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Use a financial calculator or an Excel spreadsheet to estimate the yield for each of the following investments.
Elliott Dumack must earn a minimum rate of return of 11% to be adequately compensated for the risk of the following investment. Initial Investment $14,000 End of Year
Assume that an investment generates the following income stream and can be purchased at the beginning of 2014 for $1,000 and sold at the end of 2020 for $1,200. Estimate the yield for this
For each of the following streams of dividends, estimate the compound annual rate of growth between the earliest year for which a value is given and 2014.
A company paid dividends of $1.00 per share in 2006 and just announced that it will pay $2.21 in 2013. Estimate the compound annual growth rate of the dividends.
A company reported net income in 2009 of $350 million. In 2013 the company expects net income to be $441.7 million. Estimate the annual compound growth rate of net income.
The historical returns for 2 investmentsA and Bare summarized in the table below for the period 2010 to 2014. Use the data to answer the questions that follow.a. On the basis
Assuming you purchased a share of stock for $50 one year ago, sold it today for $60, and during the year received 3 dividend payments totaling $2.70, calculate the following.a. Incomeb. Capital gain
Assume you purchased a bond for $9,500. The bond pays $300 interest every 6 months. You sell the bond after 18 months for $10,000. Calculate the following: a. Income b. Capital gain or loss c. Total
Consider the historical data for an investment given in the accompanying table.a. Calculate the total return (in dollars) for each year.b. Indicate the level of return you would expect in 2015 and in
Refer to the table in Problem. What is the total return in dollars and as a percentage of your original investment if you purchased 100 shares of the investment at the beginning of 2010 and sold it
Given a real rate of interest of 2%, an expected inflation premium of 3%, and risk premiums for investments A and B of 4% and 6%, respectively, find the following. a. The risk-free rate of return,
The risk-free rate is 7%, and expected inflation is 4.5%. If inflation expectations change such that future expected inflation rises to 5.5%, what will the new risk-free rate be?
Calculate the holding period return for the following two investment alternatives. Which, if any, of the return components is likely not to be realized if you continue to hold each of the investments
a. Assuming that investments A and B are equally risky and using the 12% discount rate, apply the present value technique to assess the acceptability of each investment and to determine the
a. Determine the HPR for each stock in each of the preceding 10 years. Find the expected return for each stock, using the approach specified by Molly.b. Use the HPRs and expected return calculated in
What is a common stock? What is meant by the statement that holders of common stock are the residual owners of the firm?
Briefly explain how the dividend decision is made. What corporate and market factors are important in deciding whether, and in what amount, to pay dividends?
Why is the ex-dividend date important to stockholders? If a stock is sold on the ex-dividend date, who receives the dividend—the buyer or the seller? Explain.
What is the difference between a cash dividend and a stock dividend? Which would be more valuable to you? How does a stock dividend compare to a stock split? Is a 200% stock dividend the same as a
What are dividend reinvestment plans, and what benefits do they offer to investors? Are there any disadvantages?
Define and briefly discuss the investment merits of each of the following. a. Blue chips b. Income stocks c. Mid-cap stocks d. American depositary receipts e. IPOs f. Tech stocks
Why do most income stocks offer only limited capital gains potential? Does this mean the outlook for continued profitability is also limited? Explain.
With all the securities available in this country, why would a U.S. investor want to buy foreign stocks? Briefly describe the two ways in which a U.S. investor can buy stocks in a foreign company. As
Which investment approach (or approaches) do you feel would be most appropriate for a quality-conscious investor? What kind of investment approach do you think you’d be most comfortable with?
What are 2 or 3 of the major investment attributes of common stocks?
Briefly describe the behavior of the U.S. stock market over the last half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st century.
How important are dividends as a source of return to common stock? What about capital gains? Which is more important to total return? Which causes wider swings in total return?
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of owning common stock? What are the major types of risks to which stockholders are exposed?
What is a stock split? How does a stock split affect the market value of a share of stock? Do you think it would make any difference (in price behavior) if the company also changed the dividend rate
What is a stock spin-off? In very general terms, explain how a stock spin-off works. Are these spin-offs of any value to investors? Explain.
