Worksheet on Company Valuation
The average P/E ratio in a particular industry is 12. Use this to value the stock of a company in that
industry with earnings of $2/share.
Price = 12*$2 = $24
A company has a P/E ratio of 15 and is growing at 12%, what is the PEG ratio?
PEG = (P/E)/G
= 15/12 = 1.25
What is the expected return from investing in a stock with a dividend yield of 5% that is expected to
grow at 7%?
k = D1/P0 + g
k = 5% + 7% = 12%
A company’s next annual dividend is $2 per share. If you expect dividends to grow indefinitely at 4%
and future cash flows are discounted at 12%, what is a share worth.
V0 = D1/(k‐g)
= $2/(0.12‐0.04) = 25
A company’s last annual dividend was $2 per share. If you expect dividends to grow indefinitely at 4%
and future cash flows are discounted at 12%, what is a share worth.
V0 = D0(1+g)/(k‐g)
= $2(1.04)/(0.12‐0.04) = $26
A company’s next dividend is $3 per share. If you expect dividends to grow indefinitely at 2%, the risk‐
free rate is 1%, Beta = 1.4, expected market return is 10%, what is a share worth?
E(Ri) = Rf + β(E(Rm)‐Rf)
0.136 = 0.01+1.4(0.1‐0.01)
Value = $3/(0.136‐0.02) = $25.86 A company expects dividends per share of $1, $1.50 and $1.90 over the next three years with
dividends growing at 5% per year after that. What is the value of a share discounting at 10%?
V0 = D1/(1+k) +D2/(1+k)2 + D3/(1+k)3 + D4/(1+k)4 + …
V0 = D1/(1+k) +D2/(1+k)2 + D3/(1+k)3 + P3/(1+k)3
P3 = D4/(k‐g) = 1.9*1.05/(0.10‐0.05) = 39.9
V0 = 1/1.1 + 1.5/1.12 + 1.9/1.13 + 39.9/1.13 = 33.55
A company has an ROE of 15%, has a payout rate of 30% and will have earnings next year of $6/share.
If cash flows are discounted at 12%, what should be the firm’s forward‐looking P/E ratio and price per
share assuming a sustainable growth rate?
P/E = b/(k‐(1‐b)ROE)
P/E = 0.3/(0.12‐0.7*0.15) = 20
P = 20*6 = 120
A company will have earnings next year of $4/share. Assuming an ROE of 14% and a discount rate of
10%, find the Present Value of Growth Opportunities (PVGO) assuming the company follows a
sustainable growth rate and reinvests 40% of its earnings.
P0 = (No‐Grow Value) + PVGO
No‐Grow Value = 4/0.1 = 40
P0 = 0.6*4/(0.1‐0.4*0.14) = 54.55
PVGO = 54.55 – 40 = 14.55 Questions
1) A company’s next annual dividend is $4 per share. If you expect dividends to grow indefinitely at 2%
and future cash flows are discounted at 9%, what is a share worth?
2) A company has an ROE of 12%, has a payout rate of 40% and will have earnings next year of
$10/share. The risk‐free rate is 3%, Beta = 0.8, expected market return is 12%, what should the forward‐
looking P/E ratio be?
3) A company expects dividends per share of $2 and $2.50 over the next two years with dividends
growing at 3% per year after that. What is the value of a share discounting at 8%?
Answers
1) 57.14
2) 13.33 and a price of 133.33
3) 48.15