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HARRISON CLOTHIERS stock currently sells for $20 a share. The stock just paid a dividend of $1.

00 a share (i.e., D0=$1.00). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6 percent a year. WHAT STOCK PRICE IS EXPECTED 1 YEAR FROM NOW? WHAT IS THE REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN ON THE COMPANYS STOCK? P0 = $20 D0 = $1.00 g = 6%

P1 = ? ks

P1

= P0 ( 1 + g )

= $20 ( 1.06 )

= $21.20 ks = D1 +g P0 = $1.00 ( 1.06 ) + 0.06 $20

= 11.3%

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