The chairman of Heller Industries told a meeting of financial analysts that he expects the firm’s earnings and dividends to double over the next three years. The firm's current (that is, as of year 0) earnings and dividends per share are $3 and $1.5, respectively. (1) Estimate the compound annual dividend growth rate over the 3-year period. (2) Forecast Heller’s earnings and dividends per share for each of the next three years, assuming that they grow at the rate determined in Part (1).
The chairman of Heller Industries told a meeting of financial analysts that he expects the firm’s earnings and dividends to double over the next three years. The firm's current (that is, as of year 0) earnings and dividends per share are $3 and $1.5, respectively.
(1) Estimate the compound annual
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(3) Assuming that earnings and dividends per share of Heller Industries common stock grow at the rate determined in Part (1) for the next three years and then at 5 percent thereafter, what’s the price of that sock? (The investors’ required
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