Garret Simpson Investments is evaluating a firm (Garp, Inc.) for recommendation to its clients and trying to evaluate the firm's current stock price. The firm is about to offer its shares to the public and had earnings last year of $2.50 a share, which the analysts believe is expected to grow by 20% next year. Similar firms in the industry are currently selling for price-earnings ratios ranging from ten to fifteen times current period earnings. However, these competitor firms are already public entities and have relatively low growth expectations for their earnings. What is your estimate of an appropriate price range for the shares of Garp? Defend your answer.

Garret Simpson Investments is evaluating a firm (Garp, Inc.) for recommendation to its clients and trying to evaluate the firm's current stock price. The firm is about to offer its shares to the public and had earnings last year of $2.50 a share, which the analysts believe is expected to grow by 20% next year. Similar firms in the industry are currently selling for price-earnings ratios ranging from ten to fifteen times current period earnings. However, these competitor firms are already public entities and have relatively low growth expectations for their earnings. What is your estimate of an appropriate price range for the shares of Garp? Defend your answer.

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter7: Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, And Issuance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22P

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