Growth Opportunities Burklin, Inc., has earnings of $18 million and is projected to grow at a constant
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Growth Opportunities Burklin, Inc., has earnings of $18 million and is projected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent forever because of the benefits gained from the learning curve. Currently, all earnings are paid out as dividends. The company plans to launch a new project two years from now that would be completely internally funded and require 30 percent of the earnings that year. The project would start generating revenues one year after the launch of the project and the earnings from the new project in any year are estimated to be constant at $6.5 million. The company has 7.5 million shares of stock outstanding. Estimate the value of the stock. The discount rate is 10 percent.
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Corporate Finance With Connect Access Card
ISBN: 978-1259672484
10th Edition
Authors: Stephen Ross ,Randolph Westerfield ,Jeffrey Jaffe