Question

The next two questions pertain to the problem below: You researched Jersey Kids Corp on Yahoo Finance and you found the following 2020 financial information: Annual dividends per share paid in 2020 - $3.00 Earnings per share - $2.50 Net Income - $2,500,000 Dividend growth rate for 2021 - 2% Investor's required rate of return - 10% 8. Approximately how much would you expect the current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp to be in 2021

Answer 1

The current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 is expected to be $39.02.

Step-by-step explanation:

The current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 can be calculated using the formula for the dividend discount model as follows:

P2021 = D2022 / (r - g) ............................ (1)

Where,

P2021 = current stock price in 2021 = ?

D2020 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2020 = $3.00

D2021 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2021 = D2020 * (1 + g) = $3 * (1 + 0.02) = $3.06

D2022 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2022 = D2021 * (1 + g) = $3.06 * (1 + 0.02) = $3.1212

r = required return = 10%. or 0.10

g = growth rate = 2% = 0.02

Substituting the values into equation (2), we have:

P2021 = $3.1212 / (0.10 - 0.02)

P2021 = $3.1212 / 0.08

P2021 = $39.02

Therefore, the current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 is expected to be $39.02.