358 of 928 Data item 2015 value Earnings per share (EPS $6,25 Price per share of common sock $40,00 Book value of common stock equity $60,000,000 Totalcommon shares outstanding 2.500,000 Common stock dividend per share $4.00 TO DO a. What is the firm's current book value per share? b. What is the firm's current PE ratio? (1) What is the current required return for Encore stock? (2) What will be the new required return for Encore stock assuming that the firm expands into European and Latin American markets as planned? d. If the securities analysts are correct and there is no growth in future dividends, what will be the value per share of the Encore stock? (Note: Use the new required return on the company's stock here.) 356 c. (1) If Jordan Ellis's predictions are correct, what will be the value per share of Encore stock if the firm maintains a constant annual 6% growth rate in future dividends? (Note: Continue to use the new required return here.) (2) If Jordan Ellis's predictions are correct, what will be the value per share of Encore stock if the firm maintains a constant annual 8% growth rate in dividends per share over the next 2 years and 6% thereafter f. Compare the current (2015) price of the stock and the stock values found in parts a, d, and e. Discuss why these values may differ. Which valuation method do you believe most clearly represents the true value of the Encore stock? 358 of 928 Data item 2015 value Earnings per share (EPS $6,25 Price per share of common sock $40,00 Book value of common stock equity $60,000,000 Totalcommon shares outstanding 2.500,000 Common stock dividend per share $4.00 TO DO a. What is the firm's current book value per share? b. What is the firm's current PE ratio? (1) What is the current required return for Encore stock? (2) What will be the new required return for Encore stock assuming that the firm expands into European and Latin American markets as planned? d. If the securities analysts are correct and there is no growth in future dividends, what will be the value per share of the Encore stock? (Note: Use the new required return on the company's stock here.) 356 c. (1) If Jordan Ellis's predictions are correct, what will be the value per share of Encore stock if the firm maintains a constant annual 6% growth rate in future dividends? (Note: Continue to use the new required return here.) (2) If Jordan Ellis's predictions are correct, what will be the value per share of Encore stock if the firm maintains a constant annual 8% growth rate in dividends per share over the next 2 years and 6% thereafter f. Compare the current (2015) price of the stock and the stock values found in parts a, d, and e. Discuss why these values may differ. Which valuation method do you believe most clearly represents the true value of the Encore stock