Consider the following table of Earnings Components:   Firm A   Firm B   Firm C Reported EPS $12   $15   $18 Analyst’s EPS composition:           Permanent component (βP = 5) 80%   60%   75% Transitory component (βT = 1) 10%   35%   25% Value-irrelevant component (β0 = 0) 10%   5%   0%               The implied total earnings multiple of Firm B is:

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Consider the following table of Earnings Components:

  Firm A   Firm B   Firm C
Reported EPS $12   $15   $18
Analyst’s EPS composition:          
Permanent component (βP = 5) 80%   60%   75%
Transitory component (βT = 1) 10%   35%   25%
Value-irrelevant component (β0 = 0) 10%   5%   0%
           

 

The implied total earnings multiple of Firm B is:

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