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Stock Valuation

Question 1. The Fijian Holding Limited's last dividend was $1.25 and the directors expect to maintain the historic 4 percent annual rate of growth. You plan to purchase the stock today because you feel that the growth rate will increase to 7 percent for the next three years and the stock will then reach $25.00 per share.

i. How much should you be willing to pay for the stock if you require a 16 percent return?

ii. How much should you be willing to pay for the stock if you feel that the 7 percent growth.

Question 2. Communications Fiji Limited just paid dividends of $2 per share. Assume that over the next three years dividends will grow as follows, 5% next year, 15% in year two, and 25% in year 3. After that growth is expected to level off to a constant growth rate of 10% per year. The required rate of return is 15%. Calculate the intrinsic value using the multistage model)

Question 3. Consider a firm that has just paid a dividend of $2. An analyst expects dividends to grow at a rate of 8% per year for the next five years. After that dividends are expected to grow at a normal rate of 5% per year. Assume that the appropriate discount rate is 7%.

i. Calculate the dividends for years 1, 2, and 3.

ii. What is the price of the stock in year 5?

iii. Calculate the present value today of dividends for years 1 to 5.

iv. What is the price of the stock today (P0)?