Company Q’s current return on equity (ROE) is 13%. It pays out 45 percent of earnings as cash dividends (payout ratio = 0.45). Current book value per share is $63. Book value per share will grow as Q reinvests earnings. Assume that the ROE and payout ratio stay constant for the next four years. After that, competition forces ROE down to 11.0% and the payout ratio increases to 0.75. The cost of equity is 11.0%. What are Q’s EPS and dividends in years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5? What is Q’s stock worth per share?

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Company Q’s current return on equity (ROE) is 13%. It pays out 45 percent of earnings as cash dividends (payout ratio = 0.45). Current book value per share is $63. Book value per share will grow as Q reinvests earnings.

Assume that the ROE and payout ratio stay constant for the next four years. After that, competition forces ROE down to 11.0% and the payout ratio increases to 0.75. The cost of equity is 11.0%.

  1. What are Q’s EPS and dividends in years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5?
  2. What is Q’s stock worth per share?
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