Chapter 10

Discussion Questions
10-1. How is valuation of any financial asset related to future cash flows?

The valuation of a financial asset is equal to the present value of future

cash flows.

10-2. Why might investors demand a lower rate of return for an investment in
Exxon Mobil as compared to United Airlines?

Because Exxon Mobil has less risk than United Airlines, Exxon Mobil has
relatively high returns and a strong market position; United Airlines has
had financial difficulties and emerged from bankruptcy in 2006.

10-3. What are the three factors that influence the required rate of return by
investors?

The three factors that influence the demanded rate of return are:

a. The real rate of return

b. The inflation premium
c. The risk premium

10-4. If inflationary expectations increase, what is likely to happen to yield to

maturity on bonds in the marketplace? What is also likely to happen to the
price of bonds?

If inflationary expectations increase, the yield to maturity (required rate of

return) will increase. This will mean a lower bond price.

10-5. Why is the remaining time to maturity an important factor in evaluating the
impact of a change in yield to maturity on bond prices?

The longer the time period remaining to maturity, the greater the impact of
a difference between the rate the bond is paying and the current yield to
maturity (required rate of return). For example, a two percent ($20)
differential is not very significant for one year, but very significant for
20 years. In the latter case, it will have a much greater effect on the bond
price.

10-6. What are the three adjustments that have to be made in going from annual
to semiannual bond analysis?

The three adjustments in going from annual to semiannual bond analysis

are:

1. Divide the annual interest rate by two.

2. Multiply the number of years by two.
3. Divide the annual yield to maturity by two.

10-7. Why is a change in required yield for preferred stock likely to have a
greater impact on price than a change in required yield for bonds?

The longer the life of an investment, the greater the impact of a change in
the required rate of return. Since preferred stock has a perpetual life, the
impact is likely to be at a maximum.

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10-8. What type of dividend pattern for common stock is similar to the dividend
payment for preferred stock?

The no-growth pattern for common stock is similar to the dividend on

preferred stock.

10-9. What two conditions must be met to go from Formula 10-8 to

Formula 10-9 in using the dividend valuation model?

D1
P0  10  9
Ke - g

To go from Formula (10-8) to Formula (10-9):

The firm must have a constant growth rate (g).

The discount rate (ke) must exceed the growth rate (g).

10-10. What two components make up the required rate of return on common
stock?

The two components that make up the required return on common stock
are:

a. The dividend yield D1/Po.

b. The growth rate (g). This actually represents the anticipated growth in
dividends, earnings, and stock price over the long term.

10-11. What factors might influence a firm's price-earnings ratio?

The price-earnings ratio is influenced by the earnings and sales growth of

the firm, the risk (or volatility in performance), the debt-equity structure
of the firm, the dividend policy, the quality of management, and a number
of other factors. Firms that have bright expectations for the future tend to
trade at high P/E ratios while the opposite is true of low P/E firms.

10-12. How is the supernormal growth pattern likely to vary from the normal,
constant growth pattern?

A supernormal growth pattern is represented by very rapid growth in the

early years of a company or industry that eventually levels off to more
normal growth. The supernormal growth pattern is often experienced by
firms in emerging industries, such as in the early days of electronics or
microcomputers.

10-13. What approaches can be taken in valuing a firm's stock when there is no
cash dividend payment?

In valuing a firm with no cash dividend, one approach is to assume that at

some point in the future a cash dividend will be paid. You can then take the
present value of future cash dividends.

A second approach is to take the present value of future earnings as well as

a future anticipated stock price. The discount rate applied to future earnings
is generally higher than the discount rate applied to future dividends.

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 Chapter 10
Problems

(For the first 19 bond problems, assume interest payments are on an annual basis.)

1. Burns Fire and Casualty Company has $1,000 par value bonds outstanding at
11 percent interest. The bonds will mature in 20 years. Compute the current price
of the bonds if the present yield to maturity is:
a. 6 percent.
b. 8 percent.
c. 12 percent.

10-1. Solution:
Burns Fire and Casualty Company

a. 6 percent yield to maturity

Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 6%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 11.470 = $1,261.70

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × FVIF (n = 20, i = 6%) Appendix B
PV = 1,000 × .312 = $312

Present Value of Interest Payment $1,261.70

Present Value of Principal Payment 312.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $1,573.70
10-1. (Continued)
b. 8 percent yield to maturity
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 8%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 9.818 = $1,079.98

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 8%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .215 = $215
$1,079.98
215.00
$1,294,88

c. 12 percent yield to maturity

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 12%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 7.469 = $821.59

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 12%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .104 = $104
$821.59
104.00
$925.59

2. Midland Oil has $1,000 par value bonds outstanding at 8 percent interest. The bonds will
mature in 25 years. Compute the current price of the bonds if the present yield to
maturity is:
a. 7 percent.
b. 10 percent.
c. 13 percent.

