Best Bank enjoys steady earnings growth of 10%, the payout ratio is constant and the bank has a beta coefficient of 2.0. The last dividend payment was 6 cents.
(a) If the risk-free rate is 1% and the overall equity market risk premium is 10%. What price was a Best Bank share trade at in an efficient market?
(b) What happens to the price if the equity market risk rises to 11%?
(c) Further to (b), at the new price, what forward PE (Price Earnings ratio) does Best Bank trade at?