Exam 8: Valuing Stocks

A fast growing firm recently paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The dividend is expected to increase at a 25 percent rate for the next 3 years. Afterwards, a more stable 12 percent growth rate can be assumed. If a 15 percent discount rate is appropriate for this stock, what is its value?

The dividend discount model:

You would like to buy shares of International Business Machines (IBM). The current bid and ask quotes are $103.25 and $103.30, respectively. You place a market buy-order for 200 shares that executes at these quoted prices. How much money did it cost to buy these shares?

Home Depot (HD) recently paid a $0.90 dividend. The dividend is expected to grow at a 17 percent rate. At the current stock price of $33.08, what is the return shareholders are expecting?

Coca-Cola recently paid a $3.00 dividend. Investors expect a 12 percent return on this stock. What is the difference in price if Coca-Cola is expected to grow at 7 percent versus 8 percent?

Suppose that a firm's recent earnings per share and dividends per share are $3.00 and $1.50, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 10 percent. However, the firm's current P/E ratio of 20 seems high for this growth rate. The P/E ratio is expected to fall to 16 within five years. Compute a value for this stock by first estimating the dividends over the next five years and the stock price in five years. Then discount these cash flows using a 14 percent required rate.

You would like to buy shares of Nokia (NOK). The current bid and ask quotes are $25.43 and $25.45, respectively. You place a market buy-order for 150 shares that executes at these quoted prices. How much money did it cost to buy these shares?

Which of the following is incorrect with respect to preferred stock?

Studies of investor psychology have discovered that

International Business Machines (IBM) has earnings per share of $6.85 and a P/E ratio of 15.19. What is the stock price?

A stock recently paid a dividend of $2.5 per share. Its growth rate is expected to be 8 percent. Investors require a 10 percent return. The stock is selling in the market for $150. What is this stock worth and is the stock undervalued or overvalued?

At any given time, the market value of a firm's common stock depends upon:

Trading at physical exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange takes place

A firm does not pay a dividend. It is expected to pay its first dividend of $1.50 per share in three years. This dividend will grow at 6 percent indefinitely. Using a 10 percent discount rate, compute the value of this stock.

Value stocks usually have

A fast growing firm recently paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is expected to increase at a 25 percent rate for the next three years. Afterwards, a more stable 8 percent growth rate can be assumed. If a 10 percent discount rate is appropriate for this stock, what is its value?

We often use the P/E ratio model with the firm's growth rate to estimate

A stock is expected to pay a $5.00 dividend per share. The growth rate is expected to be −2 percent. If investors demand 8 percent on this stock, what is the expected price of the stock five years from now?

You would like to buy shares of Nokia (NOK). The current bid and ask quotes are $20.13 and $20.15, respectively. You place a market buy-order for 300 shares that executes at these quoted prices. How much money did it cost to buy these shares?

A fast growing firm recently paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is expected to increase at a rate of 15 percent for the next 3 years. Afterwards, a more stable 6 percent growth rate can be assumed. If a 10 percent discount rate is appropriate for this stock, what is its value?