Burnett Corp. pays a constant $9.80 dividend on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 14 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on this stock is 11 percent, what is the current share price?

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Caleb Garrison

23 May, 20:36

Burnett Corp. pays a constant $9.80 dividend on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 14 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on this stock is 11 percent, what is the current share price?

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Jared Hicks · Answer 1

The current price of the stock is $68.42

Explanation:

The dividends on a stock that pays a constant dividend and will cease paying dividend after a defined period can be treated as an annuity. The dividends are constant and are paid after equal interval of time and for a defined period of time. To calculate the price of the share today, we will use the formula for the present value of ordinary annuity. The formula is,

Present value = 9.8 * [ 1 - (1+0.11) ^-14 / 0.11 ]

Present value or current price of the stock = $68.42