a) Powell Industries Ltd (PIL), based in St. Thomas, has secured a new contract making them the sole supplier of commercial oxygen in Jamaica for the next three years. It is expected that their profitability will increase significantly until the market opens to their rivals. Profits and dividends are expected to grow by 29% in the first year, 24% in the second year and 17% in the third year after which the long-term dividend growth rate is expected to be 5.8%. PILs cost of capital is 19% and their most recent dividend was $1.52.

i) Calculate PILs share price today (P0). (9 Marks)

ii) Calculate the expected share price two years from today (P2). (5 Marks)

iii) Calculate the dividend yield for year 3. (4 Marks)

b) Online Solutions Limited (OSL) last paid a dividend of $3.20 and the stock has a beta of 2.34. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4.1% indefinitely. What is the equilibrium stock price for OSL given that T-Bills are currently trading at 4.25% and the expected market return is 10.5%? (5 Marks)

c) Preferred shares for Face to Face Limited have a par value of $175 and pay dividends at a rate of 2.9%. Shareholders currently require a return of 7.6% for investing in these shares. Calculate the price of these preferred shares? (2 Marks)