Sky High Co just paid a dividend of 42 per share on its stoc
Sky High Co. just paid a dividend of $4.2 per share on its stock (D0). The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent per year indefinitely. If investors require an 10.2 percent return on Sky High Co. stock, the stock price in 4 years should be $ _________ . Round it to two decimal places, and do not include the $ sign, e.g., 23.56.
Solution
Current price=D1/(Required return-Growth rate)
=(4.2*1.05)/(0.102-0.05)
=$84.80769231
We use the formula:
A=P(1+r/100)^n
where
A=future value
P=present value
r=rate of interest
n=time period.
=$84.80769231*(1+5/100)^4
=$84.80769231*1.21550625
=103.08(Approx).
