Fontaine Inc. recently reported net income of $2 million. It has 330,000 shares of common stock, which currently trades at $31 a share. Fontaine continues to expand and anticipates that one year from now its net income will be $3.5 million. Over the next year it also anticipates issuing an additional 66,000 shares of stock, so that one year from now it will have 396,000 shares of common stock. Assuming its price/earnings ratio remains at its current level, what will be its stock price 1 year from now?

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Fontaine Inc. recently reported net income of $2
million. It has 330,000 shares of common stock,
which currently trades at $31 a share. Fontaine
continues to expand and anticipates that one year
from now its net income will be $3.5 million. Over
the next year it also anticipates issuing an
additional 66,000 shares of stock, so that one year
from now it will have 396,000 shares of common
stock. Assuming its price/earnings ratio remains at
its current level, what will be its stock price 1 year
from now?
Transcribed Image Text:Fontaine Inc. recently reported net income of $2 million. It has 330,000 shares of common stock, which currently trades at $31 a share. Fontaine continues to expand and anticipates that one year from now its net income will be $3.5 million. Over the next year it also anticipates issuing an additional 66,000 shares of stock, so that one year from now it will have 396,000 shares of common stock. Assuming its price/earnings ratio remains at its current level, what will be its stock price 1 year from now?
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