The dividend yield of Suburban Propane was 10.2% in a recent year, and the dividend yield of Google was 0% in the same year. What might explainthe difference between these ratios?

The return on the Rush Corporation in the state of recession is estimated to be -23% and the return on Rush in the state of boom is estimated to be 32%. The return on the Oberman Corporation in the state of recession is estimated to be 45% and the return on Oberman in the state of boom is estimated to be -16%. Given this information, what is the covariance between Rush and Oberman if there is a 0.70 probability that the economy will be in the state of boom and a 0.30 probability that the economy will be in the state of recession. Place your answer in decimal form and not as a percentage

If this company’s stockturn rate was 3.5 last year, is the stockturn rate calculated in the previous question better or worse? Discuss. (AACSB: Written and Oral Communication; Reflective Thinking)

If you look at stock prices over any year, you will find a high and low stock price for the year. Instead of a single benchmark PE ratio, we now have a high and low PE ratio for each year. We can use these ratios to calculate a high and a low stock price for the next year. Suppose we have the following information on a particular company over the past four years:     Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 High price $ 99.70 $ 123.30 $ 132.70 $ 149.33 Low price 74.53 90.64 71.32 117.85 EPS 8.98 10.73 11.81 13.20   Earnings are projected to grow at 9 percent over the next year.   a. What is your high target stock price over the next year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is your low target stock price over the next year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

You observe that a firm's ROE has increased from the previous year, but both its profit margin and equity multiplier are below the previous year's levels. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   Its return on assets must be lower than the previous year. Its total assets turnover must be lower than the previous year. Its TIE ratio must be higher than the previous year. Its total assets turnover must be higher than the previous year.

A company has predicted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.74 and a degree of financial leverage of 2.4 at the predicted level of EBIT. What is the expected percentage change in EPS if EBIT turn out to be 10% lower than expected?