Rowena plans to purchase a stock that is currently paying no dividend. Rowena expects the stock to pay its first dividend of $5.00 per share in eight years. Furthermore, she expects the firm to have an ROE of 16% and a dividend pay-out ratio of 60% thereafter. What value should Rowena place on the stock now if her required return on the stock is 8.75%?
Rowena plans to purchase a stock that is currently paying no dividend. Rowena expects the stock to pay its first dividend of $5.00 per share in eight years. Furthermore, she expects the firm to have an ROE of 16% and a dividend pay-out ratio of 60% thereafter. What value should Rowena place on the stock now if her required return on the stock is 8.75%?
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Rowena plans to purchase a stock that is currently paying no dividend. Rowena expects the stock to pay its first dividend of $5.00 per share in eight years. Furthermore, she expects the firm to have an ROE of 16% and a dividend pay-out ratio of 60% thereafter. What value should Rowena place on the stock now if her required return on the stock is 8.75%?
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Step 1 Computation of growth rate
Growth rate = Return on equity * Retention ratio
= 16% * (1 - Dividend payout ratio)
= 16% * (1 - 0.60)
= 16% * 0.40
= 6.4%
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