Consider the following three stocks: a) Stock A is expected to provide a dividend of $10 a share forever.
b) Stock B is expected to pay a dividend of $5 next year. Thereafter, dividend growth is expected to be 4% a year forever.
c) Stock C is expected to pay a dividend of $5 next year. Thereafter, dividend growth is expected to be 20% a year for five years (i. e., until year 6) and zero thereafter. If the market capitalization rate for each stock is 10%, which stock is the most valuable? What if the capitalization rate is 7%?

Value of stock =$100

Value of stock B=$83.33

Value of stock C = $104.51

Step-by-step explanation:

Stock A

A dividend of $10 a share forever is a perpetuity.

PV of a perpetuity =Cf/ke

where CF is the cash-flow expected per compounding period = $10

           ke=return on investment or market capitalization rate=0.1

Value of stock A =10/0.1=$100

Stock B

Given D1=$5, g = 4% forever- this stream of cash-flows can be valued using the constant growth model where

PV=D1/ke-9

where D1 is the dividend expected at the end of year 1 = $5

            ke is the return on investment or market capitalization rate = 0.1

            g is the growth rate = 0.04

Value of stock B=5/0.1-0.04=$83.33

Stock C

The stock dividends  have two distinct growth periods, the 1st 6 years where g= 20% and after that, zero growth

Price of the stock C =

where P6=D7/ke=D6/ke

Price of the stock C =

=$104.51

Stock C is more valuable as it has a higher present value of cash flows.

a

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