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10-2. Solution:
Midland Oil

a. 7 percent yield to maturity

Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 7%) Appendix D
PVA = $80 × 11.654 = $932.32

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 7%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .184 = $184

Total Present Value

Present Value of Interest Payments $ 932.32

Present Value of Principal Payments 184.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $1,116.32

b. 10 percent yield to maturity

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 10%) Appendix D
PVA = $80 × 9.077 = $726.16

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 10%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .092 = $92
$726.16
92.00
$818.16
10-2. (Continued)

c. 13 percent yield to maturity

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 13%) Appendix D
PVA = $80 × 7.330 = $586.40

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 13%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .047 = $47
$586.40
47.00
$633.40

3. Exodus Limousine Company has $1,000 par value bonds outstanding at 10 percent
interest. The bonds will mature in 50 years. Compute the current price of the bonds
if the percent yield to maturity is:
a. 5 percent.
b. 15 percent.

10-3. Solution:
Exodus Limousine Company

a. 5 percent yield to maturity

Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 50, i = 5%) Appendix D
PVA = $100 × 18.256 = $1,825.60

Present Value of Principal Payment

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 50, i = 5%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .087 = $87

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 Present Value of Interest Payment $1,825.60
Present Value of Principal Payment 87.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $1,912.60
10-3. (Continued)

b. 15 percent yield to maturity

Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 50, i = 15%) Appendix D
PVA = $1,000 × 6.661 = $666.10

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 50, i = 15%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .001 = $1

Present Value of Interest Payment $666.10

Present Value of Principal Payment 1.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $667.10

4. Referring back to Problem 3, part b, what percent of the total bond value does the
repayment of principal represent?

10-4. Solution:
Exodus Limousine Company (continued)

PV of Principal Payment $1.00

  .150%
Bond Value $667.10

5. Harrison Ford Auto Company has a $ 1,000 par value bond outstanding that pays
11 percent interest. The current yield to maturity on each bond in the market is
8 percent. Compute the price of these bonds for these maturity dates:
a. 30 years.
b. 15 years.
c. 1 year.

10-5. Solution:
Harrison Ford Auto Company

a. 30 years to maturity
Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 30, i = 8%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 11.258 = $1,238.38

Present Value of Principal Payment

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 30, i = 8%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .099 = $99

Total Present Value

Present Value of Interest Payment $1,238.38

Present Value of Principal Payment 99.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $1,337.38

b. 15 years to maturity
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 15, i = 8%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 8.559 = $941.49

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 15, i = 8%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .315 = $315

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 $ 941.49
315.00
$1,256.49
10-5. (Continued)

c. 1 year to maturity
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 1, i = 8%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × .926 = $101.86

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 1, i = 8%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .926 = $926.00
$ 101.86
926.00
$1,027.86
6. Kilgore Natural Gas has a $1,000 par value bond outstanding that pays 9 percent
annual interest. The current yield to maturity on such bonds in the market is
12 percent. Compute the price of the bonds for these maturity dates:
a. 30 years.
b. 15 years.
c. 1 year.

0-6. Solution:
Kilgore Natural Gas

a. 30 years to maturity
Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 30, i = 12%) Appendix D
PVA = $90 × 8.055 = $724.95

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 30, i = 12%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .033 = $33

Total Present Value

Present Value of Interest Payments $724.95

Present Value of Principal Payment 33.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $757.95
10-6. (Continued)

b. 15 years to maturity
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 15, i = 12%) Appendix D
PVA = $90 × 6.811 = $612.99

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 15, i = 12%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .183 = $183
$612.99
183.00
$795.99

c. 1 year to maturity
PVA = A × PVIFA Appendix D
PVA = $90 × .893 = $80.37

PV = FV × PVIF Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .893 = $893.00
$ 80.37
893.00
$973.37

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7. For problem 6 graph the relationship in a manner similar to the bottom half of Figure
10-2 on page. Also explain why the pattern of price change occurs.

10-7. Solution:
Kilgore Natural Gas (Continued)

8. Go to Table 10-1 which is based on bonds paying 10 percent interest for 20 years.
Assume interest rates in the
market (yield to maturity) 9% Bond, $1,000 Par Value
Bond Value
decline from 11 percent to $1,000
8 percent:
a. What is the bond price at 11
percent? 900
b. What is the bond price at 8
percent? 800 Assumes 12% Yield to Maturity
c. What would be your
percentage return on 700
investment if your bought
when rates were 11 percent 30 25 15 10 5
and sold when rates were 8 Years
percent?

10-8. Solution:

a. $920.30
b. $1,196.80
c. Sales price (8%)...............................................$1,196.80
Purchase price (11%)....................................... 920.30
Profit $ 276.50

Profit $276.50
  30.04%
Purchase Pr ice $920.30
9. Using Table 10-2, assume interest rates in the market (yield to maturity) go from
9 percent to 12 percent.
a. What is the bond price at 9 percent?
b. What is the bond price at 12 percent?
c. What would be your percentage loss on the investment if you bought when
rates were 9 percent and sold when rates were 12 percent?

10-9. Solution:

a. $1,090.90
b. $850.90
Purchase price (9%).......................................$1,090.90
Sales price (12%)............................................. 850.90
Loss .............................................................$ (240.00)
Loss ($240.00)
  22%
Purchase Price $1, 090.90

10. Using Table 10-2 on page___:

a. Assume the interest rate in the market (yield to maturity) goes down to
8 percent for the 10 percent bonds. Using column 2, indicate what the bond price
will be with a 5-year, a 15-year, and a 30-year time period.

