Tutorial 1 HW questions

N2    Part of road show to promote a firm’s IPO is called book building where institutional investors submit their intention to how many shares at what price levels. The investment bank will use this information to determine an offer price such that it can raise most capital. It seems that intentionally submitting lower prices would benefit the institutional investors, however the investment bank does not have to worry about this potential cheating behavior.   True   False

q15 Which type of brokerage account permits the broker to buy and sell shares for the investor without first contacting the investor for approval? a. Discretionary Account b. All the options are wrong c. Margin Account d. Cash Management Account   q16   Buying assets that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate is a part of which core principles of Finance. a. Cost principle b. Investment principle c. Dividend principle d. Financing principle

Case Study #3: Chapter 6 Business Analysis -  A business can be valued by capitalizing its earnings stream (see example 6.15).  How might you use the same idea to value securities, especially the stock of large publicly held companies? Is there a way to calculate a value that could be compared to the stock’s market price that would tell an investor whether it’s a good buy? (If the market price is lower than the calculated value, the stock is a bargain.)  What financial figures associated with shares of stock might be used in the calculation. Consider the per share figures and ratios discussed in chapter 3 including EPS, dividends, book value per share, etc.  Does one measure make more sense than the others? What factors would make a stock worth more or less than your calculated value?

If the stock market is efficient, why do companies manage their earnings? O To avoid violating debt covenants. O To receive bonuses based on reported earnings. O Because companies do not believe the Efficient Market Hypothesis. O All of the above.

A. Stockholders can transfer wealth from bondholders. As a finance analyst, you are required to explain how the following actions by stockholders transfer wealth from bondholders. Again, in what ways can the bondholders protect themselves against these actions?i. An increase in dividendsii. A leveraged buyoutiii. Acquiring a risky business B. Why might the two (2) disciplinary mechanisms of shareholders against managers not work? C. Union Pacific Rail road reported net income of $770million after interest expenses of $320 million in a recent financial year. The corporate tax rate was 36%. It reported depreciation of $960 million in that year, and capital spending of $1.2billion. The firm also had $4billion in debt outstanding on the books, was rated AA (carrying a yield to maturity of 8%), and was trading at par (up from $3.8 billion at the end of the previous year). The beta of the stock is 1.05, and there were 200 million shares outstanding (trading at $60 per share), with a book…

Tutorial Questions   Explain to John, your mentor, the primary goal of the organization?   Your manager is requesting you to provide an explanation to the question. Would the role of a financial manager be likely to increase or decrease in importance if the rate of inflation increased?   What is the difference between stock price maximization and profit maximization?   What are the three principal forms of business organization? What are the advantages and              disadvantages of each?    What mechanisms exist to influence managers to act in shareholders’ best interests?     What is an agency relationship?     What agency relationships exist within a corporation?     What are financial intermediaries, and what economic functions do they perform?               How does an efficient capital market help to reduce the prices of goods and services?               What is the term structure of interest rates? What is a yield curve? How should users and savers of…

Question Low-dividend clientele is preferred by firms because _____.  A.        they pay more money per share of comparable stock than other types of investors B.         high-dividend clientele are more active shareholders C.         they are less critical of management decisions D.  none of the above. Low dividend clientele are no more preferred than high-dividend clientele.

Question 16 (: Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Modigliani and Miller Theory regarding dividend policy ? Shareholders are indifferent between receiving a capital gain on their shares or dividend income Companies should invest in all available positive NPV projects before paying out a dividend Investors in a perfect market may see the cutting of dividends as a bad sign Some investors liquidity requirements mean that they will respond badly to a cut in dividends.

