As an investor you have a required rate of return of 14 percent for investments in risky stocks. You have analyzed three risky firms and must decide which (if any) to purchase. Your information as below: (i) Use the dividend-growth model to estimate the value of each stock. Justify which (if any) should you buy. (ii) If you purchased Stock A, determine your implied rate of return. (iii) Determine the price that would be required to persuade you to purchase Stock A if your required rate of return were 10%.

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  • As an investor you have a required rate of return of 14 percent for investments in risky stocks. You have analyzed three risky firms and must decide which (if any) to purchase. Your information as below:

(i) Use the dividend-growth model to estimate the value of each stock. Justify which (if any) should you buy.

(ii) If you purchased Stock A, determine your implied rate of return.

(iii) Determine the price that would be required to persuade you to purchase Stock A if your required rate of return were 10%. 

Firm
Current Dividend
Expected annual
growth rate in
dividend
Current market
price
A
RM1.00
7%
RM23.00
B
RM3.00
2%
RM47.00
C
RM7.50
-1%
RM60.00
Transcribed Image Text:Firm Current Dividend Expected annual growth rate in dividend Current market price A RM1.00 7% RM23.00 B RM3.00 2% RM47.00 C RM7.50 -1% RM60.00
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