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 b. Assume the interest rate in the market (yield to maturity) goes up to 12 percent
for the 10 percent bonds. Using column 3, indicate what the bond price will be
with a 5-year, a 10-year, and a 30-year period.
c. Based on the information in part a, if you think interest rates in the market are
going down, which bond would you choose to own?
d. Based on information in part b, if you think interest rates in the market are going
up, which bond would you choose to own?

10-10. Solution:
a. Maturity Bond price
5 year $1,080.30
15 year 1,170.90
30 year 1,224.80

b. Maturity Bond price

5 year 927.50
15 year 864.11
30 year 838.50

c. Based on information in Part a, you would want to own the longest-term

bond possible to maximize your gain.

d. Based on information in Part b, you would want to own the shortest-term

bond possible to minimize your loss.
11. Jim Busby calls his broker to inquire about purchasing a bond of Disk Storage
Systems. His broker quotes a price of $1,180. Jim is concerned that the bond might
be overpriced based on the facts involved. The $ 1,000 par value bond pays
14 percent interest, and it has 25 years remaining until maturity. The current yield to
maturity on similar bonds is 12 percent. Compute the new price of the bond and
comment on whether you think it is overpriced in the marketplace.

10-11. Solution:
Jim Busby – Disk Storage Systems

Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 12%) Appendix D
PVA = $140 × 7.843 = $1,098.02

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 12%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .059 = $59
$1,098.02
59.00
$1,157.02

The bond has a value of $1,157.02. This indicates his broker is quoting too
high a price at $1,180.
12. Tom Cruise Lines, Inc., issued bonds five years ago at $1,000 per bond. These bonds
had a 25-year life when issued and the annual interest payment was then
12 percent. This return was in line with the required returns by bondholders at that
point as described below:

Real rate of return............ 3%

Inflation premium............ 5
Risk premium................... 4
Total return................... 12%

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 Assume that five years later the inflation premium is only 3 percent and is
appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity) of the bonds.
The bonds have 20 years remaining until maturity. Compute the new price of
the bond.

10-12. Solution:
Tom Cruise Lines, Inc.

First compute the new required rate of return (yield to maturity).

Real rate of return 3%

Inflation premium 3
Risk premium 4
Total return 10%

Then use this value to find the price of the bond.

Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 10%) Appendix D
PVA = $120 × 8.514 = $1,021.68

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 10%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .149 = $149
$1,021.68
149.00
$1,170.68
13. Further analysis of problem 12:
a. Find the present value of 2 percent × $1,000 (or $20) for 20 years at 10 percent.
The $20 is assumed to be an annual payment.
b. Add this value to $1,000.
c. Explain why the answers to problem 11b and problem 10 are basically the same.
(There is a slight difference due to rounding in the tables.)

10-13. Solution:
Further Analysis of Problem 12

a. PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 10%) Appendix D

PVA = $20 × 8.514 = $170.28

b. $1,000.00
170.28
$1,170.28

c. The answer to problem 11b of $1,170.28 and problem 10 of $1,170.68 are

basically the same because in
both cases we are valuing the present value of a $20 differential between
actual return and required return for 20 years.
In problem 11b we take the present value of the $20 differential to arrive at
$170.28. We then add this value to the $1,000.00 par value to determine a
value of $1,170.28.

In problem 10, we accomplish the same goal by valuing all future benefits
at a two percent differential between actual return and required return to
arrive at $1,170.68.
14. Good News Razor Co. issued bonds 10 years ago at $1,000 per bond. These bonds
had a 40 year life when issued and the annual interest payment was then 12 percent.
This return was in line with the required returns by bondholders at that point in time
as described below:

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 Real rate of return............ 2%
Inflation premium............ 4
Risk premium................... 5
Total return................... 11%

Assume that 10 years later, due to favorable publicity, the risk premium is now
3 percent and is appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity)
of the bonds. The bonds have 30 years remaining until maturity. Compute the new
price of the bond.

10-14. Solution:
Good News Razor Co.

First compute the new required rate of return (yield to maturity)

Real rate of return 2%
Inflation premium 4%
Risk premium 3%
9% total required return
Then use this value to find the price of the bond.
Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n=30, i = 9%) Appendix D
PVA = $110 × 10.274 = $1,130.14
Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity
PV = FV × FVIF (n=30, i = 9%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .075 = $75.00
Total Present Value
Present Value of Interest Payment $1,130.14
Present Value of Principal Payment 75.00
Total Present Value or Price of the Bond $1,205.14
15. Wilson Oil Company issued bonds five years ago at $1,000 per bond. These bonds
had a 25-year life when issued and the annual interest payment was then 8 percent.
This return was in line with the required returns by bondholders at that point in time
as described below:

Real rate of return............ 2%

Inflation premium............ 3
Risk premium................... 3
Total return.................. 8%

Assume that 10 years later, due to bad publicity, the risk premium is now 6 percent
and is appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity) of the
bonds. The bonds have 15 years remaining until maturity. Compute the new price
of the bond.

