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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • March 9, 2016 at 11:10 am #304708
    dumonde
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    John,

    Not matter how long I look at this I still don’t understand the answer. I have answered every other question that has been generated by the question bank with relative ease yet this one baffles me….

    Question:-

    X Plc has a dividend yield of 8% and dividend cover of 2.4.

    What is the PE ratio?

    Thanks,

    March 9, 2016 at 12:15 pm #304716
    John Moffat
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    Divi Yield = Divi / MV
    So MV = Divi / Divi yield = Divi / 0.08

    Dividend cover = EPS / Divi
    So EPS = Divi cover x Divi = 2.4 xDivi

    PE = MV / EPS = (Divi / 0.08 ) / (2.4 x Divi)

    Divide top and bottom by divi, so PE = 1 / (0.08 x 2.4) = 5.21

    March 9, 2016 at 1:02 pm #304721
    dumonde
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    Got it, the answer has it slightly different however I do see the solution now, thanks John.

    March 9, 2016 at 2:20 pm #304742
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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