A company is funded by:
• $40 million of debt (market value)
• $60 million of equity (market value)
The company plans to:
• Issue a bond and use the funds raised to buy back shares at their current market value.
• Structure the deal so that the market value of debt becomes equal to the market value of equity.
According to Modigliani and Miller's theory with tax and assuming a corporate income tax rate of 20%, this plan would:
A listed company is planning a share repurchase.
The following data applies
• There are 20 million shares in issue
• The share repurchase will involve buying back 10% of the shares at a price of $1.20
• The company is holding $4.8 million cash
• Earnings for the current year ended are $3.6 million
The Directors are concerned about the impact that this repurchase programme will have on the company's cash balance and current year earnings per share (EPS) ratio.
Advise the directors which of the following statements is correct?
A listed company is planning to raise $21.6 million to finance a new project with a positive net present value of $5 million. The finance is to be raised via a rights issue at a 10% discount to the current share price. There are currently 100 million shares in issue, trading at $2.00 each.
Taking the new project into account, what would the theoretical ex-rights price be?
Give your answer to two decimal places.
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Company GDD plans to acquire Company HGG, an unlisted company which has been in business for 3 years.
Company HGG has incurred losses in its first 3 years but is expected to become highly profitable in the near future
There are no listed companies in the country operating in the same business field as Company HGG The future success of Company HGG's business and hence the future growth rate in earnings and dividends is difficult to determine
Company GDD is assessing the validity of using the dividend growth method to value Company HGG
Which THREE of the following are weaknesses of using the dividend growth model to value an unlisted company such as Company HGG?
Which THREE of the following would be most important if a hospital wishes to review the effectiveness of its services?
A company is undertaking a lease-or-buy evaluation, using the post-tax cost of bank borrowing as the discount rate.
Details of the two alternatives are as follows:
Buy option:
• To be financed by a bank loan
• Tax depreciation allowances are available on a reducing-balance basis
• Assets depreciated on a straight-line basis
Lease option:
• Finance lease
• Maintenance to be paid by the lessee
• Tax relief available on interest payments and book depreciation
Which THREE of the following are relevant cashflows in the lease-or-buy appraisal?
A company plans to cut its dividend but is concerned that the share price will fall. This demonstrates the _____________ effect
Company WWW is identical in all operating and risk characteristics to Company ZZZ. but their capital structures differ. Company WWW and Company ZZZ both pay corporate income tax at 20%
Company WWW has a gearing ratio (debt: equity) of 1:3 Its pre-tax cost of debt is 6%.
Company ZZZ Is all-equity financed. Its cost of equity is 15%
What is the cost of equity tor Company WWW?
The ex div share price of Company A’s shares is $.3.50
An investor in Company A currently holds 2,000 shares.
Company A plans to issue a script divided of 1 new shares for every 10 shares currently held.
After the scrip divided, what will be the total wealth of the shareholder?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
A company has 6 million shares in issue. Each share has a market value of $4.00.
$9 million is to be raised using a rights issue.
Two directors disagree on the discount to be offered when the new shares are issued.
• Director A proposes a discount of 25%
• Director B proposes a discount of 30%
Which THREE of the following statements are most likely to be correct?
