Company Z-prime’s earnings and dividends per share are expected to grow by 4% a year. Its growth will stop after year 4. In year 5 and afterward, it will pay out all earnings as dividends. Assume next year’s dividend is $9, the cost of equity is 9%, and next year’s EPS is $14. What is Z-prime’s stock price?

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Company Z-prime’s earnings and dividends per share are expected to grow by 4% a year. Its growth will stop after year 4. In year 5 and afterward, it will pay out all earnings as dividends. Assume next year’s dividend is $9, the cost of equity is 9%, and next year’s EPS is $14. What is Z-prime’s stock price?

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Step 1: Explanation of the dividend discount model (DDM)

The DDM refers to the theory where the dividends paid by a company are used as indicators for the financial health of the company and are used to calculate its stock price. A major drawback of this model is that it cannot explain the stock price of companies that do not pay dividends based on their internal policies.


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