Question

In one year, Hitech Microdevices will pay a common stock dividend of $4.35. You predict that you will be able to sell your Hitech stock for $57 per share after 1 year. If you require a rate of return of 16 percent on Hitech stock, how much would you be willing to pay now for a share of the stock?

Answer 1

Price to be paid now = $52.89

Step-by-step explanation:

The Dividend Valuation Model is a technique used to value the worth of an asset. According to this model, the worth of an asset is the sum of the present values of its future cash flows discounted at the required rate of return.

The stock would be held for just a period, hence we would use the single period return model. This is given as follows:

Price now = D/(1+r) + P×(1+r)

Dividend , r - rate of return, P -year-end price of stock

Dividend = 4.35, r-16%, P- 57

Price = 4.35/(1.16) + 57/(1.16)= $52.89

Price to be paid now = $52.89