Eberhart Manufacturing has projected sales of $146.2 million next year. Costs are expected to be $81.6 million and net investment is expected to be $15.6 million. Each of these values is expected to grow at 16 percent the following year, with the growth rate declining by 2 percent per year until the growth rate reaches 8 percent, where it is expected to remain indefinitely. There are 6.1 million shares of stock outstanding and investors require a return of 15 percent return on the company’s stock. The corporate tax rate is 38 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) '
a. What is your estimate of the current stock price?
b. Suppose instead that you estimate the terminal value of the company using a PE multiple. The industry PE multiple is 10. What is your new estimate of the company’s stock price? Share price $