ESSENTIALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781260665857
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 7, Problem 26QP
Stock Valuation and PE. Sully Corp. currently has an EPS of $4.65, and the benchmark PE for the company is 19. Earnings are expected to grow at 7 percent per year.
a. What is your estimate of the current stock price?
b. What is the target stock price in one year?
c. Assuming the company pays no dividends, what is the implied return on the company’s stock over the next year? What does this tell you about the implied stock return using PE valuation?
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