Suppose that a firm's recent earnings per share and dividend per share are $3.25 and $2.80, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 8 percent. However, the firm's current P/E ratio of 29 seems high for this growth rate.
The P/E ratio is expected to fall to 25 within five years.
Compute the dividends over the next five years. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 3 decimal places.)
Dividends Years First year $ Second year $ Third year $ Fourth year $ Fifth year $
Compute the value of this stock price in five years. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price $
Calculate the present value of these cash flows using a 10 percent discount rate. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Present value $