Let’s look at a company that is currently not paying dividends. You predict that in five years the company will pay a dividend for the first time. The dividend will be $0.50 per share. You expect the dividend to grow at an 8% rate per year indefinitely at that time. The required return on companies like this one is 15%. What is the price of the stock today?
a. $5.39
b. $7.14
c. $4.08
d. $3.45
e. $1.75