Question

Red Sun Rising just paid a dividend of $2.58 per share. The company said that it will increase the dividend by 20 percent and 15 over the next two years, respectively. After that, the company is expected to increase its annual dividend at 3.6 percent. If the required return is 12 percent, what is the stock price today

Answer 1

Assuming  the required return is 12 percent, the stock price today is $40.61.

Given:

Dividend=$2.58 per share

Increase in Dividend=20% and 15%

Number of year=2 years

Increase in Annual Dividend=3.6%

Required return=12%

P2=Stock price today

Now let calculate the stock price today

P2 = [$2.58(1+0.20)]/(1+.12) + [$2.58(1+.20)(1+.15)]/(1+.12)^2 + {[$2.58(1+.20)(1+.15)(1+.036)]/(0.12 − 0.036)}/(1+.12)^2

P2 = [$2.58(1.20)]/1.12 + [$2.58(1.20)(1.15)]/1.12^2 + {[$2.58(1.20)(1.15)(1.036)]/(0.12 − 0.036)}/1.12^2

P2=($3.096/1.12)+ ($3.5604/1.2544)+ [($3.68857/0.084)/1.2544]

P2=$2.7643+$2.838329+($43.91155/1.2544)

P2=$2.7643+$2.838329+$35.0060

P2=$40.61

Inconclusion assuming the required return is 12 percent, the stock price today is $40.61.

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