
Answer:
The value of the stock at start-up = $67.5
Explanation:
According to the dividend valuation model , the current price of a stock is the present value of the expected future dividends discounted at the required rate of return Â
This principle can be applied as follows: Â
The value of stock today is the present value of the future return discounted at the required rate of return
The return can be computed as the ROE Ă— Book value of share
Return = 15%Ă— 30 =4.5
Price of stock today = DĂ— (1+g)/r-g
D= current return, g- growth rate, r-required rate of return
DATA: D= 4.5, g= 5%, r= 12%
PV Â = 4.5Ă— (1.05)/(0.12-0.05)
= 67.5
The value of the stock at start-up = $67.5