Tutorial 7: Equity Valuation
Tutorial 7: Equity Valuation
EQUITY VALUATION
1) Sweetone shares have just paid a dividend of
RM0.50. The dividend is expected to increase by 10%
every year for the foreseeable future. Required rate of
return on Sweetone share is 14% p.a. and the share are
currently selling for RM15.3 per share.
• a) Should you buy this share and why?
• b) Based on your answer in (a), will you buy the share if your cost of capital is 12% and
why?
• c) If dividend growth has just been re-estimated to be zero and everything else is the
same as part (a) above, what would be the new share price for Sweetone?
• d) If the latest 12-month earnings for Sweetone were RM0.90 per share, what is the
current P/E ratio based on the information provided in part (a) above?
• e) Given an estimated next year earnings for Sweetone is 11% higher than latest earnings,
what is the stock’s estimated value assuming P/E ratio remained constant to next year.
• A.) (0.5 x 1.1) / (0.14 – 0.10) = 13.75
• Should not buy the share because market value > intrinsic value.
• B) IV = (0.5 x 1.1) / (0.12 – 0.10) = 27.5
• Should buy the share because market value < intrinsic value.
• C) IV = 0.5 / 0.14 = 3.57
• D) P/E = P / EPS = 15.3 / 0.90 = 17x
• E) P = 17 x (0.9*1.11) = 16.98
• 2) Assume you are given the following information about the stock of BAT Bhd: -
• The company’s latest dividend of RM4 per share is expected to grow to RM4.32 next
year, RM4.67 in year 2 and RM5.04 in year 3. In addition, the price of the share is
expected to rise from RM56.5 (current price) to RM77.75 in 3 years.
• a) Given the dividend are expected to grow indefinitely at 8% p.a., use a 15%
required rate of return and dividend valuation model to find the value of the stock.
• a) IV = 4.32 / (0.15 – 0.08) = 61.71
• b) Assume that actual dividend in year 3 is RM5.04, the dividend growth rate stays
at 8% p.a. and the required rate of return stays at 15%. Use the DDM to find the
price of the stock at the end of year 3.
• b) IV = (5.04 x 1.08) / ( 0.15 – 0.08) = 77.71
3) The ordinary shares of Rasal Bhd have a market
price of RM10.5, following a recent dividend
payment of RM0.80 per share. Dividend growth has
averaged 4.5% per annum over the past 5 years. What
is the rate of return required by shareholders implied
by the current share price?
• P = D1 / (R – g)
• R = (D1 / P) + g
• P/E = P / EPS
• EPS = P / PE
• EPS = 25 / 15 = 1.67
5) Explain the relationship between the investor’s
required rate of return and the value of a security.