Assume FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) was trading at $107.47 at May 31, 2011. Its dividend per share
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(a) Estimate FedEx's cost of debt capital, cost of equity capital, and weighted average cost of capital. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
(b) Using the dividend discount model, and assuming a constant perpetuity for dividends, estimate FedEx's intrinsic value per share. (Use the rounded cost of equity capital calculated in (a). Round your answer to two decimal places.)
(c) Using the Gordon growth DDM and assuming next period's dividends equal $0.36 and grow at a constant rate for each period thereafter, infer the market's expected growth in dividends that are necessary for FedEx's intrinsic value to equal $107.47 per common share. Assume that its cost of equity capital is 7.1%. (Do not round until your final answer. Round to one decimal place.)
Discuss the reasonableness of this growth factor.
The growth in dividend factor is close to what was expected due to the fact DDM places the correct amount of weight on the dividends beyond the forecast horizon.
The growth in dividend factor is lower than expected due to the fact DDM places a tiny amount of weight on the dividends beyond the forecast horizon.
The growth in dividend factor is higher than expected due to the fact DDM places a tremendous amount of weight on the dividends beyond the forecast horizon.
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Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta
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