You are considering investing in Lenny’s Lube, Incorporated…

You are considering investing in Lenny’s Lube, Incorporated You have been able to locate the following information on the firm: total assets = $20 million, accounts receivable = $6 million, ACP = 20 days, net income = $5 million, and debt-to-equity ratio = 2.5 times. What is the ROE for the firm?

You have been given the following information for Halle’s Ho…

You have been given the following information for Halle’s Holiday Store Corporation for the year 2020: Net sales = $50,000,000; Cost of goods sold = $35,000,000; Addition to retained earnings = $2,000,000; Dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders = $3,000,000; Interest expense = $3,000,000. The firm’s tax rate is 30 percent. In 2021, net sales are expected to increase by $5 million, cost of goods sold is expected to be 65 percent of net sales, expensed depreciation is expected to be the same as in 2020, interest expense is expected to be $2,500,000, the tax rate is expected to be 30 percent of EBT, and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders will not change. What is the addition to retained earnings expected in 2021?

IBM’s stock price is $22, it is expected to pay a $2 dividen…

IBM’s stock price is $22, it is expected to pay a $2 dividend, and analysts expect the firm to grow at 10 percent per year for the next five years. TDI’s stock price is $10, it is expected to pay a $1 dividend, and analysts expect the firm to grow at 12 percent per year for the next five years. What is the difference in the two firms’ required rates of return?