Reference no: EM132467977
An Analysis of a High-Flying Stock
Questions
Question a. Determine the average annual rate of growth in sales over the past five years. (Assume sales in 2011 amounted to $7.5 million.)
Problem 1. Use this average growth rate to forecast revenues for next year (2017) and the year after that (2018).
Problem 2. Now determine the company's net earnings and EPS for each of the next two years (2017 and 2018).
Problem 3. Finally, determine the expected future price of the stock at the end of this two-year period.
Question b. Because of several intrinsic and market factors, Marc feels that 25% is a viable figure to use for a desired rate of return.
Problem 1. Using the 25% rate of return and the forecasted figures you came up with in question a, compute the stock's justified price.
Problem 2. If C&I is currently trading at $32.50 per share, should Marc consider the stock a worthwhile investment candidate? Explain.