10-15. Solution:
Wilson Oil Company

First compute the new required rate of return (yield to maturity).

Real rate of return 2%

Inflation premium 3%
Risk premium 6%
11% total required return

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 Then use this value to find the price of the bond.

Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 15, i = 11%) Appendix D
PVA = $80 × 7.191 = $575.28

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 15, i = 11%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .209 = $209.00 $575.28
209.00
Bond Price = $784.28
16. Lance Whittingham IV specializes in buying deep discount bonds. These represent
bonds that are trading at well below part value. He has his eye on a bond issued by
the Leisure Time Corporation. The $1,000 par value bond pays 4 percent annual
interest and has 16 years remaining to maturity. The current yield to maturity on
similar bonds is 10 percent.
a. What is the current price of the bonds?
b. By what percent will the price of the bonds increase between now and maturity?
c. What is the annual compound rate of growth in the value of the bonds?
(An approximate answer is acceptable.)

10-16. Solution:
Lance Whittingham IV – Leisure Time Corporation

a. Current price of the bonds

Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 16, i = 10%) Appendix D
PVA = $40 × 7.824 = $312.96
Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity
PV = FV × PVIF (n = 16, i = 10%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .218 = $218
$312.96
218.00
$530.96
b. Percent increase at maturity
Maturity Value $1,000.00
Current price – 530.96
Dollar increase $ 469.04
dollar increase $469.04
Percent increase    88.34%
current price 530.96
c. Compound rate of growth

The bond will grow by 88.34 percent over 16 years. Using Appendix A, the
future value of $1 and the interest factor of 1.883 (1+.8834), we see the growth
rate is between
4 and 5 percent (4.03 percent based on interpolation).
17. Bonds issued by the Crane Optical Company have a par value of $1,000, which
is also the amount of principal to be paid at maturity. The bonds are currently selling
for $850. They have 10 years remaining to maturity. The annual interest payment is
9 percent ($90).
Compute the approximate yield to maturity, using Formula 10-2 on ___.

10-17. Solution:
Crane Optical Company

Approximate Yield to Maturity is represented by Y'

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 Principal payment  Price of the bond
Annual interest payment 
Number of years to maturity
Y' 
.6 (Price of the bond)  .4 (Principal payment)

$1,000  850
$90 
 10
.6 ($850)  .4 ($1,000)
$150
$90 
 10
$510  400
$90  15 $105
   11.54%
$910 $910
18. Bonds issued by the West Motel Chain have a par value of $1,000, are selling
for $1,100, and have 20 years remaining to maturity. The annual interest payment
is 13.5 percent ($135).
Compute the approximate yield to maturity, using Formula 10-2 on page ___.

10-18. Solution:
West Motel Chain

Approximate Yield to Maturity is represented by Y'

Principal payment  Price of the bond

Annual interest payment 
Number of years to maturity
Y'=
.6 (Price of the bond)  .4 (Principal payment)

$1,000  1,100
$135 
 20
.6 ($1,100)  .4 ($1,000)
 $100
$135 
 20
$660  400
$135  5 $130
   12.26%
$1,060 $1,060
19. Optional: For Problem 18, use the techniques in Appendix 10A to combine a trial
and error approach with interpolation to find a more exact answer. You may choose
to use a handheld calculator instead.

10-19. Solution:
West Motel Chain (Continued)

In using the trial and error approach in this instance, we can reasonably infer the
answer is between 12 and 13 percent based on the information in problem 14.

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 Even if we did not have this information, we could infer the yield is somewhat
below 13.5 percent because the bonds are trading above the par value of $1,000.
Let's begin the trial and error process
at 12 percent.
Present Value of Interest Payments
PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 12%) Appendix D
PVA = $135 × 7.469 = $1,008.32

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF
PV = $1,000 × .104 = $104
$1,008.32
104.00
$1,112.32

The discount rate of 12 percent gives us too high a present value in comparison
to the bond price of $1,100. So we next use a higher rate of 13 percent.

Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 13%) Appendix D
PVA = $135 × 7.025 = $948.38
10-19. (Continued)

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 13%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .087 = $87
$ 948.38
87.00
$1,035.38

The discount rate of 13 percent provides too low a value. The actual value falls
between 12 and 13 percent. Using interpolation:

$1,112.32 PV at 12% $1,112.32 PV at 12%

–1,035.38 PV at 13% –1,100.00 bond price
$ 76.94 $ 12.32

12% + $12.32/$76.94 (1%) = 12% + .16 (1%) = 12.16%

The answer is 12.16%.

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(For the next two problems, assume interest payments are on a semiannual basis.)
20. Robert Brown III is considering a bond investment in Southwest Technology
Company. The $1,000 bonds have a quoted annual interest rate of 8 percent and the
interest is paid semiannually. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 10 percent annual
interest. There are 25 years to maturity. Compute the price of the bonds based on
semiannual analysis.

