Tutorial 4
Tutorial 4
2) Which one of the following models is not listed as a way of computing the
price of common stock.
a) The One-Period Valuation Model
b) The Gordon Growth Model
c) The Discounted Cash Flow Model
d)Price Earnings Valuation Method
3) The cash flows of a stockholder may earn comes from which one of the
following.
a) dividends
b) sales price
c) both a and b
d) otherwise
7) Suppose you consider buying a stock from ABC company which is currently
pays $0.20 per year in dividends. This stock will be selling for $55 in one year.
You expect a required return of 10% on your investment. What is the value of
this stock according to the one-period validation model?
a) $ 53.46
b) $55.20
c) $50.18
d) otherwise
8) According to the stock’s current price you calculated in the previous question,
should you buy this stock if it is currently trading at $48 in the market.
a) True, it is a good idea
b) No, it is not a good idea
9) Regarding to the previous question why is the stock selling for less than $
50.18?
a) investors place a different risk on cash flows
b) estimate the cash flow to be less than you do
c) both a and b
d) otherwise
12) What two types of cash flows does an investor receive from holding a stock?
a) Dividends and interest payments
b) Dividends and a final sales price
c) Interest payments and a final sales price
d) Capital gains and dividends
13) The value of stock is the present value of all future cash flows.
/ The only cash flows that an investor will receive from investing their money
in stock is dividends.
a) True/ True
b) False/ True
c) True/ False
d) False/ False
14) What is the main concept behind using the multi-period dividend valuation
model?
a) To estimate stock value by predicting company expenses
b) To determine stock price by considering both dividends
and resale value over time
c) To evaluate a company's debt to equity ratio
d) To assess future earnings growth solely through dividends
15) According to the Gordon Growth Model dividends are assumed to continue
growing at a ______ rate forever.
a) increasing
b) decreasing
c) constant
d) otherwise
17) According to Gordon Growth Model formula, the growth rate is assumed to
be ______ than the required return on equity 𝐾𝑒 .
a) greater
b) less
c) both a and b
d) otherwise
18) The Gordon Growth Model assume that:
18-1) Dividends are assumed to continue growing at an increasing rate forever.
18-2) The growth rate is assumed to be less than the required return on equity.
a) True/ True
b) False/ True
c) True/ False
d) False/ False
19) What is the current market price of XYZ company, assuming dividends grow
at a constant rate of 9.98%, 𝐷0 = $2.00, and the required return is 14%.
a) 52.67
b) 55.65
c) 53.83
d) 54.72
20) The Price Earnings (PE) ratio measures how much the market is willing to
pay for each dollar of ___.
a) Net profit
b) Stock price
c) Earnings
d) Revenue
𝑃
21) What does the formula ∗ 𝐸 = 𝑃 represent?
𝐸
23) A high PE ratio could also mean that the market perceives the firm's earnings
as ___.
a) Risky and volatile
b) Overvalued
c) Safe and low risk
d) Stable but declining
24) The same industry are expected to have similar PE ratios in the long run.
/The best method of stock validation is the dividend valuation approach.
a) True/ True
b) False/ True
c) True/ False
d) False/ False
26) Which one of the following represent a reason why applying dividend
valuation approach may be difficult.
a) firm is not paying dividends
b) firm has an erratic growth rate
c) both a and b
d) none of the above is true
27) If the price earning per share for ABC company is projected to be $2.18. And
the average industry PE ratio for Tech-companies similar to ABC company is 22,
what is the current stock price?
a) 47.96
b) 10.09
c) 36.28
d) otherwise