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% ?

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?

Sidman Products's common stock currently sells for $67 a share. The firm is expected to earn $7.37 per share this year and to pay a year-end dividend of $2.60, and it finances only with common equity. a. If investors require an 11% return, what is the expected growth rate? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. If Sidman reinvests retained earnings in projects whose average return is equal to the stock's expected rate of return, what will be next year's EPS? (Hint: g - (1 - Payout ratio)ROE). Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the near ent. per share

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

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 ?

"Finance3000" is a young start-up company. It will not pay any dividends on its stock over the next nine years because it plans to use retained earnings on expanding its business. "Finance3000" will pay a $14 per share dividend 10 years from today. After that the company will increase the dividend by 6 percent per year, in perpetuity. The required return on this stock is 12.5 percent. Calculate the value of one share of "Finance3000"'s stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Current share price

Please answer as soon as possible   Successful Albert Ltd’s last dividend was $3.55.  The company expects to grow at a constant rate of 5%.  Your required rate of return on such shares is 6.5%. a. Find the current market value of this share.                b. What is the expected dividends in year 5?                  c. What is the price of the share 8 years from now?          d. If the company expect no growth in the near future, what is the maximum price you would be willing to pay?