Question

Whistle Stop pays a constant annual dividend of $4 on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 3 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. What is the current price per share if the required return on this stock is 15.6 percent?
a. $10.38
b. $9.52
c. $9.04
d. $9.28
e. $10.02

Answer 1

Answer:

P0 = $9.04279 rounded off to $9.04

Option c is the correct answer

Explanation:

Using the the dividend discount model, we calculate the price of the stock today. It values the stock based on the present value of the expected future dividends from the stock. To calculate the price of the stock today, we will use the following formula,

P0 = D1 / (1+r)  +  D2 / (1+r)^2  +  D3 / (1+r)^3

Where,

• r is the required rate of return

P0 = 4 / (1+0.156)  +  4 / (1+0.156)^2  +  4 / (1+0.156)^3

P0 = $9.04279 rounded off to $9.04