Corporate valuation model The corporate valuation model, the price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple approach, and the economic value added (EVA) approach are some examples of valuation techniques. The corporate valuation model is similar to the dividend-based valuation that you’ve done in previous problems, but it focuses on a firm’s free cash flows (FCFs) instead of its dividends. Some firms don’t pay dividends, or their dividends are difficult to forecast. For that reason, some analysts use the corporate valuation model.   Tropetech Inc. has an expected net operating profit after taxes, EBIT(1 – T), of $2,400 million in the coming year. In addition, the firm is expected to have net capital expenditures of $360 million, and net operating working capital (NOWC) is expected to increase by $45 million. How much free cash flow (FCF) is Tropetech Inc. expected to generate over the next year? $1,995 million   $2,715 million   $43,481 million   $2,085 million…

Nizwa investment company is willing to buy the equity shares directly from various companies as they think that buying the shares at the first moment will always give benefits for long timeThe market from where this transaction will be carried out is termed as a.Primary Market b.Regular Market c.Secondary Market d.None of the options A financial statement which shows the status of the worth of a company on a certain date is known as a.Cash flow statement b.Balance Sheet c.All of the options

Which of the following would be a viable way to earn abnormally high trading profits if markets are semistrong-form efficient?a. Buy shares in companies with low P/E ratios.b. Buy shares in companies with recent above-average price changes.c. Buy shares in companies with recent below-average price changes.d. Buy shares in companies for which you have advance knowledge of an improvement in the management team.

Question 1 (i) If a company increased its share capital and reduced its long term debt, then gearing would: A. Reduce B. Stay the same C. Be eliminated D. Increase (ii) A common feature of a business with high gearing is: A. Shareholders receive lower dividends per share B. Profits increase when interest rates rise C. More difficult to raise additional debt finance D. All of the above

which one is correct please confirm? QUESTION 21 Finance researcher Myron Gordon argues that ____.   a. the clientele effect has no influence on share value   b. the existence of transaction costs has no impact on the dividend decision   c. dividends reduce uncertainty, and thus the payment of dividends will increase the firm's value   d. risk-averse shareholders may prefer some dividends over the promise of future capital gains if the interest rate is expected to decline

Please answer with reason for all why the option is correct and why the other options are incorrectPlease answer correct otherwise skip it   Which of the following strategies should improve the company's ROE? Check all that apply. MULTIPLE ANSWERS A. Increase the firm's bottom-line profitability for the same volume of sales, which will increase the company's net profit margin. B. Increase the interest rate on its notes payable or long-term debt obligations because it will reduce the company's net profit margin. C. Increase the cost and amount of assets necessary to generate each dollar of sales because it will increase the company's total assets turnover. D. Reduce the company's operating expenses, its cost of goods sold, and/or the interest rate on its borrowed funds because this will increase the company's net profit margin.

The use of financial leverage by the firm has a potential impact on which of the following?             (1) The risk associated with the firm's operations.             (2) The risk experienced by the stockholders             (3) The variability of operating income             (4) The variability of net income             (5) The probability of going bankrupt Group of answer choices: 1, 2, 3 1, 3, 5 3, 4, 5 2, 3, 4 2, 4, 5

Which one of the following statements about dividend policies is FALSE? a. One advantage of dividend reinvestment plans is that they allow shareholders to maintain a position in a company with minimal trading. b. One key disadvantage of a residual dividend policy is that it makes it hard for a company to follow a stable dividend policy. c. The clientele effect suggests that brokerage companies should choose customers whose dividend preferences match those of their client service borkers. d. The "bird-in-the-hand effect" is the argument that investors prefer dividends to capital gains because dividends are more certain than capital gains. e. In today's tax environment, gains through stock repurchases and dividend payments are taxed at the same rate

Which one of the following factors may affect stock return but out of the CEO's control?This chould potentially be a problem when trying up the compensation scheme to stock returns/ A.Supply chain risk management B.Federal monetary policy and regulations C.The rival firm recruits the company's employees D.Tte high inflation rate announced in the last quater

Question 3 a) Suppose you own stock in a company. The current price per share is $25. Another company has just announced that it wants to buy your company and will pay $35 per share to acquire all the outstanding stock. Your company's management immediately begins fighting off this hostile bid. Is management acting in the shareholders' best interests? Why or why not? b) Briefly discuss principal - agent problems as related to a corporation. c) What items of good corporate governance serve to mitigate the tension between owners and managers?

1- Company insiders who can earn excess profits on company stock based on theirprivate knowledge suggest that financial markets are: a. semistrong form efficient.b. not efficient in any form.c. strong form efficient.d. weak form efficient