Chapter 18 Flashcards
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________ is equal to the total market value of the firm’s common stock divided by (the replacement cost of the firm’s assets less liabilities).
A. Book value per share
B. Liquidation value per share
C. Market value per share
D. Tobin’s Q
E. None of the options
D. Tobin’s Q
High P/E ratios tend to indicate that a company will _______, ceteris paribus.
A. grow quickly
B. grow at the same speed as the average company
C. grow slowly
D. not grow
E. None of the options
A. grow quickly
_________ is equal to (common shareholders’ equity/common shares outstanding).
A. Book value per share
B. Liquidation value per share
C. Market value per share
D. Tobin’s Q
A. Book value per share
________ are analysts who use information concerning current and prospective profitability of a firm to assess the firm’s fair market value.
A. Credit analysts
B. Fundamental analysts
C. Systems analysts
D. Technical analysts
E. Specialists
B. Fundamental analysts
The _______ is defined as the present value of all cash proceeds to the investor in the stock.
A. dividend payout ratio
B. intrinsic value
C. market capitalization rate
D. plowback ratio
B. intrinsic value
_______ is the amount of money per common share that could be realized by breaking up the firm, selling the assets, repaying the debt, and distributing the remainder to shareholders.
A. Book value per share
B. Liquidation value per share
C. Market value per share
D. Tobin’s Q
B. Liquidation value per share
Since 1955, Treasury bond yields and earnings yields on stocks were
A. identical.
B. negatively correlated.
C. positively correlated.
D. uncorrelated.
C. positively correlated
Historically, P/E ratios have tended to be
A. higher when inflation has been high.
B. lower when inflation has been high.
C. uncorrelated with inflation rates but correlated with other macroeconomic variables.
D. uncorrelated with any macroeconomic variables including inflation rates.
B. lower when inflation has been high
The ______ is a common term for the market consensus value of the required return on a stock.
A. dividend payout ratio
B. intrinsic value
C. market capitalization rate
D. plowback rate
E. None of the options
C. market capitalisation rate
The _________ is the fraction of earnings reinvested in the firm.
A. dividend payout ratio
B. retention rate
C. plowback ratio
D. dividend payout ratio and plowback ratio
E. retention rate and plowback ratio
E. retention rate and plowback ratio
The Gordon model
A. is a generalization of the perpetuity formula to cover the case of a growing perpetuity.
B. is valid only when g is less than k.
C. is valid only when k is less than g.
D. is a generalization of the perpetuity formula to cover the case of a growing perpetuity and is valid only when g is less than k.
E. is a generalization of the perpetuity formula to cover the case of a growing perpetuity and is valid only when k is less than g.
D. is a generalisation of the perpetuity formula to cover the case of a growing perpetuity and is valid only when g is less than k
You wish to earn a return of 13% on each of two stocks, X and Y. Stock X is expected to pay a dividend of $3 in the upcoming year while stock Y is expected to pay a dividend of $4 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends for both stocks is 7%. The intrinsic value of stock X
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock Y.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock Y.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock Y.
D. will be the same or greater than the intrinsic value of stock Y.
E. None of the options
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock Y
PV0 = D1/(k - g); given k and g are equal, the stock with the larger dividend will have the higher value.
You wish to earn a return of 11% on each of two stocks, C and D. Stock C is expected to pay a dividend of $3 in the upcoming year while stock D is expected to pay a dividend of $4 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends for both stocks is 7%. The intrinsic value of stock C
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock D.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock D.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock D.
D. will be the same or greater than the intrinsic value of stock D.
E. None of the options.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock D
PV0 = D1/(k - g); given k and g are equal, the stock with the larger dividend will have the higher value.
You wish to earn a return of 12% on each of two stocks, A and B. Each of the stocks is expected to pay a dividend of $2 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends is 9% for stock A and 10% for stock B. The intrinsic value of stock A
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock B.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock B.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock B.
D. will be the same or greater than the intrinsic value of stock B.
E. None of the options
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock B
PV0 = D1/(k - g); given k and g are equal, the stock with the larger dividend will have the higher value.
You wish to earn a return of 10% on each of two stocks, C and D. Each of the stocks is expected to pay a dividend of $2 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends is 9% for stock C and 10% for stock D. The intrinsic value of stock C
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock D.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock D.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock D.
D. will be the same or greater than the intrinsic value of stock D.
E. None of the options
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock D
Each of two stocks, A and B, are expected to pay a dividend of $5 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends is 10% for both stocks. You require a rate of return of 11% on stock A and a return of 20% on stock B. The intrinsic value of stock A
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock B.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock B.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock B.
D. cannot be calculated without knowing the market rate of return.
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock B
Each of two stocks, C and D, are expected to pay a dividend of $3 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends is 9% for both stocks. You require a rate of return of 10% on stock C and a return of 13% on stock D. The intrinsic value of stock C
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock D.
B. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock D.
C. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock D.
D. cannot be calculated without knowing the market rate of return.
A. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock D
PV0 = D1/(k - g); given k and g are equal, the stock with the larger dividend will have the higher value.
If the expected ROE on reinvested earnings is equal to k, the multistage DDM reduces to
A. V0 = (Expected dividend yield in year 1)/k.
B. V0 = (Expected EPS in year 1)/k.
C. V0 = (Treasury bond yield in year 1)/k.
D. V0 = (Market return in year 1)/k.
B. V0 = (Expected EPS in year 1) / k
If ROE = k, no growth is occurring; b = 0; EPS = DPS.
Low Tech Company has an expected ROE of 10%. The dividend growth rate will be ________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 40% of earnings in the form of dividends.
A. 6.0%
B. 4.8%
C. 7.2%
D. 3.0%
A. 6.0 %
10% x 0.60
Music Doctors Company has an expected ROE of 14%. The dividend growth rate will be ________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 60% of earnings in the form of dividends.
A. 4.8%
B. 5.6%
C. 7.2%
D. 6.0%
B. 5.6%
14% x 0.40
Medtronic Company has an expected ROE of 16%. The dividend growth rate will be ________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 70% of earnings in the form of dividends.
A. 3.0%
B. 6.0%
C. 7.2%
D. 4.8%
D. 4.8%
16% x 0.30
High Speed Company has an expected ROE of 15%. The dividend growth rate will be ________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 50% of earnings in the form of dividends.
A. 3.0%
B. 4.8%
C. 7.5%
D. 6.0%
C. 7.5%
15% x 0.50
Light Construction Machinery Company has an expected ROE of 11%. The dividend growth rate will be _______ if the firm follows a policy of paying 25% of earnings in the form of dividends.
A. 3.0%
B. 4.8%
C. 8.25%
D. 9.0%
C. 8.25%
11% x 0/75
Xlink Company has an expected ROE of 15%. The dividend growth rate will be _______ if the firm follows a policy of plowing back 75% of earnings.
A. 3.75%
B. 11.25%
C. 8.25%
D. 15.0%
B. 11.25%
15% x 0.75