Define and differentiate between the following pairs of terms. a. Treasury stock versus classified stock b. Round lot versus odd lot c. Par value versus market value d. Book value versus
What is an odd-lot differential? How can you avoid odd-lot differentials? Which of the following transactions would involve an odd-lot differential? a. Buy 90 shares of stock b. Sell 200 shares of
Look at the record of stock returns in Table 6.1 (page 211), particularly the return performance during the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000 through 2010. a. How would you compare the returns during the
Given the information in Figure answer the following questions for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. a. On what day did the trading activity occur? b. At what price did the stock sell when the market closed at
Assume that a wealthy woman comes to you looking for some investment advice. She is in her early forties and has $250,000 to put into stocks. She wants to build up as much capital as she can over a
Identify and briefly describe the 3 sources of return to U.S. investors in foreign stocks. How important are currency exchange rates? With regard to currency exchange rates, when is the best time to
Briefly define each of the following types of investment programs and note the kinds of stock (blue chips, speculative stocks, etc.) that would best fit with each. a. A buy-and-hold strategy b. A
An investor owns some stock in Harry’s Pottery Inc. The stock recently underwent a 5-for-4 stock split. If the stock was trading at $50 per share just before the split, how much is each share most
Wilfred Nadeau owns 200 shares of Consolidated Glue. The company’s board of directors recently declared a cash dividend of 50 cents a share payable April 18 (a Wednesday) to shareholders of record
Southern Cities Trucking Company has the following 5-year record of earnings per share.Year EPS ($)2009 ........1.402010 ........2.102011 ........ 1.0 02012 ........3.252013 ........0.80Which of the
Using the resources at your campus or public library or on the Internet, select any 3 common stocks you like and determine the latest book value per share, earnings per share, dividend payout ratio,
In January 2009 an investor purchased 800 shares of Engulf & Devour, a rapidly growing high-tech conglomerate. From 2009 through 2013, the stock turned in the following dividend and share price
George Robbins considers himself an aggressive investor. He’s thinking about investing in some foreign securities and is looking at stocks in (1) Bayer AG, the big German chemical and health-care
Bruce buys $25,000 of UH-OH Corporation stock. Unfortunately, a major newspaper reveals the very next day that the company is being investigated for accounting fraud, and the stock price falls by
An investor deposits $20,000 into a new brokerage account. The investor buys 1,000 shares of Tipco stock for $19 per share. Two weeks later, the investor sells the Tipco stock for $20 per share. When
Ron’s Rodents Co. has total assets of $5 million, total short- and long-term debt of $2.8 million, and $400,000 worth of 8% preferred stock outstanding. What is the firm’s total book value? What
Lockhart’s Bookstores is trading at $35 per share. There are 280 million shares outstanding. What is the market capitalization of this company?
The MedTech Company recently reported net profits after taxes of $15.8 million. It has 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million per year. a. Compute
On January 1, 2010, an investor bought 200 shares of Gottahavit, Inc., for $50 per share. On January 3, 2011, the investor sold the stock for $55 per share. The stock paid a quarterly dividend of
Consider the following information about Truly Good Coffee, Inc. Total assets .................. $240 million Total debt ................. $115 million Preferred stock ............... $ 25
West Coast Utilities had a net profit of $900 million. It has 900 million shares outstanding and paid annual dividends of $0.90 per share. What is the dividend payout ratio?
a. What do you think of the idea of Sara keeping “substantial sums” of money in savings accounts? Would common stocks make better investments for her than savings accounts? Explain. b. What is
a. How would you describe Wally’s present investment program? How do you think it fits him and his investment objectives?b. Consider the Hydro-Electric stock.1. Determine the amount of annual
Identify the three major parts of security analysis and explain why security analysis is important to the stock selection process.
Identify and briefly discuss several aspects of an industry that are important to its behavior and operating characteristics. Note especially how economic issues fit into industry analysis.
What are the four stages of an industry’s growth cycle? Which of these stages offers the biggest payoff to investors? Which stage is most influenced by forces in the economy?
What is fundamental analysis? Does the performance of a company have any bearing on the value of its stock? Explain.
Why do investors bother to look at the historical performance of a company when future behavior is what really counts? Explain.
What is ratio analysis? Describe the contribution of ratio analysis to the study of a company’s financial condition and operating results.
Contrast historical standards of performance with industry standards. Briefly note the role of each in analyzing the financial condition and operating results of a company.
What is intrinsic value? How does it fit into the security analysis process?
How would you describe a satisfactory investment? How does security analysis help in identifying investment candidates?
Would there be any need for security analysis if we operated in an efficient market environment? Explain.
Describe the general concept of economic analysis. Is this type of analysis necessary, and can it really help the individual investor make a decision about a stock? Explain.
Why is the business cycle so important to economic analysis? Does the business cycle have any bearing on the stock market?
Briefly describe each of the following: a. Gross domestic product b. Leading indicators c. Money supply d. Producer prices
What effect, if any, does inflation have on common stocks?
What is industry analysis, and why is it important?
