An investor is deciding whether to purchase 5,000 ABC Inc. shares which has an EPS ratio of P75. He would like to compare ABC with the average price-earnings ratio of three of its closest competitors. The following are the details of the competitors. X Inc. Y Co. Z Corp. Market value per share 564.00 P 2,367.00 P 142.00 Divided by: Earnings per share 103.00 412.00 23.00 P-E Ratio 5.48 P 5.75 P 6.17 Average PE of competitors 5.80 The investor expects ABC's relative value to increase by 10% each year. If the investor would like to sell his investment in ABC by the end of 5 years but expects to incur a cost to sell of P500,000 due to low tradeability, how much should the investor pay for each share now?

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An investor is deciding whether to purchase 5,000 ABC Inc. shares which has an EPS ratio of P75. He
would like to compare ABC with the average price-earnings ratio of three of its closest competitors. The
following are the details of the competitors.
X Inc.
Y Co.
Z Corp.
Market value per share
564.00 P
2,367.00 P
142.00
Divided by: Earnings per share
103.00
412.00
23.00
P-E Ratio
5.48 P
5.75 P
6.17
Average PE of competitors
5.80
The investor expects ABC's relative value to increase by 10% each year. If the investor would like to sell his
investment in ABC by the end of 5 years but expects to incur a cost to sell of P500,000 due to low
tradeability, how much should the investor pay for each share now?
Transcribed Image Text:An investor is deciding whether to purchase 5,000 ABC Inc. shares which has an EPS ratio of P75. He would like to compare ABC with the average price-earnings ratio of three of its closest competitors. The following are the details of the competitors. X Inc. Y Co. Z Corp. Market value per share 564.00 P 2,367.00 P 142.00 Divided by: Earnings per share 103.00 412.00 23.00 P-E Ratio 5.48 P 5.75 P 6.17 Average PE of competitors 5.80 The investor expects ABC's relative value to increase by 10% each year. If the investor would like to sell his investment in ABC by the end of 5 years but expects to incur a cost to sell of P500,000 due to low tradeability, how much should the investor pay for each share now?
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