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1.
What is a drawback of using ratios (such as price/earnings ratio or price/book ratio) to value stocks?
They require context to understand. For example, there may be a disconnect between the ratio and the market price of the stock.
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How would a tiny change in a stock's price change its Morningstar Rating?
It likely would not change it. There is a buffer zone built into the ratings to prevent tiny changes from leading to a new rating.
3.
The Morningstar Fair Value Estimate represents which of the following?
An estimate of how much a stock should be worth today based on how much cash flow the company is expected to generate in the future. Morningstar's Fair Value Estimate represents how much a stock should be worth today based on how much cash flow the company is expected to generate in the future. The Morningstar Fair Value Estimate should not be confused with a target price, which is how much the market might be willing to pay for a stock. To arrive at a fair value, Morningstar analysts use a detailed discounted cash-flow model that factors in projections for the company's income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement. It is not adding projected earnings growth to a stock's current trading price.
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An estimate of a company's fair value involves determining how much one would pay today for all the sales generated by the company in the future.
False. Rather than sales, the estimate uses streams of excess cash.
5.
Five-star stocks should generate a return _______.
Greater than the company's cost of equity. Five-star stocks should offer investors a return that is greater than the company's cost of equity. The cost of equity is often called the "required return," because it represents the return an investor requires for taking on the risk of owning a stock. Since 5-star stocks are considerably undervalued, we expect investors will enjoy high returns that significantly exceed the risks associated with investing in the stock.
