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6 March, 19:19

Upton Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at 24 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 14 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $3.40, what is the current share price?

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  1. 6 March, 20:31
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    The correct answer is $70.07

    Explanation:

    According to the scenario, the given data are as follows:

    Expected growth rate = 24%

    Constant growth rate = 6%

    Required return = 14%

    Dividend paid = $3.40

    So, we can find the current share price by using following method:

    First we find the dividends for 3 years so,

    Dividends for 1st year (D1) = $3.40 x 1.24 = $ 4.216

    Dividend for 2nd year (D2) = $4.216 x 1.24 = $ 5.22784

    Dividend for 3rd year (D3) = $5.22784 x 1.24 = 6.4825216

    So, Stock price after 3rd year (P3) = Dividend for 3rd year x (1 + constant growth rate) / (required return - constant growth rate)

    By putting the value we get,

    = $6.4825216 x (1 + 0.06) / (0.14 - 0.06)

    = $6.4825216 x 13.25

    = $85.8934112

    Now, Current share price = D1 / (1 + r) + D2 / (1 + r) ^2 + D3 / (1+r) ^3 + P3 / (1 + r) ^3

    So, by putting the following value, we get:

    = $4.216 / (1 + 0.14) + $5.22784 / (1 + 0.14) ^2 + 6.4825216 / (1 + 0.14) ^3 + $85.8934112 / (1 + 0.14) ^3

    = $3.698245614 + $4.022653124 + $4.375517433 + $57.97560599

    = $70.07 (approx.)

    Hence, the current share price is $70.07.
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