Ultimate Electric, Inc. has just developed a solar panel capable of generating 100 percent more electricity than any solar panel currently on the market. As a result, Ultimate 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 Ultimate's growth rate will slow to 5 percent per year indefinitely. Stockholders require a return of 12 percent on Ultimate's stock. The firm's most recent annual dividend (D₀), which was paid yesterday, was $1.75 per share.

 

1. the value of the stock today.

2. Calculate the dividend yield, /P₀, the expected capital gains yield, and the expected total return (dividend yield plus capital gains yield) for this year. Calculate these same three yields for Year 5.