Simpkins Corporation does not pay any dividends because it is expanding rapidly and needs to retain all of its earnings. However, investors expect Simpkins to begin paying dividends, with the first dividend of $1.25 coming 3 years from today. The dividend should grow rapidly - at a rate of 60% per year - during Years 4 and 5. After Year 5, the company should grow at a constant rate of 9% per year. If the required return on the stock is 13%, what is the value of the stock today (assume the market is in equilibrium with the required return equal to the expected return)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a youngstart-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next nine yearsbecause the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a$17 per share dividend 10 years from today and will increase the dividend by 3.9 percentper year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 12.5 percent, what is the currentshare price?

Staton-Smith Software is a new start-up company and will not pay dividends for the first five years of operation. It will then institute an annual cash dividend policy of $3.75 with a constant growth rate of 5%, with the first dividend at the end of year six. The company will be in business for 25 years total. What is the stock's price if an investor wants a. a return of 11% ? b. a return of 15%? c. a return of 24%? d. a return of 38% ?

Storico Company just paid a dividend of $2.10 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. If the stock price is $41.71, what required return must investors be demanding on the company's stock? (Hint: Set up the valuation formula with all the relevant cash flows, and use trial and error to find the unknown rate of return.)

Metallica Bearings, Incorporated, is a young startup company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 8 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $14.00 per share 9 years from today and will increase the dividend by 5.75 percent per year, thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 13.75 percent, what is the current share price? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Current share price

Orkazana Corporation is experiencing rapid growth. Dividends are expected to grow at 30 percent per year during the next three years, 20 percent over the following year, and then 5 percent per year indefinitely. The required return on this stock is 12 percent, and the stock currently sells for $80 per share. What is the projected dividend for the coming year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Projected dividend

Storico Co. just paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. If the stock price is $24.94, what required return must investors be demanding on Storico stock? (Hint: Set up the valuation formula with all the relevant cash flows, and use trial and error to find the unknown rate of return.)

Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 10 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $13.50 per share 11 years from today and will increase the dividend by 5.25 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 13.25 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Current share price

The earnings of Eastern Corp. are expected to grow at an annual rate of 12% over the next 5 years and then slow to a constant rate of 8% per year. The company currently pays a dividend of $0.36 per share. What is the value of the company’s stock to an investor who requires a 14% rate of return? If the stock has a market price of $15, do you buy it ?

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $4.48 per share, and it plans to pay a $2.54 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.94 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 15.7% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 11.8%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $3.54 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.94 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesti in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…