Rachelle Ching is an investment analyst. She was asked by Macrille Samson, an investor, to assess the viability of an investment in Consti Corp. Macrille expects to hold the investment for five (5) years and sell it at the end of the holding period. Rachelle forecasted that Consti Corp. will pay the following dividends: Year  Dividend per Share 5     P3.60 4     3.48 3     3.22 2     2.98 1     2.50 Rachelle expects that at the end of the third year, the selling price of the company's stock will be P125 per share. She also estimated that the cost of capital is 5%. The current stock price is P150 per share. What is the value of the shares?

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Rachelle Ching is an investment analyst. She was asked by Macrille Samson, an investor, to assess the viability of an investment in Consti Corp. Macrille expects to hold the investment for five (5) years and sell it at the end of the holding period.

Rachelle forecasted that Consti Corp. will pay the following dividends:

Year  Dividend per Share

5     P3.60

4     3.48

3     3.22

2     2.98

1     2.50

Rachelle expects that at the end of the third year, the selling price of the company's stock will be P125 per share. She also estimated that the cost of capital is 5%. The current stock price is P150 per share. What is the value of the shares?

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