10-20. Solution:
Robert Brown III—Southwest Technology

8% interest/2 = 4% semiannual interest rate

4% × $1,000 = $40 semiannual interest
25 × 2 = 50 number of periods (n)
10%/2 = 5% yield to maturity expressed on a semiannual basis (i)

Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 50, i = 5%) Appendix D
PVA = $40 × 18.256 = $730.24

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 50, i = 5%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .087 = $87
$730.24
87.00
$817.24
21. You are called in as a financial analyst to appraise the bonds of the Holtz Corporation.
The $1,000 par value bonds have a quoted annual interest rate of 14 percent, which
is paid semiannually. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 12 percent annual
interest. There are 15 years to maturity.
a. Compute the price of the bonds based on semiannual analysis.
b. With 10 years to maturity, if yield to maturity goes down substantially to
8 percent, what will be the new price of the bonds?

10-21. Solution:
Holtz Corporation

a. Present Value of Interest Payments

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 30, i = 6%) Appendix D
PVA = $70 × 13.765 = $963.55

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 30, i = 6%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .174 = $174
$ 963.55
174.00
$1,137.55

b. PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 20, i = 4%) Appendix D

PVA = $70 × 13.590 = $951.30

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 4%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .456 = $456
$ 951.30
456.00
$1,407.30
22. The preferred stock of Ultra Corporation pays an annual dividend of $6.30. It has a
required rate of return of 9 percent. Compute the price of the preferred stock.

10-22. Solution:

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 Ultra Corp.

Dp $6.30
Pp    $70
Kp .09

23. North Pole Cruise Lines issued preferred stock many years ago. It carries a fixed
dividend of $6 per share. With the passage of time, yields have soared from the
original 6 percent to 14 percent (yield is the same as required rate of return).
a. What was the original issue price?
b. What is the current value of this preferred stock?
c. If the yield on the Standard & Poor’s Preferred Stock Index declines, how will
the price of the preferred stock be affected?

10-23. Solution:
North Pole Cruise Lines

a. Original price
Dp $6.00
Pp    $100
Kp .06
b. Current value
$6.00
 $42.86
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c. The price of preferred stock will increase as yields decline. Since preferred
stock is a fixed income security, its price is inversely related to yields as
would be true with bond prices. The present value of an income stream has
a higher present value as the discount rate declines, and a lower present
value as the discount rate increases.
24. Venus Sportswear Corporation has preferred stock outstanding that pays an annual
dividend of $12. It has a price of $110. What is the required rate of return (yield)
on the preferred stock?

10-24. Solution:
Venus Sportswear Corporation

Dp $12
Kp    10.91%
Pp $110
25. Analogue Technology has preferred stock outstanding that pays a $9 annual
dividend. It has a price of $76. What is the required rate of return (yield) on the
preferred stock?

10-25. Solution:
Analogue Technology

Dp $9
Kp    11.84%
Pp $76
(All of the following problems pertain to the common stock section of the chapter.)

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26. Static Electric Co. currently pays a $2.10 annual cash dividend (D0). It plans to
maintain the dividend at this level for the foreseeable future as no future growth
is anticipated. If the required rate of return by common stockholders (Ke) is
12 percent, what is the price of the common stock?

10-26. Solution:
Static Electric Co.

D0 $2.10
P0    $17.50
Ke .12
27. BioScience, Inc., will pay a common stock dividend of $3.20 at the end of the year
(D1). The required return on common stock (Ke) is 14 percent. The firm has a
constant growth rate (g) of 9 percent. Compute the current price of the stock (P0).

10-27. Solution:
BioScience Inc.

D1 $3.20 $3.20
P0     $64.00
K e-g .14  .09 .05
28. Friedman Steel Company will pay a dividend of $1.50 per share in the next
12 months (D1). The required rate of return (Ke) is 10 percent and the constant
growth rate is 5 percent.
a. Compute P0.

(For parts b, c, and d in this problem all variables remain the same except the one
specifically changed. Each question is independent of the others.)

b. Assume Ke, the required rate of return, goes up to 12 percent; what will be the
new value of P0?
c. Assume the growth rate (g) goes up to 7 percent; what will be the new value
of P0?
d. Assume D1 is $2, what will be the new value of P0?

10-28. Solution:
Friedman Steel Company

D1
P0 
Ke  g

$1.50 $1.50
a.   $30.00
.10  .05 .05
$1.50 $1.50
b.   $21.43
.12  .05 .07
10-28. (Continued)

$1.50 $1.50
c.   $50.00
.10  .07 .03

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 $2.00 $2.00
d.   $40.00
.10  .05 .05
29. Maxwell Communications paid a dividend of $3 last year. Over the next 12 months,
the dividend is expected to grow at 8 percent, which is the constant growth rate for
the firm (g). The new dividend after 12 months will represent D1. The required rate
of return (Ke) is 14 percent. Compute the price of the stock (P0).

