Question

Cold Goose Metal Works Inc. just reported earnings after tax (also called net income) of $8,000,000 and a current stock price of $14.75 per share. The company is forecasting an increase of 25% for its after-tax income next year, but it also expects it will have to issue 1,500,000 new shares of stock (raising its shares outstanding from 5,500,000 to 7,000,000). If Cold Goose's forecasr turns out to be correct and its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio does not change, what does the company's management expect its stock price to be one year from now?

Answer 1

Answer:

$14.49

Explanation:

Present P/E ratio = Current stock price/(Net income/Shares outstanding)

Present P/E ratio = 14.75/($8,000,000/5,500,000 shares)

Present P/E ratio = 10.1406

EPS after 1 year = 8000000*125%/ 7000000

EPS after 1 year = 1.4286

Stock price = EPS after 1 year * Present P/E ratio

Stock price= 1.4286* 10.1406

Stock price = $14.49