Question

Schnusenberg Corporation just paid a dividend of D0 = $0.75 per share, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.50% per year in the future. The company's beta is 1.70, the required return on the market is 10.50%, and the risk-free rate is 4.50%. What is the company's current stock price?

Answer 1

Answer:

$9.7408

Explanation:

For computing the current stock price, first we have to determine the cost of equity which is shown below:

In this question, we apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) formula which is shown below

Cost of equity = Risk-free rate of return + Beta × (Market rate of return - Risk-free rate of return)

= 4.5% + 1.70 × (10.50% - 4.5%)

= 4.5% + 1.70 × 6%

= 4.5% + 10.2%

= 14.7%

Now the current stock price would be

Cost of equity = Next year dividend ÷ current stock price + growth rate

14.7% = $0.79875 ÷ current stock price + 6.5%

14.7% - 6.5% = $0.79875 ÷ current stock price

8.2% = $0.79875 ÷ current stock price

So, the current stock price would be

= $9.7408