Response to the following problem:
Microtech Corporation is expanding rapidly, and it currently needs to retain all of its earnings; hence it does not pay any dividends. However, investors expect Microtech to begin paying dividends, with the first dividend of $1.00 coming 3 years from today. The dividend should grow rapidly-at a rate of 50 percent per year-during Years 4 and 5. After Year 5, the company should grow at a constant rate of 8 percent per year.
If the required return on the stock is 15 percent, what is the value of the stock today?