Economic analysis is generally viewed as an integral part of the top-down approach to security analysis. In this context, identify each of the following and note how each would probably behave in a
As an investor, what kind(s) of economic information would you look for if you were thinking about investing in the following? a. An airline stock b. A cyclical stock c. An electrical utility
Match the specific ratios in the left-hand column with the category in the right-hand column to which it belongs. a. Inventory turnover b. Debt-equity ratio c. Current ratio d. Net profit margin e.
Assume you are given the following abbreviated financial statement. ($ in millions) $150.0 Fixed and other assets .............. 200.0 Total assets
The Buffalo Manufacturing Company has total assets of $10 million, an asset turnover of 2.0 times, and a net profit margin of 15%. a. What is Buffalo’s return on assets? b. Find Buffalo’s ROE,
Find the EPS, P/E ratio, and dividend yield of a company that has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding (the shares trade in the market at $25), earns 10% after taxes on annual sales of $150
P. Deen Enterprises Inc. has a total asset turnover ratio of 3.0 and a net profit margin of 9%. What is the company’s return on assets?
Stroud Sporting Gear Inc. has a net profit margin of 6%, a total asset turnover of 2.5, total assets of $250 million, and total equity of $125 million. What is the company’s return on equity?
Figure It Out Corporation has a net profit margin of 8%, a total asset turnover of 2 times, total assets of $1 billion, and total equity of $500 million. What were the company’s sales and net
Using the resources available at your campus or public library (or on the Internet), select any common stock you like and determine as many of the profitability, activity, liquidity, leverage, and
Listed below are 6 pairs of stocks. Pick one of these pairs and then, using the resources available at your campus or public library (or on the Internet), comparatively analyze the 2 stocks. Which is
Listed on the next page are the 2012 and 2013 financial statements for Otago Bay Marine Motors, a major manufacturer of top-of-the-line outboard motors.Otago Bay Marine Motors Balance Sheets ($ in
The following summary financial statistics were obtained from the 2012 Otago Bay Marine Motors (OBMM) annual report. 2012 ($ in millions) Sales revenue ......... 179.3 Total
A firm has 1 million shares of common stock outstanding with a book value of $5 per share. The firm also has total assets with a book value of $10 million. There is no preferred stock. What are the
BOOKV has $750 million in total assets, no preferred stock, and total liabilities of $300 million. There are 300 million shares of common stock outstanding. The stock is selling for $5.25 per share.
The Amherst Company has net profits of $10 million, sales of $150 million, and 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The company has total assets of $75 million and total stockholders’
ZAPIT common stock is selling at a P/E of 15 times trailing earnings. The stock price is $25. What were the firm’s earnings per share?
EGCOR has a P/E ratio of 15. Earnings per share are $2.00, and the expected EPS 5 years from today is $3.22. Calculate the PEG ratio.
Highgate Computer Company produces $2 million in profits from $28 million in sales. It has total assets of $15 million. a. Calculate Highgate’s total asset turnover and its net profit margin. b.
The following data have been gathered from the financial statements of HiFly Corporation:Calculate the times interest earned ratios for 2012 and 2013. Is the company more or less able to meet its
Financial Learning Systems has 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and 100,000 shares of preferred stock. (The preferred pays annual cash dividends of $5 a share, and the common pays
1. Using the South Plains Chemical Company figures, compute the following ratios.2. Compare the company ratios you prepared to the industry figures given in part a. What are the companys
a. Doris tries to stay informed about the economy on a regular basis. At the present time, most economists agree that the economy, now well into the third year of a recovery, is healthy, with
What is the purpose of stock valuation? What role does intrinsic value play in the stock valuation process?
Briefly describe the price-to-sales ratio and explain how it is used to value stocks. Why not just use the P/E multiple? How does the P/S ratio differ from the P/BV measure?
Are the expected future earnings of the firm important in determining a stock’s investment suitability? Discuss how these and other future estimates fit into the stock valuation framework.
Can the growth prospects of a company affect its price-to-earnings multiple? Explain. How about the amount of debt a firm uses? Are there any other variables that affect the level of a firm’s P/E
What is the market multiple and how can it help in evaluating a stock’s P/E ratio? Is a stock’s relative P/E the same thing as the market multiple? Explain.
In the stock valuation framework, how can you tell whether a particular security is a worthwhile investment candidate? What roles does the required rate of return play in this process? Would you
Briefly describe the dividend valuation model and the three versions of this model. Explain how CAPM fits into the DVM.
What is the difference between the variable-growth dividend valuation model and the dividends-and-earnings approach to stock valuation? Which procedure would work better if you were trying to value a
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