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QUESTION 31
The following financial information is given for Du Pont and Dow for fiscal year 2001:
|
Du Pont |
Dow |
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Closing Stock Price, Feb. 15, 2002 |
44.90 |
30.57 |
|
EPS (actual for 2001) |
4.50 |
-0.46 |
|
EPS (forecast for 2002) |
1.60 |
0.52 |
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Dividend per share |
1.40 |
1.34 |
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5 year forecast earnings growth rate |
10.2% |
10.0% |
|
Intrinsic value per share |
103.84 |
33.38 |
Given the Feb. 15 stock prices, Du Pont & Dow have PE ratios (based on year-ahead EPS forecast) of:
| a. |
28.06 & 58.79, respectively |
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| b. |
9.98 & 58.79, respectively |
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| c. |
28.06 & 66.46, respectively |
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| d. |
32.07 & 22.81, respectively |
Following Question 31, given the Feb. 15 stock prices, Du Pont & Dow have dividend yields of:
| a. |
13.72% & 13.40%, respectively |
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| b. |
3.56% & 1.70%, respectively |
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| c. |
3.12% & 4.38%, respectively |
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| d. |
31.11% & 2.58%, respectively |
Following Question 31, given the Feb. 15 stock prices, PE based on actual EPS & 5-year-ahead earnings forecast, Du Pont has a PEG of:
| a. |
3.14 |
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| b. |
0.98 |
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| c. |
4.40 |
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| d. |
2.75 |
Following Question 31, based on PEG, which company seems to be the better investment opportunity?
| a. |
Dow because of the very high PEG |
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| b. |
Du Pont because of the very high PEG |
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| c. |
Dow because the PEG is less than the benchmark cutoff of 1 |
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| d. |
Du Pont because the PEG is less than the benchmark cutoff of 1 |
Following Question 31, based on intrinsic value to share price, Du Pont and Dow are:
| a. |
Du Pont is undervalued but Dow is overvalued |
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| b. |
Both are undervalued |
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| c. |
Du Pont is overvalued but Dow is undervalued |
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| d. |
Both overvalued |