单选题
An analyst gathered the following data for the Parker Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2008:
EPS
2008
=$1.75
Dividends
2008
=$1.40
Beta
parker
=1.17
Long-term bond rate = 6.75%
Rate of return S&P
500
=12.00%
The firm has changed its dividend policy and now plans to pay out 60% of its earnings as dividends in the future. If the long-term growth rate in earnings and dividends is expected to be 5% , the appropriate price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Parker will be:
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】P/E Ratio =0.60/(0.1289-0.0500)=7.60.
Required rate of return on equity will be 12.89 percent =6.75%+1.17×(12.00%-6.75%).