10-29. Solution:
Maxwell Communications

D1
P0 
Ke  g

D1  D0 (1  g)  $3.00 (1.08)  $3.24

$3.24 $3.24
P0    $54
.14  .08 0.06
30. Haltom Enterprises has had the following pattern of earnings per share over the last
five years:

Year Earnings per Share

2004............................ $3.00
2005............................ 3.18
2006............................ 3.37
2007............................ 3.57
2008............................ 3.78

The earnings per share have grown at a constant rate (on a rounded basis) and will
continue to do so in the future. Dividends represent 30 percent of earnings.
a. Project earnings and dividends for the next year (2009). Round all values in this
problem to two places to the right of the decimal point.
b. If the required rate of return (Ke) is 10 percent, what is the anticipated stock price
at the beginning of 2009?
10-30. Solution:
Haltom Enterprises

a. Earnings have been growing at a rate of 6 percent

per year.
2004 Base Period
2005 $3.18/3.00 6% growth
2006 $3.37/3.18 6% growth
2007 $3.57/3.37 6% growth
2008 $3.78/3.57 6% growth

The projected EPS for 2009 is $3.78 (1.06) = $4.01

Dividend for 2009 represent 30% of earnings or $1.20.
This is the value for D1.

b. Ke (required rate of return) is 10% and the growth

rate is 6%.

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 D1 $1.20 $1.20
P0 (2005)     $30
K e  g .10  .06 .04
31. A firm pays a $4.90 dividend at the end of year one (D1), has a stock price of $70,
and a constant growth rate (g) of 6 percent. Compute the required rate of return.

10-31. Solution:

D1
Ke  g
P0

$4.90
Ke   6%  7%  6%  13%
$70.00
32. A firm pays a $1.90 dividend at the end of year one (D1), has a stock price of
$40 (P0), and a constant growth rate (g) of 8 percent.
a. Compute the required rate of return (Ke). Also indicate whether each of the
following changes would make the required rate of return (Ke) go up or down.
(For parts b, c, and d below, assume only one variable changes at a time.
No actual numbers are necessary.)
b. The dividend payment increases.
c. The expected growth rate increases.
d. The stock price increases.

10-32. Solution:

D1
a. Ke  g
P0

$1.90
Ke   8%  4.75%  8%  12.75%
$40.00
b. If the dividend payment increases, the dividend yield (D1/P0) will go up,
and the required rate of return (Ke) will also go up.

c. If the expected growth rate (g) increases, the required rate of return (Ke)
will go up.

d. If the stock price increases, the dividend yield (D1/P0) will go down, and
the required rate of return (Ke) will also go down.
33. Cellular Systems paid a $3 dividend last year. The dividend is expected to grow at a
constant rate of 5 percent over the next two years. The required rate of return is
12 percent (this will also serve as the discount rate in this problem). Round all values
to three places to the right of the decimal point where appropriate.
a. Compute the anticipated value of the dividends for the next three years. That is,
compute D1, D2, and D3; for example, D1 is $3.15 ($3.00 × 1.05). Round all
values throughout this problem to three places to the right of the decimal point.
b. Discount each of these dividends back to the present at a discount rate of
12 percent and then sum them.
c. Compute the price of the stock at the end of the third year (P3).

D4
P3 
Ke  g

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 (D4 is equal to D3 times 1.05)

d. After you have computed P3, discount it back to the present at a discount rate of
12 percent for three years.
e. Add together the answers in part b and part d to get P0, the current value of the
stock. This answer represents the present value of the first three periods, of
dividends, plus the present value of the price of the stock after three periods
(which, in turn, represents the value of all future dividends).
f. Use Formula 10-9 to show that it will provide approximately the same answer as
part e.

D1
P0  (10-9)
Ke  g

For Formula 10-9 use D1 = $3.15, Ke = 12 percent, and g = 5 percent. (The slight
difference between the answers to part e and part f is due to rounding.)

10-33. Solution:
Cellular Systems

a. D1 $3.00 (1.05) = $3.15

D2 $3.15 (1.05) = $3.307
D3 $3.31 (1.05) = $3.472

10-33. (Continued)

b. Dividends PV(12%) PV of Dividends

D1 $3.15 .893 $2,813
D2 3.307 .797 2.636
D3 $3.472 .712 2.472
$7,921

D4
c. P3  D4  $3.472 (1.05)  $3.646
Ke  g
$3.646 $3.646
P3    $52.086
.12  .05 .07
d. PV of P3 for n = 3, i = 12%

$52.086 × .712 = $37.086

e. Answer to part b (PV of dividends) $ 7.921

Answer to part b (PV of P3) 37.086
Current value of the stock $45.007

D1 $3.15 $3.15
f. P0     $45.00
K e  g .12  .05 .07
34. Trump Office Supplies paid a $3 dividend last year. The dividend is expected to
grow at a constant rate of 7 percent over the next four years. The required rate of
return is 14 percent (this will also serve as the discount rate in this problem). Round
all values to three places to the right of the decimal point where appropriate.
a. Compute the anticipated value of the dividends for the next four years. That is,
compute D1, D2, D3, and D4; for Example, D1 is $3.21 ($3.00 × 1.07).
b. Discount each of these dividends back to present at a discount rate of 14 percent
and then sum them.
c. Compute the price of the stock at the end of the fourth year (P4).

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 D5
P4 
Ke  g
(D5 is equal to D4 times 1.07)
d. After you have computed P4, discount it back to the present at a discount rate of
14 percent for four years
e. Add together the answers in part b and part d to get P0, the current value of the
stock. This answer represents the present value of the four periods of dividends,
plus the present value of the price of the stock after four periods, (which, in turn,
represents the value of all future dividends).
f. Use Formula 10-9 to show that it will provide approximately the same answer as
part e.

