Question: Swink Electric, Inc., has just developed a solar panel capable of generating 200 percent more electricity than any solar panel currently on the market. As
Swink Electric, Inc., has just developed a solar panel capable of generating
200 percent more electricity than any solar panel currently on the market. As a
result, Swink is expected to experience a 15 percent annual growth rate for the
next five years. When the five-year period ends, other firms will have developed
comparable technology, and Swinks growth rate will slow to 5 percent per year
indefinitely. Stockholders require a return of 12 percent on Swinks stock.
The firms most recent annual dividend (D0), which was paid yesterday, was
$1.75 per share.
| 2.a. (10 points) | Calculate Swink's expected dividends for the next five years and present values of these dividends. | |||||||
| INPUT DATA: | ||||||||
| Supernormal growth | ||||||||
| Normal growth rate | ||||||||
| Req. rate of return | ||||||||
| Last dividend (D0) | ||||||||
| Supernormal period | years | |||||||
| Expected dividends: | PV of dividends: | |||||||
| D1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| D2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| D3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| D4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| D5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
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