Suppose That the Average P/E Multiple in the Oil Industry

question 105

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the average P/E multiple in the oil industry is 22.Exxon is expected to have an EPS of $1.50 in the coming year.The intrinsic value of Exxon stock should be _____.

• A)$33.00
• B)$35.55
• C)$63.00
• D)$72.00
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Chi-squared Distributed

A distribution used in hypothesis testing that is derived from the sum of squared deviations between observed and expected frequencies.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the calculation of a statistic, often associated with the number of observations minus the number of parameters estimated.

Population Variance

The average of the squared differences from the mean for every individual in an entire population, quantifying the overall variation within that population.

Hypotheses Test

A statistical method that uses sample data to evaluate a hypothesis about a population parameter.