1. Discount Mart has $876,400 in sales. The profit margin is 3.8 percent. There are 32,500 shares of stock outstanding. The market price per share is $21.60. What is the price-earnings ratio?
2. While this chapter utilizes dividend payouts to value a share of stock, many companies do not pay dividends. Why would investors be willing to buy shares in non-dividend paying companies? Under what circumstances might a company appropriately choose to not pay dividends?