Dividends instead of pursuing their growth strategy

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It’s early morning on January 1st, 2008 and Mr Pitt is thinking about investing in BrAngelina Corporation stocks. BrAngelina Corporation reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2 as of December 31, 2007 but paid no dividends. Earnings are expected to grow at 16% per year for the following 4 years. BrAngelina Corporation will start paying dividends for the first time on December 31, 2011, distributing 40% of its earnings to shareholders. Earnings growth will slow to 7.5% per year for the next 5 years (i.e. from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2016). Starting December 31, 2016 BrAngelina Corporation will pay out 70% of its earnings in dividends and 2 earnings growth will stabilize at 2% per year forever. The required rate of return on BrAngelina Corporation stock is 10%.

a. How much should Mr. Pitt pay for a share of BrAngelina stock given the above earnings and dividend forecast?

b. What would be the value of the stock today if Mr Pitt could convince BrAngelina directors to change the company’s future dividend policy to pay out 100% of its December 31, 2016 earnings in dividends (i.e. the retention ratio would become 0%) and maintain this dividend policy forever? In other words, starting on December 31, 2016, should the company pay out all of its earnings in dividends instead of pursuing their growth strategy?

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