43. Nonconstant Growth. Better Mousetraps has come out with an improved product, and the world is beating
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43. Nonconstant Growth. Better Mousetraps has come out with an improved product, and the world is beating a path to its door. As a result, the firm projects growth of 20% per year for 4 years. By then, other firms will have copycat technology, competition will drive down profit margins, and the sustainable growth rate will fall to 5%. The most recent annual dividend was DIV = $1 per share. (LO2)
a. What are the expected values of DIV, DIV, DIV3, and DIV4?
b. What is the expected stock price 4 years from now? The discount rate is 10%.
c. What is the stock price today?
d. Find the dividend yield, DIV/Po
e. What will next year's stock price, P, be?
f. What is the expected rate of return to an investor who buys the stock now and sells it in 1 year?
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780073382302
6th Edition
Authors: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Alan J Marcus