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Question

9.

Harrison Clothiers' stock currently sells for $20 ashare. It just paid a dividend of $1.00 a share (that isD0 = $1.00). The dividend is expected to grow at aconstant rate of 6 percent a year. What stock price isexpected 1 year from now? What is the required rate ofreturn?

10.

A stock is expected to pay a dividend of $0.50 at the end of theyear (that is, D1 = 0.50), and it should continue togrow at a constant rate of 7 percent a year. If its requiredreturn is 12 percent, what is the stock's expected price 4 yearsfrom today?

Explanation / Answer

(9) Current Stock price    (P0)   = $20

      Dividendpaid             (D0)  = $1.00

      Dividend growth rate  (g)     = 6%

D1 = D0 (1+g)

       = $1.00 (1+0.06)

D1   = $1.06

P0 = D1 / R-g

R-g = D1 / P0

Required return (R) = (D1 / P0)+ g

                          R    = ($1.06 / $20) + 0.06

Required return (R ) = 0.113 (or)11.3%

P1 = $1.06 (1+0.06) / (0.113 – 0.06)

     = $1.1236 / 0.053

P1 = $21.20

Expected Stock Price After One year(P1) = $21.20

(10) Dividend paid (D1)  = $0.50

        Growthrate     (g)     = 7%

        Required return (R)   = 12%

Dividend in 1st year (D1)  = $0.50

Dividend in 2nd year(D2) = $0.50(1.07)        = $0.535

Dividend in 3rd year (D3)  = $0.535 (1.07)     = $0.57245

Dividend in 4th year (D4)  = $0.57245 (1.07) = $0.6125

P4 = D4 * (1+g) / (R-g)

     = D5 / (R-g)

P4   = $0.6125(1.07) / (0.12 – 0.07)

       = $0.655 / 0.05

      = $13.10

Calculating Current Stock Price of the Company(P0):

P0 = [D1/(1+R) +D2/(1+R)2 + D3/(1+R)3 + D4/(1+R)4 +P4/(1+R)4]

     = [$0.50 /(1.12) + $0.535 / (1.12)2 + $0.57245 /(1.12)3 + $0.6125 / (1.12)4

           +$13.10 / (1.12)4

     = $9.99

P0   = $10