Question

Pharsalus Inc. just paid a dividend (i.e., D0) of $ 2.69 per share. This dividend is expected to grow at a rate of 3.8 percent per year forever. The appropriate discount rate for Pharsalus's stock is 14.3 percent. What is the price of the stock

Answer 1

P0 = $26.5925 rounded off to $26.59

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the constant growth model of dividend discount model, we can calculate the price of the stock today. The DDM values a stock based on the present value of the expected future dividends from the stock. The formula for price today under this model is,

P0 = D0 * (1+g) / (r - g)

Where,

D0 is the dividend paid recently

D0 * (1+g) is dividend expected for the next period /year

g is the growth rate

r is the required rate of return or cost of equity

P0 = 2.69 * (1+0.038) / (0.143 - 0.038)

P0 = $26.5925 rounded off to $26.59