PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO
A company has an EPS of $1.50, a book value per share of $14.55, and a market/book ratio of 1.4x. What is its P/E ratio? The stock price should be rounded to the nearest cent. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Step-1:Calculation of market value per share | |||||||||
Market Value per share | = | Book Value per share * market /book ratio | |||||||
= | $ 14.55 | * | 1.4 | ||||||
= | $ 20.37 | ||||||||
Step-2:Calculation of Price/Earning Ratio | |||||||||
Price/Earning Ratio | = | Market Price Per share / EPS | |||||||
= | $ 20.37 | / | $ 1.50 | ||||||
= | 13.58 | ||||||||
Thus, P/E ratio is 13.58x | |||||||||
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