Wednesday 13 May 2015

Common Stock Valuation Examples

Common Stock Valuation Examples

There are possible situation

1.    Dividend with no Growth
2.    Dividend with Constant Growth
3.    Dividend Growth and then consist Growth

Dividend with no Growth Example

ABC Company is paying dividend $ $ 2 and cost of equity of the company is 12%. Then share price may be calculated as under
Share price = Dividend/Cost of equity
= $ 2/.12
= $ 16.667

Dividend with Constant Growth Example


XYZ Company is paying dividend $ 2 with constant growth rate of 4 % .cost of equity of the company is 12%. Then share price may be calculated as under
Share Price = Do (1+g)
                      Ke – g

g = Dividend growth Rate
Ke = Cost of Equity
Do =Current Dividend


= $ 2 (1+.04)
      12% - 4%

= 2.08
     8%

= $ 26


Dividend with abnormal Growth & normal Growth

A & Co paid a dividend is $ 5. Expected growth for two year is 8 % and thereafter the growth will be normal i.e. 5%. Cost of equity is 12%. Calculate the share price


D1
 5 x ( 1.08)1
5.4
D2
 5 x (1.08)2
5.83
D3
 5.83 x (1.05)
6.12

Present value of D3 may be calculated

= D3/ (12% - 5%)
=6.12/6%
=102

Discount the dividend and share price at year end 3

D1
5.4 (1+.12)-1
4.82
D2
5.83 (1+.12)-2
4.64
D3
6.12 (1+.12)-3
4.35
P3
102 (1+.12)-3
72.6
Total Share price (Po)

86.414