In practice, a common way to value a share of stock when a company pays dividends is
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In practice, a common way to value a share of stock when a company pays dividends is to value the dividends over the next five years or so, then find the “terminal” stock price using a benchmark PE ratio. Suppose a company just paid a dividend of $1.15. The dividends are expected to grow at 10 percent over the next five years. The company has a payout ratio of 40 percent and a benchmark PE of 19. What is the target stock price in five years? What is the stock price today assuming a required return of 11 percent on this stock?
DividendA dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Essentials of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-1260013955
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan
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