FINANCE Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management CHAPTER 12 PROBLEM 9
You are analyzing the U.S. equity market based upon the S&P Industrials Index and using the present value of free cash flow to equity technique. Your inputs are as follows : Beginning FCFE : $40.00 k=0.09 Growth Rate: Year 1-3: 9 %
4-6: 8 ï¼…
7 and beyond: 7 ï¼…
a. Assuming that the current value for the S&P Industrials Index is 1600, would you underweight, overweight, or market weight the U.S. equity market? b. Assume that there is a 1 percent increase in the rate of inflation--what would be the market's value and how would you weight the U.S. market? State your assumptions.