Session 11: Equity Valuation: Industry and Company Analysis in a Global Context Reading 40: Discounted Dividend Valuation
LOS c: Calculate the value of a common stock using the DDM for one-, two-, and multiple-period holding periods.
JAD just paid a dividend of $0.80. Analysts expect dividends to grow at 25% in the next two years, 15% in years three and four, and 8% for year five and after. The market required rate of return is 10%, and Treasury bills are yielding 4%. JAD has a beta of 1.4. The estimated current price of JAD is closest to:
JAD’s stock price today can be calculated using the three-stage model. Start by finding the value of the dividends for the next four years with the two different dividend growth rates.
D1 = D0(1+g) = $0.80(1.25) = $1.00 D2 = D1(1+g) = $1.00(1.25) = $1.25 D3 = D2(1+g) = $1.25(1.15) = $1.4375 D4 = D3(1+g) = $1.4375(1.15) = $1.6531 (Alternatively, you could use your financial calculators to solve for the future value to find D1, D2, D3, and D4.)
Next find the value of the stock at the beginning of the constant growth period using the constant dividend discount model:
The easiest way to proceed is to use the NPV function in the financial calculator.
CF0 = 0; CF1 = 1.00; CF2 = 1.25; CF3 = 1.4375; CF4 = 1.6531 + 40.57 = 42.22
I = 12.4; NPV = 29.34
The value of the firm today is $29.34 per share.
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