Excel Activity: Nonconstant Growth and Corporate Valuation

Taussig Technologies Corporation $($TTC$)$ has been growing at a rate of $20\%$ per year in recent years. This same growth rate is expected to last for another $2$ years,

then decline to $g_n=6\%.$

The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel file below. Download the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Do not

round intermediate calculations.

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Download spreadsheet Nonconstant Growth and Corporate Valuation$-$aad$3$ae$.$xlsx

a$.$ If $D_0=$$$1\mathrm{.}50$ and $r_5=9\%,$ what is $T{C}^{\text{'}}$ s stock worth today? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$ per share

What are its expected dividend, and capital gains yields at this time, that is$,$ during Year $1?$ Round your answers to two decimal places.

Dividend yield:

$\%$

Capital gains yield:

$\%$

b$.$ Now assume that TTC$\text{'}$s period of supernormal growth is to last for $5$ years rather than $2$ years. How would this affect the price, dividend yield, and capital gains

yield? Round your answer for the price to the nearest cent and for the dividend yield and capital gains yield to two decimal places.

The price will

to $

per share.

The dividend yield will

to

$\%.$

The capital gains yield will

to

$\%.$

c$.$ What will TTC$\text{'}$s dividend and capital gains yields be once its period of supernormal growth ends? $($Hint: These values will be the same regardless of whether you

examine the case of $2$ or $5$ years of supernormal growth; the calculations are very easy.$)$ Round your answers to two decimal places.

Dividend yield:

$\%$

Capital gains yield:

$\%$

d$.$ TTC recently introduced a new line of products that has been wildly successful. On the basis of this success and anticipated future success, the following free

cash flows were projected $($in millions$)$:

After the $10$th year, TTC$\text{'}$s financial planners anticipate that its free cash flow will grow at a constant rate of $6\%.$ Also, the firm concluded that the new product