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Synovec Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 25 p

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Question

Synovec Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 25 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent, and the company just paid a dividend of $1.15, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Synovec Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 25 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent, and the company just paid a dividend of $1.15, 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

Current Share price is 39.28 as shown below

Statement showing calculation of price Particulars Time PVF Amount PV Cash Inflows - Dividend(1.15*1.25)                1.00      0.9009                          1.44              1.30 Cash Inflows - Dividend(1.44*1.25)                2.00      0.8116                          1.80              1.46 Cash Inflows - Dividend(1.80*1.25)                3.00      0.7312                          2.25              1.65 Cash Inflows - Price                3.00      0.7312                        47.70           34.88 Price Now           39.28 Dividend at end of third year, D3                2.25 D4= D3(1+g) = 2.25*1.06            2.3850 Growth rate , g   6.0% ke 11.0% P3 = D4/ke-g P3 = 2.3850/11% - 6%) P3 = 2.3850/5%) P3 =47.70