ZippleCrunch Corp. will pay a dividend of $2.34 per share at the end of next year (end of year 1) and this dividend is expected to grow at a -3 percent annual rate for two years from that point in time, then at a +1.5 percent rate forever. What value would you place on this stock if the WACC is 8.5% and the cost of equity is 9.1%? Please show your work.
Dividend Valuation
Dividend refers to a reward or cash that a company gives to its shareholders out of the profits. Dividends can be issued in various forms such as cash payment, stocks, or in any other form as per the company norms. It is usually a part of the profit that the company shares with its shareholders.
Dividend Discount Model
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Capital Gains Yield
It may be referred to as the earnings generated on an investment over a particular period of time. It is generally expressed as a percentage and includes some dividends or interest earned by holding a particular security. Cases, where it is higher normally, indicate the higher income and lower risk. It is mostly computed on an annual basis and is different from the total return on investment. In case it becomes too high, indicates that either the stock prices are going down or the company is paying higher dividends.
Stock Valuation
In simple words, stock valuation is a tool to calculate the current price, or value, of a company. It is used to not only calculate the value of the company but help an investor decide if they want to buy, sell or hold a company's stocks.
ZippleCrunch Corp. will pay a dividend of $2.34 per share at the end of next year (end of year 1) and this dividend is expected to grow at a -3 percent annual rate for two years from that point in time, then at a +1.5 percent rate forever. What value would you place on this stock if the WACC is 8.5% and the
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Wouldn't this be a multi-growth Dividend approach? Why was the dividend for Year 2, and 3 calculated using the -3% as it said it will be the rate for the next 2 years. Also, why wasn't the WACC used in the calculation? Is this just irrelevant info added to throw off the reader? Also, shouldn't we be added up the values of the first stage dividend growth and the perpetual dividend growth?
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