Answer: $57
Step-by-step explanation:
The following can be deduced from the question:
The risk free rate = 5.6%
The market risk premium = 4%
The stick beta = 0.6
The required return will be:
= Risk free rate + (Beta × Market risk premium)
= 5.6% + (0.6 × 4%)
= 5.6% + 2.4%
= 8% = 0.08
Crisp Cookware's common stock is expected to pay a dividend of $1.50 a share at the end of this year, Therefore,
D1 = $1.50
The current stock price will now be:
= D1/(Required return - Growth rate)
50= 1.5/(0.08 - growth rate)
(0.08 - growth rate) = 1.5/50
(0.08 - growth rate) = 0.03
Growth rate = 0.08 - 0.03
Growth rate = 0.05 = 5%
D4 = D1 × (1+Growth rate)³
D4 = 1.5 × (1 + 0.05)³
D4 = 1.5 × (1.05)³
D4 = 1.5 × 1.1576
D4 = $1.7364
The stock price at the end of the year 3
will be:
= D4/(Required return - Growth rate)
= 1.7364/(0.08 - 0.05)
= 1.7364/0.03
= $57
The market believe that the stock price at the end of 3 years will be $57