For the year just ended,N company had an earnings of$2 per share and paid a dividend of
P Company is very similar to N company in growth rate,risk and dividend payout rati0.It had 20 million shares outstanding and an earnings of$36 million for the year just ended.
The earnings will increase to$38.5 million the next year.
Requirement:
A.Calculate the expected rate of return on N company’S equity.
B.Calculate N Company’S current price—eaming ratio and prospective price-earning rati0.
C.Using N company’S current price-earning rati0,value P company’S stock price.
D.Using N company’S prospective price-earning rati0,value P company’S stock price.