in reading 36 of EOC practice’s question 12B, it asks
What trailing P/E, P/B, and P/S multiples would be justified in light of the required rate of return in Part A and current values of the dividend payout ratio, ROE, and profit margin? then the calculation used (1-b)(1+g)/(r-g). if we are just talking about trailing PE, why do we apply (1+g) on the equation?
Remember that both PE use Po and the only thing that varies is E, so when E increases, the PE decreases. That’s why leading PE is lower than trailing PE.