CFA® Level 1: Stock Valuation Analysis

Stock Valuation Analysis

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You are analyzing a firm that has:

If you think next year's earnings will be $4 per share, what value would you place on this stock?

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A. B. C. D.

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Dividend payout = 1 - earnings retention rate = 1 - .4 = .6

=+ B(-) = .06 + 1.2(.11 - .06) = .12

g = (retention rate)(ROE) = (.4)(.12) = .048

P/E = (div payout rate)/(k - g) = .6/(.12 - .048) = 8.33

Price = (E)(P/E) = (4)(8.33) = 33.32