单选题

A fund mananaer compiles the followincg data on two companies:

  Company A Company B
Return on assets (ROA)  10.9% 9.0%
Return on equity (ROE) 15.4% 14.3%
Dividend pavout ratio 0.35 0.30
Required rate of return 13.0% 12.4%
Weighted average cost of capital 11.8%  11.7%

The best conclusion the fund manager can make is that Company A's stock is more attractive than Company B's stock because of its:

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

From the following computations, Company A's stock is more attractive than Company B's stock because of its smaller P/E.