No-Growth Industries pays out all of its earnings as dividends. It will pay its next $5 per share dividend in a year. The discount rate is 12%.
a. what is the price earnings ratio of the company?
b. what would the p/e ratio be if the discount rate were 10%?
It will pay all its earning as dividend.It means earning and dividend is same. | ||||||
a. | Price earning ratio | = | Current Price/Earning per share | |||
= | $ 41.67 | / | $ 5.00 | |||
= | 8.33 | |||||
Working: | ||||||
Price | = | Dividend of next year/Discount rate | ||||
= | $ 5.00 | / | 12% | |||
= | $ 41.67 | |||||
b. | Price earning ratio | = | Current Price/Earning per share | |||
= | $ 50.00 | / | $ 5.00 | |||
= | 10.00 | |||||
Working: | ||||||
Price | = | Dividend of next year/Discount rate | ||||
= | $ 5.00 | / | 10% | |||
= | $ 50.00 | |||||
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