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27/08/2022
Larissa has been talking with the company’s directors about the future of East Coast Yachts. To this point, the
company has used outside suppliers for various key components of the company’s yachts, including engines.
Larissa has decided that East Coast Yachts should consider the purchase of an engine manufacturer to allow
East Coast Yachts to better integrate its supply chain and get more control over engine features. After investigating
several possible companies, Larissa feels that the purchase of Ragan Engines, Inc., is a possibility. She
has asked Dan Ervin to analyze Ragan’s value.
Ragan Engines, Inc., was founded nine years ago by a brother and sister—Carrington and Genevieve
Ragan—and has remained a privately owned company. The company manufactures marine engines for a
variety of applications. Ragan has experienced rapid growth because of a proprietary technology that increases
the fuel effi ciency of its engines with very little sacrifi ce in performance. The company is equally owned by
Carrington and Genevieve. The original agreement between the siblings gave each 125,000 shares of stock.
Larissa has asked Dan to determine a value per share of Ragan stock. To accomplish this, Dan has gathered
the following information about some of Ragan’s competitors that are publicly traded:
EPS DPS STOCK PRICE ROE R
Blue Ribband Motors Corp.
Bon Voyage Marine, Inc.
Nautilus Marine Engines
Industry average
$1.13
1.41
2.23
$ .77
$.35
.43
.61
$.46
$18.25
15.31
28.72
$20.76
11.00%
14.00
N/A
12.50%
14.00%
17.00
13.00
14.67%
Nautilus Marine Engines’ negative earnings per share (EPS) was the result of an accounting write-off last year.
Without the write-off, EPS for the company would have been $1.75. Last year, Ragan had an EPS of $4.10 and
paid a dividend to Carrington and Genevieve of $215,000 each. The company also had a return on equity of 18
percent. Larissa tells Dan that a required return for Ragan of 13 percent is appropriate.
1. Assuming the company continues its current growth rate, what is the value per share of the company’s
stock?
2. Dan has examined the company’s fi nancial statements, as well as examining those of its competitors.
Although Ragan currently has a technological advantage, Dan’s research indicates that Ragan’s
competitors are investigating other methods to improve effi ciency. Given this, Dan believes that
Ragan’s technological advantage will last only for the next fi ve years. After that period, the company’s
growth will likely slow to the industry average. Additionally, Dan believes that the required return the
company uses is too high. He believes the industry average required return is more appropriate. Under
Dan’s assumptions, what is the estimated stock price?
3. What is the industry average price-earnings ratio? What is Ragan’s price-earnings ratio? Comment on
any differences and explain why they may exist.
4. Assume the company’s growth rate slows to the industry average in fi ve years. What future return on
equity does this imply?
5. Carrington and Genevieve are not sure if they should sell the company. If they do not sell the company
outright to East Coast Yachts, they would like to try and increase the value of the company’s stock. In
this case, they want to retain control of the company and do not want to sell stock to outside investors.
They also feel that the company’s debt is at a manageable level and do not want to borrow more
money. What steps can they take to try and increase the price of the stock? Are there any conditions
under which this strategy would not increase the stock price?
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