Question: 1. (Common stock valuation) Bristol Plc. has just paid a dividend of $1.5 per share per year. If the growth rate of dividends is 5 percent, calculate the value of one share if a company of this risk class is required to return 14 percent per year.
2. (Common stock valuation) The common stock of NCP paid $1.32 in dividends last year. Dividends are expected to grow at an 8 percent annual rate for an indefinite number of years.
a. If NCP's current market price is $23.50 per share, what is the stock's expected rate of return?
b. If your required rate of return is 10.5 percent, what is the value of the stock for you?
c. Should you make the investment?