HEADLAND Ltd. had earnings per share of $4 as of December 31, 2022, but paid no dividends. Earnings were expected to grow at 16.1 percent per year for the following five years. HEADLAND Ltd. will start paying dividends for the first time on December 31, 2027, distributing 50 percent of its earnings to shareholders. Earnings growth will be 5 percent per year for the next six years (that is, from January 1, 2028, through to December 31, 2033). Starting on December 31, 2033, HEADLAND Ltd. will begin to pay out 80 percent of its earnings in dividends and earnings growth will stabilize at 2 percent per year in perpetuity. The required rate of return on HEADLAND stock is 10 percent. What should be the current share price of HEADLAND? (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, e.g. 15.612125 and the final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.61.) Current share price of HEADLAND $

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HEADLAND Ltd. had earnings per share of $4 as of December 31, 2022, but paid no dividends. Earnings were expected to grow at 16.1
percent per year for the following five years. HEADLAND Ltd. will start paying dividends for the first time on December 31, 2027,
distributing 50 percent of its earnings to shareholders. Earnings growth will be 5 percent per year for the next six years (that is, from
January 1, 2028, through to December 31, 2033). Starting on December 31, 2033, HEADLAND Ltd. will begin to pay out 80 percent of
its earnings in dividends and earnings growth will stabilize at 2 percent per year in perpetuity. The required rate of return on
HEADLAND stock is 10 percent. What should be the current share price of HEADLAND? (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal
places, e.g. 15.612125 and the final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.61.)
Current share price of HEADLAND
$
Transcribed Image Text:HEADLAND Ltd. had earnings per share of $4 as of December 31, 2022, but paid no dividends. Earnings were expected to grow at 16.1 percent per year for the following five years. HEADLAND Ltd. will start paying dividends for the first time on December 31, 2027, distributing 50 percent of its earnings to shareholders. Earnings growth will be 5 percent per year for the next six years (that is, from January 1, 2028, through to December 31, 2033). Starting on December 31, 2033, HEADLAND Ltd. will begin to pay out 80 percent of its earnings in dividends and earnings growth will stabilize at 2 percent per year in perpetuity. The required rate of return on HEADLAND stock is 10 percent. What should be the current share price of HEADLAND? (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, e.g. 15.612125 and the final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.61.) Current share price of HEADLAND $
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