How can risk influence risk premium? How are risk and return related? Risk and return are the fundamental basis upon which investors make their decision whether or not they should invest in a particular investment. How they are related and the influence between the two‚ is the decision making process that all investors must weigh up. This essay will show how risk can influence risk premium‚ outlining their relationship and how risk and return are related. Within any investment there is a certain
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dilution of entrepreneur’s share. -Investment by VC is valued by proportion not the actual amount they put in‚ so pre-money or post-money valuation doesn’t matter Control the audit committee : Positive – sum -Due diligence‚ this could prevent fraudulent risk. Control compensation committee : Zero – sum (may be negative-sum) -Good for VC but not for entrepreneur and company employees. VC has an incentive to give low compensation to entrepreneur and company employees to maximize its interest. Pre-emptive
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FMT-I Ratio Analysis and Risk and Return Industry – FMCG FMCG – Fast moving consumer goods Companies - ITC‚ HUL ‚ Nestle India ‚ Dabur ‚ Godrej Consumer Products The Indian FMCG sector is the fourth largest sector in the economy with an estimated size of Rs.1‚300 billion. The sector has shown an average annual growth of about 11% per annum over the last decade. Unlike the developed markets‚ which are prominently dominated by few large players‚ India’s FMCG market is highly fragmented and
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Nguyen Duc Thuan ID: 1349672 FIN 3331 – Risk & Return Assignment 1. Answers: The expected return of this stock is: E[RJ] = 0.2(12%) + 0.35(18%) + 0.3(-10%) + 0.15(10%) = 7.2% The standard deviation is: 2J = 0.2(0.12 – 0.072)2 + 0.35(0.18 – 0.072)2 + 0.3(-0.1 – 0.072)2 + 0.15(0.1 – 0.072)2 = 0.0135 J = = 11.63% 2. Answers: The average return and standard deviation of Large co. stock return is: Sum of Large co. stock = -14.69 – 26.47 + 37.23 + 23.93 – 7.16 + 6.57 = 19.41 Mean = Sum/N
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Attitudes toward Risk and the Risk-Return Paradox: Prospect Theory Explanations Author(s): Avi Fiegenbaum and Howard Thomas Source: The Academy of Management Journal‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1988)‚ pp. 85-106 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/256499 Accessed: 09-05-2015 03:52 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Finance Class 3 Risk and Return 1. A share of stock of Beta Plc is selling for £50. A financial analyst summarises the uncertainty about the rate of return on the stock by specifying three possible scenarios: Business condition End-of-year price Annual dividend High growth £68 £2.5 Normal growth £54 £1.5 No growth £45 £0.5 Assuming all three scenarios are equally likely‚ calculate: a) the expected holding-period return; b) the variance and standard deviation of the holding-period return; c) the expected
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) 1. How does Marriott use its estimate of cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriot use cost of capital as the hurdle rate (minimum rate of return required to accept the project) to discount future cash flows for the investment projects of the three lines of business (Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants). They use this rate to calculate NPV and net present value over cost to decide for the profit rate. Since cost of the project
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Revenues EBIT Interest EBT EBT*(1-T) # of shares EPS Debt Equity Debt/Equity Ratio Return on Equity 15‚000‚000 2‚250‚000 0 2‚250‚000 1‚350‚000 1‚000‚000 1.35 0 15‚000‚000 0.00% 9.00% Worst Case 10% 16‚500‚000 2‚475‚000 500‚000 1‚975‚000 1‚185‚000 1‚000‚000 1.185 5‚000‚000 15‚000‚000 33.33% 7.90% Expected Case 30% 19‚500‚000 2‚925‚000 500‚000 2‚425‚000 1‚455‚000 1‚000‚000 1.455 5‚000‚000 15‚000‚000 33.33% 9.70% Best Case 50% 22‚500‚000 3‚375‚000 500‚000 2‚875‚000 1‚725‚000 1‚000‚000 1.725 5‚000‚000 15
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FBE 421 Marriott Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Founded in 1927‚ Marriott Corporation has become one of the leading food service companies in the United States. As of 1987‚ Marriott recorded a profit of $233 million on sales of $6.5 billion and retained a high sales growth rate of 24%. Marriott runs on three major lines of business lodging‚ contract services‚ and restaurants. Lodging division which includes 361 hotels generated 41% of 1987 sales
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[pic] By: Michael Malone Statement of the Problem Rajat Singh‚ a managing director at Hudson Bancorp‚ needs to find a way to rejuvenate the paper check corporation. One main part that needs to be calculated is the appropriate mixture of debt and equity for the firm. The company needs to determine the correct mixture so that they can both minimize the cost of capital and increase the shareholders value. I will analyze the current and future situation of the company‚ trying to find the correct
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