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Phillips Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 22

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Question

Phillips Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 22 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 12 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $3.25, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Phillips Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 22 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 12 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $3.25, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Explanation / Answer

D1=(3.25*1.22)=$3.965

D2=(3.965*1.22)=$4.8373

D3=(4.8373*1.22)=$5.901506

Value after year 3=(D3*Growth rate)/(Required return-Growth rate)

=(5.901506*1.06)/(0.12-0.06)=$104.2599393

Hence current share price=Future dividends*Present value of discounting factor(12%,time period)

=$3.965/1.12+$4.8373/1.12^2+$5.901506/1.12^3+$104.2599393/1.12^3

which is equal to

=$85.81(Approx).