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ECO 4368

Instructor: Saltuk Ozerturk

Stock Valuation with Non-Constant Dividend Growth

Example 1: Mack Industries just paid a dividend of $1.00 per share


(i.e. D0 = $1.00). Analysts expect the companys dividend to grow
20% this year (i.e. D1 = $1.21) and 15% next year. After 2 years, the
dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%. The required
rate of return on the companys stock is rs = 12%. What is the current
price of the companys stock?

Answer: First, let us find the expected dividend flow:

D1 = $1.21
D2 = 1.21(1.15) = $1.3915

After the first two dividends, the dividend is expected to grow at a


constant rate g = 5%. Therefore, we have

D3 (1.3915) 1.05
P2 = = = $20.87
rs g 12% 5%
Accordingly, the current stock price is given by
D1 D2 + P2
P0 = +
1 + 0.12 (1 + 0.12)2
1.21 1.3915 + 20.87
= + = 18.827
1 + 0.12 (1 + 0.12)2

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Example 2: Stewart Industries expects to pay a $ 3.00 per share
dividend on its common stock at the end of the year (D1 = $3.00).
This dividend is expected to grow 25% a year for the first two years,
i.e.,

D2 = $3.75
D3 = $4.6875

after which the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 %


a year:
D4 = D3 (1.05) = 4.6875(1.05) = $4.9218
The stocks beta is 1.2, the risk-free rate of interest is 6% and the rate of
return on the market portfolio is 11%. What is the companys current
stock price?

Answer: First find the required rate of return on the stock

rs = 6% + 1.2(11% 6%) = 12%

Now one can find P3 as


D4 $4.9218
P3 = = = $70.31
rs g 12% 5%
Accordingly, the current stock price is given by
D1 D2 D3 + P3
P0 = + 2 +
1 + 0.12 (1 + 0.12) (1 + 0.12)3
3 3.75 4.6875 + 70.31
= + 2 +
1 + 0.12 (1 + 0.12) (1 + 0.12)3
= 59.04

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