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9. Stocks that don\'t pay dividends yet Goodwin Technologies, a relatively young

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9. Stocks that don't pay dividends yet Goodwin Technologies, a relatively young company, has been wildly successful but has yet to pay a dividend. An analyst forecasts that Goodwin is likely to pay its first dividend three years from now. She expects Goodwin to pay a $5.0000 dividend at that time (D3 = $5.0000) and believes that the dividend will grow by 26.00% for the following two years (D4 and Ds). However, after the fifth year, she expects Goodwin's dividend to grow at a constant rate of 4.26% per year. Goodwin's required return is 14.20%. Fill in the following chart to determine Goodwin's horizon value at the horizon date-when constant growth begins-and the current intrinsic value. To increase the accuracy of your calculations, carry the dividend values to four decimal places. Term Value Horizon value $83.26 Current Intrinsic value $16.15 $50.66 $54.02 Assuming that the markets are in equilibrium, Goodwin's currer$55.84 nd yield is Goodwin's capital gains yield is Goodwin has been very successful, but it hasn't paid a dividend yet. It circulates a report to its key investors containing the following statement: Investors prefer the deferred tax liability that capital gains offer over dividends Is this statement a possible explanation for why the firm hasn't paid a dividend yet? O Yes O No

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of future dividends:

Year

Growth

Working

Dividend

3

NA

5

4

26%

5*1.26

6.3

5

26%

6.3*1.26

7.938

6

4.26

7.938*1.0426

8.2762

Dividend becomes stable at year 6

So here we can apply dividend growth model

Price at 5th year end = next dividend/ ke-g

                                 =8.2762/(.1420-.0426)

Price at 5th year end =83.26

Calculation of current price

Year

Inflow

PVF @ 14.20%

Present Value

3

5

0.671

3.355

4

6.3

0.588

3.7044

5

7.938

0.515

4.0880

5

83.26

0.515

42.8789

Current Price

54.02

Year

Growth

Working

Dividend

3

NA

5

4

26%

5*1.26

6.3

5

26%

6.3*1.26

7.938

6

4.26

7.938*1.0426

8.2762