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Stormy Weather has no attractive investment opportunities. Its return on equity

ID: 2719115 • Letter: S

Question

Stormy Weather has no attractive investment opportunities. Its return on equity equals the discount rate, which is 10%. Its expected earnings this year are $2 per share. Find the stock price, P/E ratio, and growth rate of dividends for plowback ratios of: (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the growth rate as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.) Plowback Ratios Stock Price P/E Ratio Growth Rate of Dividends a. Zero $ % b. .10 % c. .60 %

Explanation / Answer

stock price = EPS /discount rate

                      = 2 / .10

                    = $ 20 per share

PE ratio =MPS /EPS

              = 20 /2

             = 10

Growth rate = IRR *retention ratio

since there is no investment opportunity ,it is better to payoff all dividend ,so retentio ratio = 0

                    = 10 *0 =0%

Growth ratio = 0%