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The market consensus is that Analog Electronic Corporation has an ROE = 6% and a

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Question

The market consensus is that Analog Electronic Corporation has an ROE = 6% and a beta of 1.30. It plans to maintain indefinitely its traditional plowback ratio of 1/3. This year's earnings were $3.0 per share. The annual dividend was just paid. The consensus estimate of the coming year's market return is 15%, and T-bills currently offer a 5% return. a. Find the price at which Analog stock should sell. b. Calculate the P/E ratio. c. Calculate the present value of growth opportunities. d. Suppose your research convinces you Analog will announce momentarily that it will immediately reduce its plowback ratio to 2/3. Find the intrinsic value of the stock.

Explanation / Answer

Answer a

CAPM => Rf + (Rm - Rf) *Beta

=> 5% ( 15%-5%) *1.30 => 18%

Growth => 6%*1/3 => 2%

D1=> E0(1 + g) (1 – b)

=> 3(1.02)(2/3)

D1 => 2.04

Price => D1 (Ke - G)

=> 2.04 / (18% -2%)

Price => $12.75

Answer b

Leading => Price / E1

=> 12.75 / 3.06 (3+2%)

Leading => 4.17

Trailing => Price / E0

=> 12.75 / 3

Trailing => 4.25

Answer c

PVGO => Price - (E1 / Ke)

=> 12.75 - (3.06 / 18%)

PVGO => -$4.25

Answer d

Now revises to 2/3

So Growth => 6% * 2/3 => 4%

D1=> E0(1 + g) (1 – b)

=> 3(1.04)(1/3)

D1 => 1.04

So value => 1.04 / (18%-4%)

Intrinsic value of Stock => $7.43