As companies evolve, certain factors can drive sudden growth. This may lead to a period of nonconstant, or variable, growth. This would cause the company's expected growth rate to increase or decrease, thereby affecting the results of the valuation model. For companies in such situations, you would refer to the nonconstant growth model for the valuation of the company's stock. Consider the case of Hungry Whale Electronics Company: Hungry Whale Electronics Company (HWEC) just paid a dividend of $2.40 per share. The company expects the coming year to be very profitable, and its dividend is expected to grow by 16.00% over the next year. After the next year, though, Hungry whale's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 3.20% per year. Complete the following table, assuming that the market is in equilibrium, and: Term Value . The risk-free rate (FRF) is 4.00% . The market risk premium (RPM) is 4.80%, Dividends one year from now (D1) Horizon Value (HV) Intrinsic Value and Hungry Whale's beta is 2.00 What is the expected dividend yield for Hungry Whale's stock today? A) 8.32% B) 11.45% C) 10.08% D) 10.40%

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Answer:

D) 10.40%

Explanation:

Div₀ = $2.40

Div₁ = $2.40 x 1.16 = $2.784

Div₂ = $2,784 x 1.032 = $2.8731

Re (cost of equity) = risk free rate + (beta x market premium) = 4% x (2 x 4.8%) = 13.6%

today's stock price = $2.784/1.136 + horizon value/1.136

horizon value = $2.8731 / (13.6% - 3.2%) = $27.63

today's stock price = P₀ = $2.784/1.136 + $27.63/1.136 = $2.45 + $24.32 = $26.77

expected dividend yield = Div₁ / P₀ = $2.784 / $26.77 = 10.3997% ≈ 10.40%