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Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.92 per share. The dividends are ex

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Question

Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.92 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a 19 percent rate for the next 3 years and then level off to a 6 percent growth rate indefinitely. If the required return is 11 percent, what is the value of the stock today? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  

Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.92 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a 19 percent rate for the next 3 years and then level off to a 6 percent growth rate indefinitely. If the required return is 11 percent, what is the value of the stock today? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Explanation / Answer

Could I Industries Year Year 0 1 2 3 4 Discounting factor @11%          0.901          0.812          0.731          0.659 Dividend expected $/share 1.92            2.28            2.72            3.24 PV of dividends $                                      8.55 1.92            2.06            2.21            2.37 Present Value of perpetual dividends receivable at the end of 4 years for 6% growth rate = 3.24(1+0.06)/(0.11-0.06) 68.688 PV of the perpetual dividend $                                    45.25 Total PV of all dividend s receivable $                                    53.80 So the current Market price is $ 53.80 per share