i) Canadian-based mining company Canada Gold (CG) suspended its dividend in March 2016 as a result...

 

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i) Canadian-based mining company Canada Gold (CG) suspended its dividend in March 2016 as a result of declining gold prices and delays in obtaining permits for its mines in Greece. Suppose you expect CG to resume paying annual dividends in two years time, with a dividend of $2.25 per share, growing by 5% per year. If CG equity cost of capital is 10%, what is the value of a share of CG today? (6 marks) ii) Procter and Gamble (PG) Company has just paid an annual dividend of $2.50. Analysts are predicting dividends to grow by 8% per year over the next three years. After then, PG's earnings are expected to grow 3% per year, and its dividend payout rate will remain constant. If PG's equity cost of capital is 8.5% per year, what price does the dividend- discount model predict PG stock should sell for today? (14 marks) i) Canadian-based mining company Canada Gold (CG) suspended its dividend in March 2016 as a result of declining gold prices and delays in obtaining permits for its mines in Greece. Suppose you expect CG to resume paying annual dividends in two years time, with a dividend of $2.25 per share, growing by 5% per year. If CG equity cost of capital is 10%, what is the value of a share of CG today? (6 marks) ii) Procter and Gamble (PG) Company has just paid an annual dividend of $2.50. Analysts are predicting dividends to grow by 8% per year over the next three years. After then, PG's earnings are expected to grow 3% per year, and its dividend payout rate will remain constant. If PG's equity cost of capital is 8.5% per year, what price does the dividend- discount model predict PG stock should sell for today? (14 marks)

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i To find the value of a share of Canada Gold CG today we can use the dividend discount model The va... View the full answer