Question: Consider The Following Information Which Relates To A Given Company: Item 2019 Value Earnings Per Share $6.88 Price Per Share (Common Stock) $37.25 Book Value (Common Stock Equity) $63.31 Million Total Common Stock Outstanding 2.5 Million Dividend Per Share $5.75 Analysts Expect That The Company Could Maintain A Constant Annual Growth Rate In Dividends …
Considerthe following information which relates to a given company: Item2019 Value Earnings Per Share $6.88 Price Per Share (Common Stock)$37.25 Book Value (Common Stock Equity) $63.31 Million Total CommonStock Outstanding 2.5 Million Dividend Per Share $5.75 Analystsexpect that the company could maintain a constant annual growthrate in dividends per share of 6.34% in the future, or possibly8.39% for the next 2 years and 6.89% thereafter. In addition, it isexpected that the risk of the firm, as measured by the risk premiumon its stock, to increase immediately from 8.26% to 12.91%.Currently, the risk-free rate is 5.1%. Required: Assuming aconstant annual 8.39% growth rate in dividends per share over thenext two years and 6.89% thereafter, find the value per share ofthe firm’s stock. The required return is 16.54%. $