SEMINAR 4: FRIDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2014 ASSET PRICING Seminar Questions to be completed before class 1. Explain‚ using examples the difference between systematic risk and unsystematic risk. 2. Why is it useful to calculate returns on assets using either a one-factor model such as‚ CAPM or a multi-factor model such as‚ APT? 3. Answer questions 8 and 10 on page 316 of the Hillier et al. (2013) text. 4. Multifactor Model The monthly return on an asset‚ Rs is determined by the following equation: Rs = 0
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Point Group decided to do their own analysis in order to decide if Nike shares should be purchased for the fund. The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay its debt and equity holders to finance its assets. It is the minimum return that a company must earn on existing asset base to satisfy its owners‚ creditors‚ and other providers of capital or they will invest somewhere else. Companies raise money from many sources such as common and preferred equity‚
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will fall the following years: $11 million (2014) and $5 million (2015). Exhibit 4 tells us that Flash Memory would endure significant cash outflows in 2010 and 2011 due to their vast initial investment in equipment and net working capital. As net working capital begins to decline‚ sales will continue to bring in positive net income triggering the new product line to generate cash inflows in the following five years. Another factor that plays into the decision-making is that notes payable will
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charge for the cost of capital that is employed to produce the income. • EVA = NOPAT − WACC × Capital (1) where NOPAT is net operating profit after tax‚ and WACC is the weighted average cost of capital to the firm‚ an implicit market price that reflects the risk to the supplier of finance. Competitive Strategy and Game Theory Economic Value Added (or Economic Profit) • EVA = (RONA −WACC) × Capital (2) where RONA is return on net assets i.e. capital (i.e.‚ NOPAT/Capital). • The return
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1. Several factors have made Interco an attractive takeover target: 1) Interco’s stock is undervalued due to poor performance in the apparel and general merchandising divisions‚ which have weakened Interco’s valuation as a whole. 2) As stated by the equity analysts‚ Interco is an over capitalized company with potential to grow‚ which makes an acquisition easy to finance. 3) Interco is also a cash generative target for a potential acquirer as it generates approximately $0.10 of operating cash flow
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Project Genesis | Atlantic Corporation | ACE Consulting Group | “A service we provide with excellence“ | ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to assess the viability of the acquisition of Royal Paper Corporation’s (Royal) Monticello mill and box plants by Atlantic Corporation (Atlantic). This will be conducted through the evaluation and analysis of whether this project is profitable
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Despite these detailed steps‚ the ultimate decision lies with the entire firm. They engaged in leveraged buyouts (LBOs)‚ growth capital‚ and privatization. In LBOs‚ they use capital structures to find the best combination of price‚ leverage and returns. In order to demonstrate a serious commitment and to achieve a desired rating‚ they decided in a minimum capital structure of at least 25% equity whereas debt is roughly 4 to 5 times EBITDA depending on market conditions. They also support its management
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There is nothing like optimum capital structure for a firm. The Optimal Capital structure is that Capital Structure at which the weighted Average cost of capital (Ko) is Minimum. It is that combination of Equity and Debt at which the total cost of capital is mini-mum. Trade-off theory argues that there ’s an optimal amount of debt of each firm. At this level of debt‚ firms can take the most advantage of debts. Debts can be tax shield so that they can save money for firms to reinvest in
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of these criteria as opposed to net resent value? On which criteria would you base your recommendation? 3. Evaluate the forecast. Are all relevant cash flows present? Are the assumptions reasonable? Should the cost of new sales recruits be included in the forecast? 4. If‚ in response to the question above‚ you believe the analysis should be modified‚ do so and prepare to discuss the results you obtain. What assumptions are the "key drivers" of your results
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CAPM to calculate its cost of equity‚ and its target capital structure consists of common stock‚ preferred stock‚ and debt. Which of the following events would REDUCE its WACC? a. The market risk premium declines. b. The flotation costs associated with issuing new common stock increase. c. The company’s beta increases. d. Expected inflation increases. e. The flotation costs associated with issuing preferred stock increase. __c__ 2. Duval Inc. uses only equity capital‚ and it has two equally-sized
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