Chapter 8, Problem 1M

Summary Introduction

Case summary:

Person C and Person GR are the founders and owners of the R Company. This company manufactures and installs heating, ventilation, and cooling units (HVAC) commercially. Both the owners have 50,000 share of company’s stock as per the partnership deed. They wanted to sell their stocks and decided to value their holding in the company.

R Company has earnings per share of $3.15 and the dividends of $45,000 each were paid to the owners of the company. Moreover, there is even return on equity (ROE) of 17% and the required rate of return is 14%.

Characters in the case:

R Company: The firm that wants to value their stocks

Person C: Co-owner of Company R

Person GR: Co-owner of Company R

To determine: The Company’s value per share of the stock.