Question: keep 8 decimal points please METLOCK Ltd. had earnings per share of $4 as of December 31, 2022, but paid no dividends. Earnings were expected
METLOCK Ltd. had earnings per share of $4 as of December 31, 2022, but paid no dividends. Earnings were expected to grow at 16.1 percent per year for the following five years. METLOCK Ltd. will start paying dividends for the first time on December 31, 2027, distributing 50 percent of its earnings to shareholders. Earnings growth will be 5 percent per year for the next six years (that is, from January 1, 2028, through to December 31, 2033). Starting on December 31, 2033, METLOCK Ltd. will begin to pay out 80 percent of its earnings in dividends and earnings growth will stabilize at 2 percent per year in perpetuity.The required rate of return on METLOCK stock is 10 percent. What should be the current share price of METLOCK? (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, eg. 15.612125 and the final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.61.)
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