2) You have been asked to estimate the cost of equity for Holton holdings a firm with operations in there difference business - retailing hotels and travels. you have collected information on the firms operations and of comparable in each of the businesses. Holton holdings has debts of $1 billion and the corporate tax rate is 28%
2) You have been asked to estimate the cost of equity for Holton holdings a firm with operations in there difference business - retailing hotels and travels. you have collected information on the firms operations and of comparable in each of the businesses. Holton holdings has debts of $1 billion and the corporate tax rate is 28%
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![2) You have been asked to estimate the cost of equity for Holton
holdings a firm with operations in there difference business –
retailing hotels and travels. you have collected information on the
firms operations and of comparable in each of the businesses.
Holton holdings has debts of $1 billion and the corporate tax rate is
28%
Revenues
comparable firms, unlevered
beta
Retailing
$400 million
0.85
Software
$400 million
1.15
Travel
$800 million
1.35
A) Estimate the bottom up beta unlevered beta for Holton
holdings
B) Estimate the bottom up levered beta for Holton holdings](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2cfbd58b-65cd-43c2-b678-8aaa6ddcd805%2F6523cd4b-45c4-468e-9ce9-e3c9e44da865%2Fc5963ei_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:2) You have been asked to estimate the cost of equity for Holton
holdings a firm with operations in there difference business –
retailing hotels and travels. you have collected information on the
firms operations and of comparable in each of the businesses.
Holton holdings has debts of $1 billion and the corporate tax rate is
28%
Revenues
comparable firms, unlevered
beta
Retailing
$400 million
0.85
Software
$400 million
1.15
Travel
$800 million
1.35
A) Estimate the bottom up beta unlevered beta for Holton
holdings
B) Estimate the bottom up levered beta for Holton holdings
![4)Johnson and Johnson had a return on equity in 2020 of 31.4%and
paid out 36% of it earning as depends it earned a net income of
$1.625million on a book value of equity of $5,171million .as
consequence of the covid pandemic .the return on equity is
expected to drop 25%in 2021land that the dividend pay out ratio will
remain unchanged
A) Estimate the growth rate in earnings based upon 2020 numbers
B)Estimate the growth rate in 2020when the ROE drops from 31.4%
to 25%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2cfbd58b-65cd-43c2-b678-8aaa6ddcd805%2F6523cd4b-45c4-468e-9ce9-e3c9e44da865%2F7mnfbn5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:4)Johnson and Johnson had a return on equity in 2020 of 31.4%and
paid out 36% of it earning as depends it earned a net income of
$1.625million on a book value of equity of $5,171million .as
consequence of the covid pandemic .the return on equity is
expected to drop 25%in 2021land that the dividend pay out ratio will
remain unchanged
A) Estimate the growth rate in earnings based upon 2020 numbers
B)Estimate the growth rate in 2020when the ROE drops from 31.4%
to 25%
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