Solutions
the _______ (value) of a bond is equal to the PV of the bond's
future CF - Answer price
companies can stop paying _______ whenever they want to -
Answer dividends
3 types of dividends: - Answer 1. no growth or zero growth
2. constant growth
3. non-constant growth
*1 and 2 both use formulas
no growth or zero growth dividends (perpetuity) - Answer
dividends do not increase in dollar amount, they remain
CONSTANT.
*D1=D2=D3=D4=D5
with no growth/zero growth dividends, dividends are paid
EVERY year __________ - Answer forever
,formula for no growth/zero growth dividends: - Answer PV0 =
D1/r
no growth/zero growth dividend example: - Answer $10
dividend; 10% required return; what is price of share of stock?
$10/.10 = $100
constant growth dividends (growing perpetuity) - Answer
dividends increase at a fixed rate (g) each period
formula for constant growth dividends: - Answer PV0 = D1/r-g
constant growth dividend example: - Answer $10 dividend; 8%
required return; 5% growth; what is current stock price?
$10/.08-.05 = $333.33
non-constant growth dividends - Answer the growth of these
dividends is NON CONSTANT.
3 steps to solve non-constant growth problems: - Answer 1.
Draw timeline and find values (#(1+r))
2. Find when the dividend becomes either constant or constant
growth (constant growth formula)
, 3. Bring it back to zero/today (discount back to find present
value)
for dividends, understand that ___ means just paid - Answer 0
for dividends, understand that ___ means 1 year from now -
Answer 1
common stock - Answer equity = common stock.
- voting rights
- dividends
- classes of stock
*if stock type not specified, assume it is common stock.
preferred stock - Answer debt in disguise.
- NO voting rights
- dividends
-- zero growth stock (cumulative/noncumulative)
- stated/liquidating value
- preferred stock and debt
stock price reporting - Answer -issue (stock and symbol)
-price (current)