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As an analyst for Bridgeport Inc., you are responsible for many firms, including ADFC. Currently you have a hold recommendation on ADFC. The current price

As an analyst for Bridgeport Inc., you are responsible for many firms, including ADFC. Currently you have a "hold" recommendation on
ADFC. The current price of ADFC is $143. You have conducted an extensive analysis of the industry and you feel that the probability
the firm will capture a substantial share of the new market is 30 percent. If the firm is able to capture the new market, you are
expecting earnings to grow at a rate of 45 percent per year for the next five years. In that case, the stock price would rise to $223 due
to the unusually high growth rate of future earnings. However, you feel there is a 40-percent probability that the firm will face serious
difficulties in the near future, in which case the stock price will fall to $103, and the earnings growth rate will drop to 3 percent. There
is a 30-percent chance that nothing will change for the firm and its earnings growth rate will remain at 12 percent.
Calculate the expected price in the future. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g.31.2125 and final answer to 0 decimal
places, e.g.145.)
Expected price $
Should you change your recommendation?
The recommendation
be changed.
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