As an investor in the equity market you become aware of investment opportunity in 3 corporates. Assuming that the cost of equity is 8%, compute the fair value of X Limited, Y Limited and Z Limited using the Dividend discount model.   a. Given the history of the company, X Limited is expected to pay a uniform dividend of Rs. 5.00 per share.   b. Being in the IT Industry, Y Limited is expected to pay a dividend of Rs. 4.00 per share and an increase of 5% year on year thereafter.   c. A pharmaceutical company, Z Limited has been paying a dividend of Rs. 2.00 over for the last 3 years. The company is expected to do extremely well and increase the dividend pay-out by 7% year on year. This year the dividend expected is Rs. 8.00.   Additionally, what is the biggest lacuna in the Dividend Discount Model in valuing stocks? Give an example to explain

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As an investor in the equity market you become aware of investment opportunity in 3

corporates. Assuming that the cost of equity is 8%, compute the fair value of X Limited,

Y Limited and Z Limited using the Dividend discount model.

 

a. Given the history of the company, X Limited is expected to pay a uniform dividend of Rs. 5.00 per share.

 

b. Being in the IT Industry, Y Limited is expected to pay a dividend of Rs. 4.00 per share

and an increase of 5% year on year thereafter.

 

c. A pharmaceutical company, Z Limited has been paying a dividend of Rs. 2.00 over for

the last 3 years. The company is expected to do extremely well and increase the dividend

pay-out by 7% year on year. This year the dividend expected is Rs. 8.00.

 

Additionally, what is the biggest lacuna in the Dividend Discount Model in valuing

stocks? Give an example to explain

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