Thursday 23 April 2015

Constant Dividend and future Sale

Constant Dividend and future Sale

There may be situation where the constant dividend is offered and share expected to be sold in future. This situation can be better explained by following example

Example

Dividend
.4 for year
Growth after 4 years
4%
Cost of equity
18%
Sale Price
$ 5

Solution

1.       Calculate present value of Dividend

C x [ (1+r)-n-1]/i
= .4 (1.18)-5-1/.18
=.4 (3.12)
=1.25

2.       Calculate the future Value of Share Price


= Do (1+g)/Ke-g
=( .4)(1.04)
    ( .18-.04)

= .416
  .14

=2.97

3.       Discount the future Share price

(2.97)(1.18)-5

= 1.298

4.       Discount the future Disposal


($ 2) x ( 1.18)-5
= $ 2 x .437

= .87

5. Present Share Price


Present value of future Dividend
1.25
Present Value Share
1.29
Present Value of Disposal
.87
Total Present Value Share
3.41