FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Suppose that Canton Co. is a U.S.-based MNC with a foreign subsidiary in Germany, which deals in euros. The local earnings of this German subsidia
over a two-year period are shown in the following table, along with the weighted average exchange rate of the euro and the translated U.S. dollar
earnings of the subsidiary.
Period
Year 1
Year 2
Local Earnings of German
Subsidiary
(Euros, Millions)
20
20
Translated U.S. Dollar Earnings of
Weighted Average Exchange
German Subsidiary
Rate of Euro
$1.20
$1.00
(Dollars, Millions)
$24.00
$20.00
Suppose that Canton has no earnings from the U.S. and all of it's earnings come from the consolidated earnings from the German subsidiary. Also
suppose that the price of Canton stock is approximately equal to the mean P/E ratio in the industry multiplied by Canton's EPS. With these
assumptions, the
Consolidated
Earnings
(Euros, Millions)
Period
EPS (based on 10 million
shares)
Mean P/E Ratio
(Dollars,
Valuation of Canton Stock
Millions)
Price
Year 1
Year 2
$24.00
$20.00
$2.40
20
$48.00
$2.00
20
$40.00
Because of a
in the weighted average exchange rate of the euro, the valuation of Canton's stock price.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that Canton Co. is a U.S.-based MNC with a foreign subsidiary in Germany, which deals in euros. The local earnings of this German subsidia over a two-year period are shown in the following table, along with the weighted average exchange rate of the euro and the translated U.S. dollar earnings of the subsidiary. Period Year 1 Year 2 Local Earnings of German Subsidiary (Euros, Millions) 20 20 Translated U.S. Dollar Earnings of Weighted Average Exchange German Subsidiary Rate of Euro $1.20 $1.00 (Dollars, Millions) $24.00 $20.00 Suppose that Canton has no earnings from the U.S. and all of it's earnings come from the consolidated earnings from the German subsidiary. Also suppose that the price of Canton stock is approximately equal to the mean P/E ratio in the industry multiplied by Canton's EPS. With these assumptions, the Consolidated Earnings (Euros, Millions) Period EPS (based on 10 million shares) Mean P/E Ratio (Dollars, Valuation of Canton Stock Millions) Price Year 1 Year 2 $24.00 $20.00 $2.40 20 $48.00 $2.00 20 $40.00 Because of a in the weighted average exchange rate of the euro, the valuation of Canton's stock price.
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