Philadelphia Corporation's stock recently paid a dividend of $2.00 per share (D0 = $2), and the stock is in equilibrium. The company has a constant growth rate of 5 percent and a beta equal to 1.5. The required rate of return on the market is 15 percent, and the risk-free rate is 7 percent. Philadelphia is considering a change in policy which will increase its beta coefficient to 1.75. If market conditions remain unchanged, what new constant growth rate will cause the common stock price of Philadelphia to re

Jersey Jewel Mining has a beta coefficient of 1.3. Currently the risk-free rate is 2 percent and the anticipated return on the market is 8 percent. JJM pays a $5.30 dividend that is growing at 6 percent annually. Do not round intermediate calculations.   What is the required return for JJM? Round your answer to two decimal places.     %   Given the required return, what is the value of the stock? Round your answer to the nearest cent.   $     If the stock is selling for $166, what should you do?   The stock -Select-isis notItem 3 overvalued and -Select-shouldshould notItem 4 be purchased.   If the beta coefficient declines to 1.2, what is the new value of the stock? Round your answer to the nearest cent.   $     If the price remains $166, what course of action should you take given the valuation in d?   The stock is -Select-overvaluedundervaluedItem 6 and -Select-shouldshould notItem 7 be purchased.

Engler Corporation's stock had a required return of 9.50% last year when the risk - free rate was 2.50% and the market risk premium was 5.00%. Then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 1% from 5.00% to 6.00%. The risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. What is the company's new required rate of return? a. 10.40% b 10.90% с. 11.80% d. 12.50% e. 13.50%

Suppose that two factors have been identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial production, IP, and the inflation rate, IR. IP is expected to be 5%, and IR 4.0%. A stock with a beta of 2.1 on IP and 1.4 on IR currently is expected to provide a rate of return of 18% . If industrial production actually grows by 6%, while the inflation rate turns out to be 5.8%, what is your revised estimate of the expected rate of return on the stock? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

Data for Solo Corporation is shown below. Now Solo has acquired some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 30%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 2.00%. What is the stock's new required rate of return? Hint: Use the Capital Asset Pricing model equation. Briefly discuss your result. Market Beta is 1.00Initial required return (rs) 10.20%The market risk premium, RPM 6.00%Percentage increase in beta 30.00%Increase in inflation premium, IP 2.00%

According to equity analysts at Goldman Sachs, over the next year, there is a 13% chance of an economic boom and a 75% likelihood of a normal economy. You just bought shares of Time Warner (ticker symbol: TWX) that are expected to earn 14% in a booming economy and 8% in a normal economy. What is Time Warner’s expected return if the company is expected to lose 4% in a recessionary economy? a. 7.69   b. 7.34   c. 6.43   d. 4.00   e. 8.30

Adobe Systems has come out with a new and improved product.  As a result, the firm projects an ROE of 22.5%, and it will maintain a plowback ratio of .50.  Its projected earnings are $3.75 per share. Investors expect an 18% rate of return on the stock. At what price and P/E ratio would you expect the firm to sell and what is the preset value of growth opportunities?

HR Corporation has a beta of 2.0, while LR Corporation's beta is 0.5. The risk-free rate is 10 percent, and the required rate of return on an average stock is 15 percent. Now the risk-free rate falls by 3 percentage points, the required return on the market falls to 11 percent, and the betas remain constant. When all of these changes are made, what will be the difference in the required returns on HR's and LR's stocks?

You are trying to value the stocks of Imaginary Inc. The company is currently involved ina very risky, but potentially very profitable project. In the preceding year, the companyhad earnings of $10 per share. You expect the earnings per share to grow to $15, $20, and$25 in the next three years, after which you expect a growth rate of 2%. The companyalways applies a plowback ratio of 60%. You estimate that a risk-adjusted discount rateof 10% is appropriate.a). What are the expected dividends per share in the next three years?b). What is the expected price per share three years from now?c). What is the fair stock price per share today?

Suppose two factors are identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial production, IP, and the inflation rate, IR. IP is expected to be 5% and IR 5%. A stock with a beta of 1 on IP and 0.7 on IR currently is expected to provide a rate of return of 10%. If industrial production actually grows by 6%, while the inflation rate turns out to be 6%, what will be your expected rate of return on the stock, given the new information about the industrial production rate and the inflation rate? (Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal places.) Expected rate of return %