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The free cash flow to the firm is $300 million in perpetuity,the cost of equity equals 14% and the WACC is 10%.If the market value of the debt is $1.0 billion,what is the value of the equity using the free cash flow valuation approach?


A) $1 billion
B) $2 billion
C) $3 billion
D) $4 billion

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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What price do you expect ART shares to sell for in 4 years?


A) $53.96
B) $44.95
C) $41.68
D) $39.76

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The greatest value to an analyst from calculating a stock's intrinsic value is _______.


A) how easy it is to come up with accurate model inputs
B) the precision of the value estimate
C) how the process forces analysts to understand the critical variables that have the greatest impact on value
D) how all the different models typically yield identical value results

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Value stocks are more likely to have a PEG ratio _____.


A) less than one
B) equal to one
C) greater than one
D) less than zero

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Grott and Perrin,Inc.has expected earnings of $3 per share for next year.The firm's ROE is 20% and its earnings retention ratio is 70%.If the firm's market capitalization rate is 15%,what is the present value of its growth opportunities?


A) $20
B) $70
C) $90
D) $115

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The market capitalization rate on the stock of Aberdeen Wholesale Company is 10%.Its expected ROE is 12% and its expected EPS is $5.00.If the firm's plow-back ratio is 60%,its P/E ratio will be _________.


A) 7.14
B) 14.29
C) 16.67
D) 22.22

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Firm A has a stock price of $35 and 60% of the value of the stock is in the form of PVGO.Firm B also has a stock price of $35 but only 20% of the value of Stock B is in the form of PVGO.We know that _________. I.Stock A will give us a higher return than Stock B II.an investment in Stock A is probably riskier than an investment in Stock B III.Stock A has higher forecast earnings growth than Stock B


A) I only
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) I, II and III

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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ART has come out with a new and improved product. As a result, the firm projects an ROE of 25%, and it will maintain a plowback ratio of 0.20. Its earnings this year will be $3 per share. Investors expect a 12% rate of return on the stock. -At what P/E ratio would you expect ART to sell?


A) 8.33
B) 11.43
C) 14.29
D) 15.25

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Weyerhaeuser Incorporated has a balance sheet which lists $70 million in assets,$45 million in liabilities and $25 million in common shareholders' equity.It has 1,000,000 common shares outstanding.The replacement cost of its assets is $85 million.Its share price in the market is $49.Its book value per share is _________.


A) $16.67
B) $25.00
C) $37.50
D) $40.83

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Cache Creek Manufacturing Company is expected to pay a dividend of $4.20 in the upcoming year.Dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 8% per year.The riskfree rate of return is 4% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%.Investors use the CAPM to compute the market capitalization rate on the stock,and the constant growth DDM to determine the intrinsic value of the stock.The stock is trading in the market today at $84.00.Using the constant growth DDM and the CAPM,the beta of the stock is _________.


A) 1.4
B) 0.9
C) 0.8
D) 0.5

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A stock has an intrinsic value of $15 and an actual stock price of $13.50.You know that this stock ________.


A) has a Tobin's Q value < 1
B) will generate a positive alpha
C) has an expected return less than its required return
D) has a beta > 1

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Stockholders of Dog's R Us Pet Supply expect a 12% rate of return on their stock.Management has consistently been generating a ROE of 15% over the last 5 years but now believes that ROE will be 12% for the next five years.Given this the firm's optimal dividend payout ratio is now ______.


A) 0%
B) 100%
C) between 0% and 50%
D) between 50% and 100%

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Rose Hill Trading Company is expected to have EPS in the upcoming year of $8.00.The expected ROE is 18.0%.An appropriate required return on the stock is 14%.If the firm has a plowback ratio of 70%,its dividend in the upcoming year should be _________.


A) $1.12
B) $1.44
C) $2.40
D) $5.60

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Assuming all other factors remain unchanged,__________ would increase a firm's price/earnings ratio.


A) an increase in the dividend payout ratio
B) a reduction in investor risk aversion
C) an expected increase in the level of inflation
D) an increase in the yield on treasury bills

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A firm is planning on paying its first dividend of $2 after two years.Then dividends are expected to grow at 6% per year indefinitely.The stock's required return is 14%.What is the intrinsic value of a share today?


A) $25.00
B) $16.87
C) $19.24
D) $20.99

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The free cash flow to the firm is reported as $205 million.The interest expense to the firm is $22 million.If the tax rate is 35% and the net debt of the firm increased by $25,what is the market value of the firm if the FCFE grows at 2% and the cost of equity is 11%?


A) $2,168 billion
B) $2,397 billion
C) $2,565 billion
D) $2,998 billion

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A firm has a stock price of $55 per share and a P/E ratio of 75.If you buy the stock at this P/E and earnings fail to grow at all,how long should you expect it to take to just recover the cost of your investment?


A) 27 years
B) 37 years
C) 55 years
D) 75 years

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A firm has an earnings retention ratio of 40%.The stock has a market capitalization rate of 15% and an ROE of 18%.What is the stock's P/E ratio?


A) 12.82
B) 7.69
C) 8.33
D) 9.46

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Suppose that in 2009 the expected dividends of the stocks in a broad market index equaled $240 million when the discount rate was 8% and the expected growth rate of the dividends equaled 6%.Using the constant growth formula for valuation,if interest rates increase to 9% the value of the market will change by _____.


A) -10%
B) -20%
C) -25%
D) -33%

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A company with an expected earnings growth rate which is greater than that of the typical company in the same industry,most likely has _________________.


A) a dividend yield which is greater than that of the typical company
B) a dividend yield which is less than that of the typical company
C) less risk than the typical company
D) less sensitivity to market trends than the typical company

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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