D1
P0  (10-9)
Ke  g

For Formula 10-9 use D1 = $3.21, Ke = 14 percent, and g = 7 percent. (The slight
difference between the answers to part e and part f is due to rounding
g. If current EPS were equal to $5.32 and the P/E ratio is 1.1 times higher than the
industry average of 8, what would the stock price be?
h. By what dollar amount is the stock price in part g different from the stock price
in part f ?
i. In regard to the stock price in part f, indicate which direction it would move if
(1) D1 increases, (2) Ke increases, (3) g increases.

10-34. Solution:
Trump Office Supplies

a. D1 $3.00 (1.07) = $3.21

D2 3.21 (1.07) = 3.435
D3 3.435 (1.07) = 3.675
D4 3.675 (1.07) = 3.932

b. Dividends PV(14%) PV of Dividends

D1 $3.21 .877 $ 2.815

D2 3.435 .769 2.642
D3 3.675 .675 2.481
D4 3.932 .592 2.328
$10.266

D5
c. P4  D5  3.932 (1.07)  $4.207
Ke  g
$4.207 $4.207
P4    $60.10
.14  .07 .07
d. PV of P4 for n=4, i=14%
$60.10 × .592 = 35.579

e. Answer to part b (PV of dividends) 10.266

Answer to part d (PV of P4) 35.579
Current value of the stock $45.845

D1 $3.21 $3.21
f. P0     $45.857
K e  g 14.07 .07

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10-34. (Continued)

g. Price = P/E × EPS

P/E = 8 × 1.1 = 8.8
Price = 8.8 × $5.32 = $46.816

h. Part g $46.816
Part f 45.857
.959

i.
1) D1 increases, stock price increases
2) Ke increases, stock price decreases
3) G increases, stock rice increases
COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM
Mel Thomas, the chief financial officer of Preston Resources, has been asked to do
an evaluation of Dunning Chemical Company by the president and Chair of the
Board, Sarah Reynolds. Preston Resources was planning a joint venture with
Dunning (which was privately traded), and Sarah and Mel needed a better feel for
what Dunning’s stock was worth because they might be interested in buying the firm
in the future.
Dunning Chemical paid a dividend at the end of year one of $1.30, the anticipated
growth rate was 10 percent, and the required rate of return was 14 percent.
a. What is the value of the stock based on the dividend valuation model
(Formula 10-9 on page ___)?
b. Indicate that the value you computed in part a is correct by showing the value of
D1, D2, and D3 and discounting each back to the present at 14 percent. D1 is
$1.30 and it increases by 10 percent (g) each year. Also discount back the
anticipated stock price at the end of year three to the present and add it to the
present value of the three dividend payments.
The value of the stock at the end of year three is:

D4
P3  D 4  D3  1  g 
Ke  g

If you have done all these steps correctly, you should get an answer approximately
equal to the answer in part a.
c. As an alternative measure, you also examine the value of the firm based on the
price-earnings (P/E) ratio times earnings per share.

Since the company is privately traded (not in the public stock market), you will
get your anticipated P/E ratio by taking the average value of five publicly traded
chemical companies. The P/E ratios were as follows during the time period under
analysis:

P/E Ratio
Dow Chemical........... 15
Du Pont...................... 18
Georgia Gulf.............. 7
3M.............................. 19
Olin Corp................... 21

Assume Dunning Chemical has earnings per share of $2.10. What is the stock value
based on the P/E ratio approach? Multiply the average P/E ratio you computed times
earnings per share. How does this value compare to the dividend valuation model
values that you computed in parts a and b?
d. If in computing the industry average P/E, you decide to weight Olin Corp. by
40 percent and the other four firms by 15 percent, what would be the new
weighted average industry P/E? (Note: You decided to weight Olin Corp. more

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 heavily because it is similar to Dunning Chemical.) What will the new stock
price be? Earnings per share will stay at $2.10.
e. By what percent will the stock price change as a result of using the weighted
average industry P/E ratio in part d as opposed to that in part c?

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity—

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 20, i = 11%) (Appendix B)

PV = $1,000 × .124 = $124

Total Present Value—

Present value of interest payments.......................... $ 939.63

Present value of principal payment at maturity...... 124.00
Total present value, or price, of the bond............ $1,063.63

The discount rate of 11 percent gives us a value slightly lower than the bond
price of $1,085. The rate for the bond must fall between 10 and 11 percent.
Using linear interpolation, the answer is 10.76 percent

$1,153.65 PV @ 10% $1,153.65 PV@10%

1,063.63 PV @ 11% 1,085.00 bond price
$ 90.02 $ 68.65

$68.65
10%   1%   10%  .76  1%   10.76%
$90.02
CP 10-1. Solution:

Preston Resources—Dunning Chemical

D1 $1.30 $1.30
a. P10     $32.50
K e  g .14  .10 .04
b. Future Value of Dividends
D1 $1.30 (1.00) = $1.30
D2 $1.30 (1.10) = $1.43
D3 $1.30 (1.10) = $1.573

