You work as a financial analyst at DBSS bank and you want to value Maple's stock....

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You work as a financial analyst at DBSS bank and you want to value Maple's stock. Your colleague has conducted a study on Maple and suggested that Maple is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $10, $9, $7, and $5. Subsequently, the company pledges to maintain a constant 5% growth rate in dividends forever. If the required return on the stock is 10%, what is the expected share price today? (25 marks) You are considering a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond. Its coupon rate is 5%, and interest is paid annually. If you require annual interest rate of 7%, how much should you be willing to pay for the bond? (10 marks) Critically discuss three defenses against hostile takeover. (15 marks) You work as a financial analyst at DBSS bank and you want to value Maple's stock. Your colleague has conducted a study on Maple and suggested that Maple is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $10, $9, $7, and $5. Subsequently, the company pledges to maintain a constant 5% growth rate in dividends forever. If the required return on the stock is 10%, what is the expected share price today? (25 marks) You are considering a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond. Its coupon rate is 5%, and interest is paid annually. If you require annual interest rate of 7%, how much should you be willing to pay for the bond? (10 marks) Critically discuss three defenses against hostile takeover. (15 marks)

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