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Let\'s assume that? you\'re thinking about buying stock in West Coast Electronic

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Question

Let's assume that? you're thinking about buying stock in West Coast Electronics. So far in your? analysis, you've uncovered the following? information: The stock pays annual dividends of $5.45 a share indefinitely. It trades at a? P/E of 11.5 times earnings and has a beta of 1.15. In? addition, you plan on using a? risk-free rate of4.00?%in the? CAPM, along with a market return of 11?%.You would like to hold the stock for 3? years, at the end of which time you think EPS will be $8.76 a share. Given that the stock currently trades at $76.02, use the IRR approach to find this? security's expected return. Now use the dividend valuation model? (with constant? dividends) to put a price on this stock. Does this look like a good investment to? you? Explain.

A. This? security's expected return? (IRR) is ____% (round to two decimals)

B. The value of the stock is $ ____ (nearest cent)

C. Using the dividend valuation model? (with constant? dividends), the value of the stock is ?$ ___ (Nearest cent)

D.

Does this look like a good investment to? you? Explain. ? (Select the best choice?below.)

A.

?No, the stock looks like it would not make a good investment. It has a justified price that is below its current market? price, and its expected return is lower than the required return.

B.

?No, the stock looks like it would not make a good investment. It has a justified price that is above its current market? price, and its expected return is higher than the required return.

C.

?Yes, the stock looks like it would make a good investment. It has a justified price that is below its current market? price, and its expected return is lower than the required return.

D.

?Yes, the stock looks like it would make a good investment. It has a justified price that is above its current market? price, and its expected return is higher than the required return.

Explanation / Answer

a) Calculation of IRR

IRR = risk free rate + beta(market return)

= 4%+ 1.15(11%)

=4%+12.65%

=16.65%

b) value of stock

Value of stock is nothing but present value of all dividend plust curent stock price

Value of stock = PV of dividend+ PV of stock price at end of year 3

=5.45/(1+16.65%) + 5.54/(1+16.65%)^2 + 5.54+100.74/(1+16.65)^3

=5.45/1.1665 + 5.54/1.3607 + 106.28/1.5873

=4.672 + 4.07136 + 66.95647

=75.7$

c) CAPM = risk free rate + b(market premium)

=4%+1.15(11%-4%)

=4%+8.05%

=12.05%

Vlaue of stock = Dividend/Expected return

=5.45/12.05%

=45.22$

D) Ans B) No, the stock looks like it would not make a good investment. It has a justified price that is above its current market? price, and its expected return is higher than the required return.