Answer:
The current share price is $74.62.
Explanation:
The constant growth model of the DDM requires is used to estimate the fair price per share of a stock based on the expected dividends that it will pay in future when these dividends are growing at a constant rate. The formula for this model is,
Price today = D1 / r - g
Where,
D1 is the dividend in year 1
r is the required rate of return
g is the growth rate in dividends
However as the company will pay dividends from year 10. Thus, the D10 will 14.
The value of the stock at year 9 will be,
Price at year 9 = 14 / (0.125 - 0.06)
Price at year 9 = $215.38
We will discount this by the required rate of return to calculate the present value.
Present price per share = [(14 / (0.125 - 0.06)) / (1+0.125)^9]
Present prie per share = $74.617