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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 PROBLEM 7 You are given the following information about two computer software firms and the S&P Industrials Company A; Company B; S&P Industrials P/E ratio----30.0; 27.0; 18.0 Expected annual growth rate----0.18; 0.15; 0.07 Dividend yield----0.00; 0.01; 0.02 a. Compute the grow

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 11 Why has the price/cash flow ratio become a popular measure of relative value during the recent past? What factors would help explain a difference in this ratio for two firms?

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 12 Assume that you uncover two stocks with substantially different price/sales ratios (e.g.,0.5 versus 2.5). Discuss the factors that might explain the difference.

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 13 Specify the major components for the calculation of economic value added and describe what a positive EV A signifies.

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 14 Discuss why you would want to use EV A return on capital rather than absolute EV A to compare two companies or to evaluate a firm's performance over time.

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 16 Discuss the two factors that determine the franchise value of a firm. Assuming a firm has a base cost of equity of 1l percent and does not have a franchise value, what will be its P/E?

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 17 You are told that a company retains 80 percent of its earnings, and its earnings are growing at a rate of about 8 percent a year versus an average growth rate of 6 percent for all firms. Discuss whether you would consider this a growth company.

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 18 It is contended by some that in a completely competitive economy, there would never be a true growth company. Discuss the reasoning behind this contention.

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 19 Why is it not feasible to use the dividend discount model in the valuation of true growth companies?

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FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 14 QUESTION 20 Discuss the major assumptions of the growth duration model. Why could these assumptions present a problem?

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