Question

Horse and Buggy Inc. is in a declining industry. Sales, earnings, and dividends are all shrinking at a rate of 10% per year. a. If r = 15% and DIV1 = $3, what is the value of a share?

Answer 1

$12

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the value of the share is shown below:

Value of the share is

= Dividend ÷ (Required rate of return - shrinking rate)

where,

The Dividend is $3

The Required rate of return is 15%

And the shrinking rate is 10%

Now placing these values to the above formula

= $3 ÷ (15% - (-10%)

= $3 ÷ 25%

= $12