Question 1. Analyse the projected 2018 price/earnings ratio and market/book value ratio. Do these ratios indicate that investors are expected to have a high or low opinion of the company? Explain your answers.

Question 2. If one uses the industry average P/E ratio to estimate the firms share price in 2018, how much should it be? Comment on this method.

Table 1. Transpire Inc. Balance Sheets 2016 ($'000) 2017 2018e ($'000) (s'000) Cash Short-Term Investments Accounts Receivable Inventories Total Current Assets Gross Fixed Assets Less: Accumulated Depreciation Net Fixed Assets Total Assets 8,000 48,600 351,200 715,200 1,123,000 491,000 146,200 344,800 1,467,800 7,482 20,000 652,160 1,287,360 1,967,00.2 1,202,950 263,160 939,790 2,906,792 15,000 71,632 878,000 1,816,480 2,781,112 1,220,000 383,160 836,840 3,617,952 2016 $'000 2018e S'000 Liabilities And Equit 2017 S'000 Accounts Pavable Notes Pavable Accruals Total Current Liabilities Long-Term Debt Common Stock Retained Earnings Total Equi Total Liabilities And Equit 145,600 200,000 135,000 480,600 323,432 460,000 203,768 663,768 1,467,800 324,000 701,800 284,960 1,310,760 1,000,000 536,800 59,232 596,032 2,906,792 359,800 301,000 380,000 1,040,800 600,000 1,680,936 296,216 1,977,15.2 3,617,952