                                                               4.00                  0.6355                                                                                               5.00                  0.5674                                                                                               6.00                  0.5066                                                                                               7.00                  0.4523                                                                                               8.00                  0.4039                                                                                               9.00                  0.3606