CIMA Financial Strategy F3 Question # 4 Topic 1 Discussion

CIMA Financial Strategy F3 Question # 4 Topic 1 Discussion

F3 Exam Topic 1 Question 4 Discussion:
Question #: 4
Topic #: 1

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?


A.

The future growth rate in earnings and dividends will be difficult to accurately determine


B.

The future projected dividend stream is used as the basis for the valuation


C.

The company has been unprofitable to date and hence, there is no established dividend payment pattern


D.

The dividend growth model does not take the time value of money into consideration


E.

The cost of capital will be difficult to estimate


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