Question: Question 3 : Stock Valuation ( 4 5 points ) The fast - growing firm of GoodCoffee Inc. is planning its first issue of public

Question 3: Stock Valuation (45 points)
The fast-growing firm of GoodCoffee Inc. is planning its first issue of public stock. The
firm will pay out its first dividend of $1 one year from today. Analysts expect annual
dividends to grow at a rate of 12% per year for each of the following two years (year 2 and
year 3). After that, the dividends will grow at a constant rate of 7% indefinitely. Investors
require a 10% return from holding GoodCoffee stock.
a) What price should GoodCoffee Inc. set for its new stock?
b) What is the stock price at the end of year 3(after paying out D1, D2 and D3)? Assume
no change in the future dividend forecasts or the discount rate.

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