Let's assume that you're thinking about buying stock in West Coast Electronics. So far in your analysis,

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Let's assume that you're thinking about buying stock in West Coast Electronics. So far in your analysis, you've uncovered the following information: The stock pays annual dividends of $5.00 a share indefinitely. It trades at a P/E of 10 times earnings and has a beta of 1.2. In addition, you plan on using a risk-free rate of 3% in the CAPM, along with a market return of 10%. You would like to hold the stock for three years, at the end of which time you think EPS will be $7 a share. Given that the stock currently trades at $62, use the IRR approach to find this security's expected return. Now use the dividend valuation model (with constant dividends) to put a price on this stock. Does this look like a good investment to you? Explain.

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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