Exam 9: Valuing Stocks

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 market capitalization is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s)below. You expect CCM Corporation to generate the following free cash flows over the next five years: Following year five,you estimate that CCM's free cash flows will grow at 5% per year and that CCM's weighted average cost of capital is 13%. -The enterprise value of CCM corporation is closest to:

A firm's net investment is:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

When discounting dividends you should use:

Use the information for the question(s)below. Von Bora Corporation is expected to 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 information for the question(s)below. You expect DM Corporation to generate the following free cash flows over the next five years: Beginning with year six,you estimate that DM's free cash flows will grow at 6% per year and that DM's weighted average cost of capital is 15%. -Calculate the enterprise value for DM Corporation.

Which of the following formulas is INCORRECT?

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:

You expect that Bean Enterprises will have earnings per share of $2 for the coming year.Bean plans to retain all of its earnings for the next three years.For the subsequent two years,the firm plans on retaining 50% of its earnings.It will then retain only 25% of its earnings from that point forward.Retained earnings will be invested in projects with an expected return of 20% per year.If Bean's equity cost of capital is 12%,then the price of a share of Bean's stock is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s)below. Von Bora Corporation is expected to 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 total return that you will receive on your investment is closest to:

Which of the following statements regarding profitable and unprofitable growth is FALSE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

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 expected growth rate for KTI's dividends is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The Rufus Corporation has 125 million shares outstanding and analysts expect Rufus to have earnings of $500 million this year.Rufus plans to pay out 40% of its earnings in dividends and they expect to use another 20% of their earnings to repurchase shares.If Rufus' equity cost of capital is 15% and Rufus' earnings are expected to grow at a rate of 3% per year,then the value of a share of Rufus stock is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?