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  • This topic has 11 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • December 2, 2014 at 8:49 pm #216478
    yusra
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    Dividend cover is 2.4
    Dividend yield is 8%
    What is price earning ratio?
    Correct answer is 5.21, how?

    December 3, 2014 at 8:12 am #216666
    John Moffat
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    PE = MV/EPS = (Divi/0.08) / (2.4 x Divi) = (Divi x 12.5) / (2.4 x Divi)

    If you divide top and bottom by Divi, you get PE = 12.5/2.4 = 5.12

    December 3, 2014 at 9:11 am #216701
    yusra
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    Ohk, thank you so much 😀

    December 3, 2014 at 10:55 am #216746
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    You are welcome 🙂

    December 3, 2014 at 3:05 pm #216856
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    market value per share 3.20
    dividend cover is 3 and dividend yield 4 %
    what is p/e ratio

    December 3, 2014 at 3:57 pm #216902
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    Dividend = 4% x 3.20 = 0.128
    EPS = 3 x 0.128 = 0.384

    PE = 3.20 / 0.384 = 8.33

    December 3, 2014 at 5:35 pm #216990
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    sir kindly explain where u take 12.5 in p/e ratio
    dividend yield 8% divided cover 2.4 so how calculate 12.4 ?

    December 3, 2014 at 6:02 pm #217019
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    1 divided by 0.08 (dividend yield percentage) is 12.5, and this represents the Market Value in the equation

    December 3, 2014 at 6:21 pm #217027
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    cant undestand where you take 1 in dividend yield % ?

    December 3, 2014 at 6:41 pm #217044
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    well dividend yield is percentage of dividend divided by share price isn’t it?
    so the dividend yield is effectively 8/100 or 0.08/1. to find the share price you just flip it so its 1/0.08 or 100/8 which is 12.5 and you use this figure in the P/E equation

    December 3, 2014 at 7:07 pm #217053
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    ok thanks a lot

    December 3, 2014 at 7:43 pm #217068
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    You are welcome 🙂

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