Exam 8: Valuing Stocks

P/E Model and Cash Flow Valuation Suppose that a firm's recent earnings per share and dividends per share are $2.50 and $1.00, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 10 percent. However, the firm's current P/E ratio of 22 seems high for this growth rate. The P/E ratio is expected to fall to 18 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 a 14 percent required rate.

Dividend yield is defined as

A stock is expected to pay a $4.00 dividend per share. The growth rate is expected to be 5%. If investors demand 10% on this stock, what is the expected price of the stock 10 years from now?

Explain how stock is valued if the constant growth model cannot be used.

The NASDAQ Composite includes

Value stocks are _________________________.

A stock is expected to pay a $1.00 dividend per share. The growth rate is expected to be 4%. If investors demand 10% on this stock, what is the expected price of the stock 10 years from now?

Stock Index Performance On November 26, 2007, The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 12,743.40, which was down 237.44 that day. What was the return (in percent) of the stock market that day?

Studies of investor psychology have discovered that ____________.

Explain how it is possible for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite to move in different directions in one day.

Which of the following is an electronic stock market without a physical trading floor?

Value of Dividends and Future Price A firm is expected to pay a dividend of $2.00 next year and $2.14 the following year. Financial analysts believe the stock will be at their target price of $75.00 in two years. Compute the value of this stock with a required return of 10 percent.

Value of Dividends and Future Price A firm is expected to pay a dividend of $3.00 next year and $3.21 the following year. Financial analysts believe the stock will be at their target price of $80.00 in two years. Compute the value of this stock with a required return of 13 percent.

Value of Future Cash Flows A firm recently paid a $1.00 annual dividend. The dividend is expected to increase by 10 percent in each of the next four years. In the fourth year, the stock price is expected to be $100. If the required rate for this stock is 14 percent, what is its current value?

A firm is expected to pay a dividend of $2.00 next year and $3.75 the following year. Financial analysts believe the stock will be at their price target of $125.00 in two years. Compute the value of this stock with a required rate of return of 15%.

Selling Stock with Commissions At your full-service brokerage firm, it costs $110 per stock trade. How much money do you receive after selling 100 shares of Time Warner, Inc. (TMX), which trades at $22.62?

A firm does not pay any dividends at this point in time. Which valuation method should be used on this stock?

Variable Growth A fast growing firm recently paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is expected to increase at a 25 percent rate for the next 3 years. Afterwards, a more stable 8 percent growth rate can be assumed. If a 10 percent discount rate is appropriate for this stock, what is its value?

ABC has a net profit margin of 4.3% on Sales of $12,000,000. The firm has 250,000 shares outstanding. If the firm's P/E is 16 times, how much is the stock selling for?

These are valued as a special zero-growth case of the constant growth rate model.