As companies evolve, certain factors can drive sudden growth. This may lead to a period of nonconstant, or variable, growth. This would cause the expected growth rate to increase or decrease, thereby affecting the valuation model. For companies in such situations, you would refer to the variabile, or nonconstant, growth model for the valuation of the company's stock. Consider the case of Portman Industries: Portman Industries just paid a dividend of $3.12 per share. The company expects the coming year to be very profitable, and its dividend is expected to grow by 16.00% over the next year. After the next year, though, Portman's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 3.20% per year. Assuming that the market is in equilibrium, use the information just given to complete the table. . Value Term Dividends one year from now (D:) Horizon value CS) Intrinsic value of Portman's stock The risk-free rate (Frp) is 4.00%, the market risk premium (RPM) is 4.80%, and Portman's beta is 1.80. What is the expected dividend yield for Portman's stock today? 9.4356 9.14% 10.29% 7.5496 Goodwin Technologies, a relatively young company, has been wildly successful but has yet to pay a dividend. An analyst forecasts that Goodwin is likely to pay its first dividend three years from now. She expects Goodwin to pay a $4.25000 dividend at that time (Da - $4.25000) and believes that the dividend will grow by 22.10000% for the following two years (De and D.). However, after the fifth year, the expects Goodwin's dividend to grow at a constant rate of 4.08000% per year. Goodwin's required return is 13.60000%. Fill in the following chart to determine Goodwin's horizon value at the horizon date (when constant growth begins) and the current intrinsic value. To increase the accuracy of your calculations, do not round your intermediate calculations, but round all final answers to two decimal places Term Value Horizon value Current intrinsic value IF investors expect a total return of 14.60%, what will be Goodwin's expected dividend and capital gains yield in two years-that is, the year before the firm begins paying dividends? Again, remember to carry out the dividend values to four decimal places. (Hint: You are at year 2, and the first dividend is expected to be paid at the end of the year. Find DY and CGY.) Expected dividend yield (DY) Expected capital gains vield (CGY:) Goodwin has been very successful, but it hasn't paid a dividend yet. It circulates a report to its key investors containing the following statement: Goodwin has yet to record a profit (positive net income). Is this statement a possible explanation for why the firm hasn't paid a dividend yet? Yes No
