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Students learn how to value stock.

 
 

COMMON STOCK VALUATION

Concept:  Understand how common stocks are valued.

There are basically three ways of valuing common stock: 1) using the present value of future dividends, 2) using the present value of free cash flow, and 3) using the present value of current activities + the present value of growth opportunities.  Here, we look at each of these methods individually.

Objectives:

  • Understand and define how common stocks are valued
  • Discuss and demonstrate how common stocks are valued by future dividends
  • Discuss and demonstrate how common stocks are valued by free cash flow
  • Discuss and demonstrate how common stocks are valued by the value of current activities and growth opportunities (PVGO)
  • Understand and define expected return
  • Understand and define market capitalization rate
  • Understand the concept of EPS and P/E Ratio
  • Discuss and demonstrate how stock price relates to EPS and P/E Ratio

Suggested Grades:

Ninth Grade - Tenth Grade - Eleventh Grade - Twelfth Grade - College - Adult Education - Business Education

 

 

STOCK VALUATION LESSON PLAN

 

Teaching Materials

  • Lesson - Common Stock Valuation  (see below for printable lesson)

  • Overhead

  • Many pre-calculated examples

 

Lesson Activity

  1. What is common stock?
    • Ask class to define
    • Discuss answers and correct any inconsistencies
  2. Bring in the financial section of the local newspaper
    • look at the different stocks currently traded
    • ask class how the stock prices are set
    • Discuss answers
  3. Introduce idea that there are 3 methods for valuing common stock
  4. Method 1:  PV of future dividends
    • introduce constant dividend formula
    • work through examples
    • introduce future dividend formula
    • work through examples
  5. Method 2:  PV of free cash flow
    • explain free cash flow
    • Introduce formula
    • work through examples
  6. Method 3:  PV of current activities + PV of growth opportunities
    • talk about relationship between current activities and EPS
    • look at formula for PV of current activities  and work through examples
    • introduce PVGO
    • look at formula (add in dividends) and work through examples
  7. Talk about Expected Return and Market Capitalization
    • look at calculation
  8. Talk about P/E ratio
    • Ask class to consider high PV versus low PV – which offers a better deal?
    • Calculate PE ratios – bring in newspaper stock listing that include PE ratios – pick out those stocks the class would buy based on PE

 

Assessment/Evaluation
Have students complete worksheet. A passing grade is 70% or greater. 

 

 

Lesson Printable Materials - Worksheets

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STOCK VALUATION LESSON

Common Stock Valuation Lesson and Worksheet

Lesson and worksheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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