Question: Hi....I need help with question #4 (below) which is in part interpreting or explaining the data gathered from #1 and #2. Thank you. For each

Hi....I need help with question #4 (below) which is in part interpreting or explaining the data gathered from #1 and #2. Thank you.

For each stock listed, calculate the required rate of return as indicated by the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Formula

Kequity = Krf + (Km Krf)

STOCK 1

0.041 + [ 0.74 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1002

Required Return 10.02%

STOCK 2

0.041 + [ 2.30 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.225

Required Return 22.50%

STOCK 3

0.041 + [ 1.89 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1922

Required Return

19.22%

STOCK 4

0.041 + [ 1.31 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1458

Required Return

14.58%

STOCK 5

0.041 + [ 1.52 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1626

Required Return

16.26%

STOCK 6

0.041 + [ 1.04 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1242

Required Return

12.42%

STOCK 7

0.041 + [ 1.99 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.2002

Required Return

20.02%

STOCK 8

0.041 + [ 0.89 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1122

Required Return

11.22%

STOCK 9

0.041 + [ 1.06 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1258

Required Return

12.58%

STOCK 10

0.041 + [ 1.76 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1818

Required Return

18.18%

STOCK 11

0.041 + [ 0.91 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1138

Required Return

11.38%

STOCK 12

0.041 + [ 1.80 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.185

Required Return

18.50%

STOCK 13

0.041 + [ 0.82 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1066

Required Return

10.66%

STOCK 14

0.041 + [ 1.12 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1306

Required Return

13.06%

STOCK 15

0.041 + [ 0.99 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1202

Required Return

12.02%

STOCK 16

0.041 + [ 1.01 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1218

Required Return

12.18%

STOCK 17

0.041 + [ 0.67 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.0946

Required Return

9.46%

STOCK 18

0.041 + [ 1.11 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1298

Required Return

12.98%

STOCK 19

0.041 + [ 0.78 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.1034

Required Return

10.34%

STOCK 20

0.041 + [ 1.20 x (0.121 0.041)]

= 0.137

Required Return

13.70%

2. Calculate the value of each stock share using the constant growth formula.

Formula

Vcs = D1 / (Kequity - g)

Stock Rank

Tot Div, 2003

5-Yr Div Growth

g

Beta

Price, 1/05/04

Value of Stock

1

$0.95

0.58%

0.0058

0.74

$14.89

$10.06

2

$0.00

-100.00%

-1.0000

2.3

$29.02

$0.00

3

$0.00

0.00%

0.0000

1.89

$18.83

$0.00

4

$1.25

8.50%

0.0850

1.31

$93.48

$20.56

5

$0.78

1.25%

0.0125

1.52

$67.29

$5.20

6

$0.06

-9.00%

-0.0900

1.04

$3.28

$0.28

7

$0.00

-100.00%

-1.0000

1.99

$9.00

$0.00

8

$0.00

0.00%

0.0000

0.89

$55.91

$0.00

9

$6.22

0.98%

0.0098

1.06

$98.47

$53.62

10

1.00

-0.48%

0.0048

1.76

$43.07

$5.36

11

0.00

-100.00%

-1.0000

0.91

$37.55

$0.00

12

$0.25

2.10%

0.0210

1.8

$38.30

$1.52

13

$0.98

-2.00%

-0.0200

0.82

$76.33

$7.74

14

$2.25

4.00%

0.0400

1.12

$67.09

$24.83

15

$5.80

-8.00%

-0.0800

0.99

$193.05

$28.97

16

$1.02

13.00%

0.1300

1.01

$38.33

$124.39

17

$6.00

5.00%

0.0500

0.67

$71.11

$134.53

18

0.00

0.00%

0.0000

1.11

$9.23

$0.00

19

$1.00

9.00%

0.0900

0.78

$19.35

$74.63

20

$0.00

-100.00%

-1.0000

1.2

$29.92

$0.00

#4 Compare the values you calculated to each of the market prices for the top twenty stock picks. Are your calculations close approximations of the market prices? Why do you think there are differences?

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