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Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid

ID: 2778667 • Letter: M

Question

Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next eight years, because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $16.50 per share 9 years from today and will increase the dividend by 5.75 percent per year thereafter. Required: If the required return on this stock is 13.75 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Explanation / Answer

Condition: No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next eight years.

Dividend will pay on 9th Year = $ 16.50 per share = 13.75%