Question

The Jackson-Timberlake Wardrobe Co. just paid a dividend of $2.15 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4 percent per year indefinitely. If investors require a return of 10.5 percent on the company’s stock, what is the current price? What will the price be in three years? In 15 years?

Answer 1

The current price is $34.40

The price be in three years is $38.70

The price in 15 years is $61.95

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we apply the Gordon model which is shown below:

= Next year dividend ÷ (Required rate of return - growth rate)

where,

Current year dividend

For one year

= $2.15 × (1 + 4% )

= $2.15 × 1.04

= $2.236

The other items rate would remain the same

Now put these values to the above formula

So, the value would equal to

= 2.236 ÷ (10.5% - 4%)

= $34.40

The price is three years would be

= $34.40 × (1.04) ^ 3 years

= $34.40 × 1.124864

= $38.70

The price is 15th years would be

= $34.40 × (1.04) ^ 15 years

= $34.40 × 1.8009435055

= $61.95