Stan Bellton, CFA, is preparing a report on TWR, Inc. Bellton’s supervisor has requested that Bellton include a justified trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio based on the following information:
Current earnings per share (EPS) = $3.50. Dividend Payout Ratio = 0.60. Required return for TRW = 0.15. Expected constant growth rate for dividends = 0.05.
TWR’s justified trailing P/E ratio is closest to:
The dividend payout ratio (1 – b) is 0.60, so the retention ratio (b) is 0.4.
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