Justin Cement company had the following pattern of earnings per share over the last 5 years:
Year Earnings per share
2006 $11.00
2007 $11.55
2008 $12.13
2009 $12.74
2010 $13.38
The earnings per share have grown at a constant rate (on a rounded basis) and is expected to do so in he future. Dividends represent 40% of earnings.
a. Project earnings and dividends for the next year (2011). Round intermediate and final answers to 2 decimal places
Earnings?
Dividends?
b. If the required rate of return (Ke) is 13% what is the anticipated stock price (Po) at the beginning of 2011? Round your intermediate and final answers 2
decimal places.
Anticipated stock price?