The next two questions pertain to the problem below: You researched Jersey Kids Corp on Yahoo Finance and you found the following 2020 financial information: Annual dividends per share paid in 2020 - $3.00 Earnings per share - $2.50 Net Income - $2,500,000 Dividend growth rate for 2021 - 2% Investor's required rate of return - 10% 8. Approximately how much would you expect the current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp to be in 2021

The current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 is expected to be $39.02.

Explanation:

The current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 can be calculated using the formula for the dividend discount model as follows:

P2021 = D2022 / (r - g) (1)

Where,

P2021 = current stock price in 2021 = ?

D2020 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2020 = $3.00

D2021 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2021 = D2020 * (1 + g) = $3 * (1 + 0.02) = $3.06

D2022 = Annual dividends per share paid in 2022 = D2021 * (1 + g) = $3.06 * (1 + 0.02) = $3.1212

r = required return = 10%. or 0.10

g = growth rate = 2% = 0.02

Substituting the values into equation (2), we have:

P2021 = $3.1212 / (0.10 - 0.02)

P2021 = $3.1212 / 0.08

P2021 = $39.02

Therefore, the current stock price of Jersey Kids Corp in 2021 is expected to be $39.02.