Question: **could you please help me solve this. I've already done the color filled part. other parts confuse me. Thanks in advance** 9.3 You are considering

 **could you please help me solve this. I've already done the

**could you please help me solve this. I've already done the color filled part. other parts confuse me. Thanks in advance**

color filled part. other parts confuse me. Thanks in advance** 9.3 You

9.3 You are considering an investment in the shares of Kirk's Information Inc. The company is still in its growth phase, so it won't pay dividends for the next few years. Kirk's accountant has determined that their rst year's earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be $20. The company expects a return on equity (ROE) of 25% in each of the next 5 years but in the sixth year they expect to earn 20%. In the seventh year and forever into the future, they expect to earn 15%. Also, at the end of the sixth year and every year after that, they expect to pay dividends at a rate of 70% of earnings, retaining the other 30% in the company. Kirk's uses a discount rate of 15%. A. H" in the missing items in the following table: Year EPS ROE Expected Dividend Present Value Of (end of year) Dividend (at time 0) 0 n/a nia n/a nia 1 20 25% 0 0 2 25 = 1.25 * 20 25% 0 0 3 31.25 = 1.25 * 25 25% 0 0 4 39.07 = 1.25*31.25 25% 0 0 5 48.83 = 1.25*39.07 25% 0 0 6 53.60 = 1.20*43.83 20% 7 ? 7 67.40 = 1.15*58.604 15% 7 ? 8 77.50 = 1.15*67.40 15% 7 ? B. What would the dividend be in year 8? C. Calculate the value of all future dividends at the beginning of year 8. (Hint: P7 depends on D3.) D. What is the present value of P; at the beginning of year 1? E. What is the value of the company now, at time 0

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