Exam 9: Valuing Stocks

You expect KT Industries (KTI)will have earnings per share of $3 this year and expect that they will pay out $1.50 of these earnings to shareholders in the form of a dividend.KTI's return on new investments is 15% and their equity cost of capital is 12%.The value of a share of KTI's stock is closest to:

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. -Assuming that Novartis AG (NVS)has an EPS of $3.35,based upon the average price-to-book ratio for its competitors,Novartis' stock price is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Defenestration Industries plans to pay a $4.00 dividend this year and you expect that the firm's earnings are on track to grow at 5% per year for the foreseeable future.Defenestration's equity cost of capital is 13%. -Suppose that Defenestration decides to pay a dividend of only $2 per share this year and use the remaining $2 per share to repurchase stock.If Defenestration maintains this dividend and total payout rate,then the rate at which Defenestration's dividends and earnings per share are expected to grow is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Defenestration Industries plans to pay a $4.00 dividend this year and you expect that the firm's earnings are on track to grow at 5% per year for the foreseeable future.Defenestration's equity cost of capital is 13%. -Assuming that Defenestration's dividend payout rate and expected growth rate remain constant,and Defenestration does not issue or repurchase shares,then Defenestration's stock price is closest to:

Luther Industries has a dividend yield of 4.5% and and a cost of equity capital of 12%.Luther Industries dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate indefinitely.The grow rate of Luther's dividends are closest to:

Monsters Inc.is a utility company that recently paid a common stock dividend of $2.35 per share.Determine the current price of a share of Monsters' common stock if its divided growth rate is expected to remain at 7 percent per year indefinitely and its equity cost of capital is 12 percent.

Taggart Transcontinental has a divided yield of 2.5%.Taggart's equity cost of capital is 10%,and its dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate.Based on this information,Taggart's constant growth rate in dividends is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Von Bora Corporation is expected pay a dividend of $1.40 per share at the end of this year and a $1.50 per share at the end of the second year.You expect Von Bora's stock price to be $25.00 at the end of two years.Von Bora's equity cost of capital is 10%. -Suppose you plan on purchasing Von Bora stock in one year,right after the $1.40 dividend is paid.You then plan on selling your stock at the end of year two,right after the $1.50 dividend is paid.The dividend yield that you will receive on your investment is closest to:

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Wyatt Oil,an all-equity financed firm,has just reported EPS of $4.00 per share.Despite an economic downturn,Wyatt is confident regarding its current investment opportunities,but due to the current financial crisis,Wyatt does not wish to fund these investments externally.Wyatt's board has therefore decided to suspend its stock repurchase plan and cut its dividend to $1 per share (from its current level of $2 per share)and retain these funds instead.The firm just paid its current dividend of $1.00 per share and expects to keep its dividend at $1 per share next year as well.In subsequent years,it expects its growth opportunities to slow,and it will still be able to fund its growth internally with a target 40% dividend payout ratio,and reinitiating its stock repurchase plan for a total payout rate of 60%.All dividends and repurchases occur at the end of each year. Wyatt's existing operations are expected to generate the current level of earnings per share in the future.Assume that the return on new investments is 16% and that reinvestments will account for all future earnings growth.Wyatt's current equity cost of capital is 12%. -Wyatt's expected EPS in two years is closest to:

Use the following information to answer the question(s)below. Taggart Transcontinental pays no dividends,but spent $4 billion on share repurchases last year.Taggart's equity cost of capital is 13% and the amount spent on repurchases is expected to grow by 5% per year.Taggart currently has 2 billion shares outstanding. -Taggart's stock price is closest to:

If you want to value a firm that consistently pays out its earnings as dividends,the simplest model for you to use is the:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

What are the implications of the efficient market hypothesis for corporate managers?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Suppose you plan to hold Von Bora stock for only one year.Calculate your total return from holding Von Bora stock for the first year.

Which of the following is NOT a situation where a trader is able to identify positive NPV trading opportunities in the securities markets?