Constant growth Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a high-yield dividend payer.
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Constant growth Seagate Technology is a global leader in data storage solutions and a high-yield dividend payer. From 2015 through 2019, Seagate paid the following per-share dividends:
Year Dividend per share
2019............................. $2.52
2018............................... 2.25
2017.............................. 1.83
2016.............................. 1.19
2015.............................. 1.52
Assume that the historical annual growth rate of Seagate dividends is n accurate estimate of the future constant annual dividend growth rate. Use a 20% required rate of return to find the value of Seagate’s stock immediately after it paid its 2019 dividend of $2.52.
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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Principles of Managerial Finance
ISBN: 978-0134476315
15th edition
Authors: Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart