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Use the information below to answer question 39 and 40.
An equity analyst is evaluating a potential investment in a firm and has gathered the following information as of December 2024.
· Current price equals R84.
· Cost of equity equals R14.20.
· The firm is expected to exhibit a ROE of 20% over the next three years.
· The book value per share is currently R100.
· The firm has a dividend payout ratio of 30%.
· Forecasted earnings in years one to three are equal to ROE multiplied by beginning book value.
· Assuming that after three years, continuing residual income falls to zero.
The terminal value, based on a perpetuity of year three’s residual income is close to: