Abbott Laboratories (ABT) engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, an

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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a line of health care and pharmaceutical products. Below you will find selected information from Value Line. Use the Value Line estimated 2009 figures as the actual year-end figures for the company. The beta reported was 0.60 and the risk-free rate was 3.77 percent. Assume a market risk premium of 8 percent.

Using the P/E, P/CF, and P/S ratios, estimate the 2010 share price for Abbott Laboratories. Use the average stock price each year to calculate the price ratios. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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The current price of Parador Industries stock is $67 per share. Current sales per share are $21.65, the sales growth rate is 4 percent, and Parador does not pay a dividend. The expected return on Parador stock is 13 percent.

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Calculate the sales per share one-year ahead. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  Sales per share

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2.

Calculate the P/E ratio one-year ahead. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

P/S ratio

Explanation / Answer

Part 1)

We will have to calculate the stock price (PO) today with the use of information provided in the question. For that, we need to determine the growth rate and required return. The formula for calculating the same are given below:

Growth Rate = Return on Equity*Retention Ratio where Retention Ratio (Earnings Per Share - Dividend Per Share)/EPS*100

Required Return = Return on Total Capital Percentage

The formula for calculating price is given below:

Price (P0) = D1/(Required Return - Growth Rate) where D1 = D0*(1+Growth Rate)

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Using the values provided in the question, we get,

Retention Ratio = (4.15 - 1.76)/4.15 = 57.59%

Growth Rate = 28%*57.59% = 16.13%

P0 = 1.76*(1+16.13%)/(21% - 16.13%) = $41.93

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Now, we can calculate the P/E, P/CF, and P/S ratios as follows:

P/E = Price Per Share/Earnings Per Share = 41.93/4.15 = $10.10

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P/CF = Price/Cash Flow = 41.93/5.50 = $7.62

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P/S = Price/Sales Ratio = 41.93/21.45 = $1.95

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Part 2)

1)

The sales per share one-year ahead can be calculated with the use of given formula:

Sales Per Share (1 Year Ahead) = Current Sales Per Share*(1+Growth Rate)

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Using the values provided in the question, we get,

Sales Per Share (1 Year Ahead) = 21.65*(1+4%) = $22.52

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2)

P/S Ratio 1 year ahead can be calculated with the use of following formula:

P/S Ratio = Price 1 Year Ahead/Sales Per Share (1 Year Ahead)

Price 1 Year Ahead = Current Price Per Share*(1+Expected Return)

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Price 1 Year Ahead = 67*(1+13%) = 75.71

P/S Ratio = 75.71/22.52 = 3.36

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