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Janet Ludlow’s firm requires all its analysts to use a two-stage DDM and the CAP

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Question

Janet Ludlow’s firm requires all its analysts to use a two-stage DDM and the CAPM to value stocks. Using these measures, Ludlow has valued QuickBrush Company at $63 per share. She now must value SmileWhite Corporation.

a. Calculate the required rate of return for SmileWhite using the information in the following table:

                                                                            December 2010

Note: Risk-free rate = 4%; expected market return = 13.5%.

Instruction: enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place.

Required rate of return %

b. Ludlow estimates the following EPS and dividend growth rate for SmileWhite:

Estimate the intrinsic value of SmileWhite in December 2010 using the table above and the two-stage DDM. Dividends per share in 2010 were $1.

Instruction: enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to 2 decimal places.

Year       Dividends

2010       $1.00

2011       $

2012       $

2013       $

2014       $

Intrinsic stock value in 2013:     $.

Intrinsic stock value in 2010:     $.

Quick Brush SmileWhite Beta 1.35 1.25 Market Price $45.00 $28 Intrinsic Value $63.00 ?

Explanation / Answer

a. Calculate the required rate of return for SmileWhite using the information in the following table:                                                                             December 2010 Quick Brush SmileWhite Beta 1.35 1.25 Market Price $45.00 $28 Intrinsic Value $63.00 $35.00 Note: Risk-free rate = 4%; expected market return = 13.5%. Given the beta, risk free rate and expected market return, the Required rate of return for the stock is : Instruction: enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place. Required rate of return % 15.90% b. Ludlow estimates the following EPS and dividend growth rate for SmileWhite: First three years: 14% per year Years thereafter: 12% per year Estimate the intrinsic value of SmileWhite in December 2010 using the table above and the two-stage DDM. Dividends per share in 2010 were $1. Instruction: enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to 2 decimal places. Year       Dividends 2010       $1.00 2011       $ 1.14 1.14 2012       $ 1.30 1.2996 2013       $ 1.48 1.481544 2014       $ 1.66 1.659329 Intrinsic stock value in 2013:     $. 51.85 (25 X 1.14 ^3) Intrinsic stock value in 2010:     $. 35.00

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