Rick's Department Stores has had the following pattern of earnings per share over the last five years:
Question:
Rick's Department Stores has had the following pattern of earnings per share over the last five years:
Year .....................Earnings per Share
2011 .........................$4.00
2012 ..........................4.20
2013 ..........................4.41
2014 ..........................4.63
2015 ..........................4.86
The earnings per share have grown at a constant rate (on a rounded basis) and will continue to do so in the future. Dividends represent 40 percent of earnings.
a. Project earnings and dividends for the next year (2016). Round all values in this problem to two places to the right of the decimal point.
b. If the required rate of return is 13 percent, what is the anticipated share price at the beginning of 20 16?
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Foundations of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1259024979
10th Canadian edition
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta