Question: Hi all - (3) what is the current industry average price-earnings ratio(PER)? ALSO using richards estimations in part (2) below, calculate max securitys price earnings

Hi all - (3) what is the current industry average price-earnings ratio(PER)? ALSO using richards estimations in part (2) below, calculate max securitys price earnings ratio? Comment on four differences in PER and explain why these differences may exist. Below is what was calculated for (1)and(2). Please show workings. Thank you in advance! Please calculate the 2 PERs of the industry and max security and comment on 4 differences and why they may exist

Max Security Industry
Total No of shares held by both Peter and Sandy 500,000
EPS 0.35 0.24
Total earnings- No of shares*EPS 175,000
Dividend distributed( 52500*2) 105,000 0.18
Retained earnings 70,000
Retained earnings %age= Retained earning/Earnings =70000/175000 =0.06/0.24
Retention ratio 40.00% 25.0%
Return on equity 18% 10.50%
Growth rate= Return on equity*retention ratio =40%*18% =25%*10.50%
7.200% 2.625%
Share Price based on current earnings and growth
Dividend last year*(1+growth rate)/(Cost of equity-growth rate)
Dividend in last year =105000/500000
0.21
Share price =0.21*(1+7.2%)/(14%-7.2%)
Share price 3.31
Under revised conditions
Year Dividend Dividend PV factor @ 14% PV of these payments
1 =0.21*107.2% 0.225 0.877193 0.197
2 =0.22512*107.2% 0.241 0.769468 0.186
3 =0.2413*107.2% 0.259 0.674972 0.175
4 =0.259*107.2% 0.277 0.59208 0.164
5 =0.278*107.2% 0.297 0.519369 0.154
5 3.87 0.519369 2.010
Total 2.886
Share price after 5 years =0.297*102.625%/(10.5%-2.625%)
3.87
Share price in revised situation 2.89

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