Suppose that a firms recent earnings per share and dividend per share are $2.75 and $1.60, respectively.

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Suppose that a firm’s recent earnings per share and dividend per share are $2.75 and $1.60, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 9 percent. However, the firm’s current P/E ratio of 23 seems high for this growth rate. The P/E ratio is expected to fall to 19 within five years. Compute a value for this stock by first estimating the dividends over the next five years and the stock price in five years. Then discount these cash flows using an 11 percent required rate.

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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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Finance Applications and Theory

ISBN: 978-0077861681

3rd edition

Authors: Marcia Cornett, Troy Adair

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