Dividend discount approach: You want to estimate the total intrinsic value of a large gas and electric

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Dividend discount approach: You want to estimate the total intrinsic value of a large gas and electric utility company. This company has publicly traded stock and has been paying a regular dividend for many years. You decide that, due to the predictability of the dividend that this company pays, you can use the dividend discount valuation approach. The company is expected to pay a dividend of

$1.25 per share next year, and the dividend is expected to grow at a rate of 3 percent per year thereafter. You estimate that the appropriate rate for discounting future dividends is 12 percent. In addition, you know that the company has 46 million shares outstanding and that the market value of its debt is $350 million. What is the total enterprise value of the company?

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781119795438

5th Edition

Authors: Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas W. Bates

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