Question

Kellogg Co. (K) recently earned a profit of $2.22 earnings per share and has a P/E ratio of 19.35. The dividend has been growing at a 6 percent rate over the past few years. If this growth rate continues.

Required:
a. What would be the stock price in four years if the P/E ratio remained unchanged?
b. What would the price be if the P/E ratio declined to 16 in four years?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

The following formula should be used

= P/E ratio × EPS × (1 + growth rate)^n umber of years

a. The stock price in four years is

= $19.35 × $2.22 × (1 + .06)^4

= $54.23

b. The stock price in four years in the case when the P/E ratio fall to 16

= $16 × $2.22 × (1 + .06)^4

= $44.84

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct price could come

And, the same is to be considered