Present Value of Dividends

Dividends PV (14%) (PV of Dividend)
D1 $1.30 .877 $1.14
D2 $1.43 .769 $1.10
D3 $1.573 .675 $1.06
$3.30
Value of Stock Price at the end of Year 3

D4
P3  D 4  D3 (1  g)  1.573 (1.10)  $1.730
Ke  g

$1.730 $1.730
P3    $43.25
.14  .10 .04
Present Value of Future Stock Price

P3 = $43.25 n = 3, I = 14% (Appendix B)

PV = $43.25 × .675 = $29.19
Total stock prices:
PV of Dividends $ 3.30

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 PV of Stock Price 29.19
$32.49
CP 10-1. (Continued)

c. Average P/E Ratio of Five Chemical Firms

Dow Chemical 15
Dupont 18
Georgia Gulf 7
3M 19
Olin Corp. 21
Total 80

80
 16 Average P/E
5
Stock Price = P/E × EPS
16 × $2.10 = $33.60

The stock price using the P/E ratio approach is slightly higher than the
value using the dividend valuation model approach. ($33.60 versus
$32.50).

Weighted
d. P/E Ratio Weights Average
Dow Chemical 15 .15 2.25
Dupont 18 .15 2.70
Georgia Gulf 7 .15 1.05
3M 19 .15 2.85
Olin Corp. 21 .40 8.40
17.25

Stock price = P/E × EPS

$17.25 × $2.10 = $36.23
CP 10-1. (Continued)

e. Stock price (d) $36.23

Stock price (c) 33.60
Change $ 2.63

Change $2.63
 7.83%
Beginning amount $33.60
Appendix

10A–1. Bonds issued by the Medford Corporation have a par value of $1,000, are
selling for $865, and have 25 years to maturity. The annual interest payment
is 8 percent.
Find yield to maturity by combining the trial-and-error approach with
interpolation, as shown in this appendix. (Use an assumption of annual interest
payments.)

10A–1. Solution:

Medford Corporation

Since the bond is trading below par value at $865, we can assume the yield
to maturity must be above the quoted interest rate of 8 percent. (The yield
to maturity would be 8 percent at a bond value of $1,000.) As a first
approximation, we will try 9 percent.

Present Value of Interest Payments

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 PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 9%) Appendix D
PVA = $80 × 9.823 = $785.84

Present Value of Principal Payment at Maturity

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 9%) Appendix B
PV = $1,000 × .116 = $116
$785.84
116.00
$901.84

10A–1. (Continued)

The discount rate of 9 percent gives us too high a present value in

comparison to the bond price of $865. So we next use a higher discount
rate of 10 percent.

PVA = A × PVIFA (n = 25, i = 10%) Appendix D

PVA = $80 × 9.077 = $726.16

PV = FV × PVIF (n = 25, i = 10%) Appendix B

PV = $1,000 × .092 = $92
$726.16
92.00
$818.16

The discount rate of 10 percent provides a value lower than the price of the
bond. The actual value for the bond must fall between 9% and 10%. Using
interpolation, the answer is:

$901.84 PV at 9% $901.84 PV at 9%
–818.16 PV at 10% –865.00 Bond price
$ 83.68 $ 36.84

$36.84
9%  (1%)  9%  .44(1%)  9.44%
$83.68

10C–1. Surgical Supplies Corporation paid a dividend of $1.12 over the last 12
months. The dividend is expected to grow at a rate of 25 percent over the next
three years (supernormal growth). It will then grow at a normal, constant rate
of 7 percent for the foreseeable future. The required rate of return is
12 percent (this will also serve as the discount rate).
a. Compute the anticipated value of the dividends for the next three years
(D1, D2, and D3).
b. Discount each of these dividends back to the present at a discount rate of
12 percent and then sum them.
c. Compute the price of the stock at the end of the third year (P3).

D4 [Review Appendix 10C

P3 
Ke  g for the definition of D 4 ]

d. After you have computed P3, discount it back to the present at a discount rate of
12 percent for three years.
e. Add together the answers in part b and part d to get the current value of the
stock. (This answer represents the present value of the first three periods of
dividends plus the present value of the price of the stock after three periods.)

10C–1. Solution

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 Surgical Supplies Corporation

a. D1 $1.12 (1.25) = $1.40

D2 $1.40 (1.25) = $1.75
D3 $1.75 (1.25) = $2.19

Present value of
dividends during the
b. Supernormal Discount rate Ke supernormal growth
dividends = 12% period
D1 $1.40 .893 $1.25
D2 $1.75 .797 1.39
D3 $2.19 .712 1.56
$4.20

10C–1. (Continued)

D4
c. P3 
Ke  g
D 4  D3 (1.07)  $2.19 (1.07)  $2.34

$2.34 $2.34
P3    $46.80
.12  .07 0.05
d. PV of P3 for n = 3, i = 12%
$46.80 × .712 = $33.32

e. Answer to part b (PV of dividends) $ 4.20

Answer to part d (PV of P3) 33.32
Current value of the stock $37.52

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