Answer:
The price of the stock today is $15.63
Explanation:
The three stage Dividend Discount model will be used to calculate the price of this stock as the dividends are growing at three different growth rates. These dividends will be discounted back to calculate the price of the stock today.
The price per share today under this model will be:
P0 = D1 / (1+r) + D2 / (1+r)^2 + ... + Dn / (1+r)^n + [Dn * (1+gC) / (r - gC)] / (1+r)^n
Where,
P0 = 1.25 / (1+0.2) + 1.25 * (1+0.4) / (1+0.2)^2 + 1.25 * (1+0.4) * (1+0.2) / (1+0.2)^3 + 1.25 * (1+0.4) * (1+0.2)^2 / (1+0.2)^4 +
[1.25 * (1+0.4) * (1+0.2)^2 * (1+0.08) / (0.2 - 0.08)] / (1+0.2)^4
The P0 = $15.625 rounded off to $15.63