The Webster Company has just paid a dividend of $5.25 per share. The company will increase its

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The Webster Company has just paid a dividend of $5.25 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 14 percent next year. The company will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 3 percent each year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent growth. The company will maintain that dividend growth rate, forever. The required rate of return for the Webster Company is 14 percent. What will a share of stock sell for?
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A 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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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781265553609

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Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan

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