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Stock Valuation and Cash Flows Full Boat Manufacturing has projected sales of
a. What is your estimate of the current stock price?
b. Suppose instead that you estimate the terminal value of the company using a PE multiple. The industry PE multiple is 11. What is your new estimate of the company’s stock price?
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- EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT