Q158. The directors of the following four entities have been discussing dividend policy:

Which of these four entities is most likely to have a residual dividend policy?

Q159. Modigliani and Miller are the main proponents of the view that the dividend policy is irrelevant to the value of a company’s shares.
They argue that a company that continually reinvests its entire earnings would generate the same shareholder wealth if it engaged in a policy of high dividends and financed its expansion with funds obtained from rights issues.
Which THREE of the following statements are assumptions that are required in order to support this proposition?

Q160. An unlisted company is attempting to value its equity using the dividend valuation model.
Relevant information is as follows:
* A dividend of $500,000 has just been paid.
* Dividend growth of 8% is expected for the foreseeable future.
* Earnings growth of 6% is expected for the foreseeable future.
* The cost of equity of a proxy listed company is 15%.
* The risk premium required due to the company being unlisted is 3%.
The calculation that has been performed is as follows:
Equity value = $540,000 / (0.18 – 0.08) = $5,400,000
What is the fault with the calculation that has been performed?

Q161. A company aims to increase profit before interest and tax (PBIT) each year.
The company reports in A$ but has significant export sales priced in B$.
All other transactions are priced in A$.
In 20X1, the company reported:
In 20X2, the only changes expected are:
* An increase in export prices of 10%, but no change to units sold.
* A rise in the value of the B$ to A$/B$ 2.500 (that is, A$ 1 = B$ 2.5) Is it likely that the company would still meet its objective to grow PBIT between 20X1 and 20X2?

Q162. A company has a covenant on its 5% long-term bond, stipulating that its retained earnings must not fall below
$2 million.
The company has 100 million shares in issue.
Its most recent dividend was $0.045 per share. It has committed to grow the dividend per share by 4% each year.
The nominal value of the bond is $60 million. It is currently trading at 80% of its nominal value.
Next year’s earnings before interest and taxation are projected to be $11.25 million.
The rate of corporate tax is 20%.
If the company increases the dividend by 4%, advise the Board of Directors if the level of retained earnings will comply with the covenant?

Q163. A company has in a 5% corporate bond in issue on which there are two loan covenants.
* Interest cover must not fall below 3 times
* Retained earnings for the year must not fall below $3.5 million
The Company has 200 million shares in issue.
The most recent dividend per share was $0.04.
The Company intends increasing dividends by 10% next year.
Financial projections for next year are as follows:
Advise the Board of Directors which of the following will be the status of compliance with the loan covenants next year?

Q164. The directors of a unlisted manufacturing company have prepared a valuation of their company using the price-earning method.
Their calculation is:
Value if the company’s equity = $6 million x 10 =$60 million where.
* $6 million is the company’s reported profit before interested and tax in the most recent accounting period and
* 10 is the average price-earnings ratio for all listed companies
Which THREE of the following are weakness of this valuation?

Q165. M is an accountant who wishes to take out a forward rate agreement as a hedging instrument but the company treasurer has advised that a short-term interest rate future would be a better option.
Which of the following is true of a short-term interest rate future?

Q166. D has US$10 million to invest over 12 months in either USS or GBP Its options are to invest in USS at the present USS interest rate of 10 18%. or to convert the USS to GBP at the spot rate GBP1 =US$1 61 and invest in GBP at an interest rate of 6.4%.
According to the interest rate parity theory, what will the one year forward rate be?
Give your answer to three decimal places.

Q167. RR has agreed to sell goods to XX for S20.000 XX will pay when the goods are delivered in 6 months time. RR’s home currency is the £- The current exchange rate is 4.3 £/S. The projected inflation rate for the S is 2.8%, and for the E 4 6%.
When RR receives payment for its goods, what will the value be to the nearest pound?

Q168. A company intends to sell one of its business units, Company R by a management buyout (MBO).
A selling price of $100 million has been agreed.
The managers are discussing with a bank and a venture capital company (VCC) the following financing proposal:

The VCC requires a minimum return on its equity investment in the MBO of 30% a year on a compound basis over 5 years.
What is the minimum TOTAL equity value of Company R in 5 years time in order to meet the VCC’s required return?
Give your answer to one decimal place.
$ ? million

Q169. Company W is a manufacturing company with three divisions, all of which are making profits:
* Division A which manufactures cars
* Division B which manufactures trucks
* Division C which manufactures agricultural machinery
Company W is facing severe competitive pressure in all of its markets, and is currently operating with a high level of gearing Company W’s latest forecasts suggest that it needs to raise cash to avoid breaching loan covenants on its existing debt finance in 6 months’ time In a recent strategy review. Divisions A and B were identified as being the core divisions of Company W The management of Division C is known to be interested in the possibility of a management buy-out.
Company Z is known to be interested in making a takeover bid for Company W’s truck manufacturing division A rival to Company W has recently successfully demerged its business, this was well received by the Financial markets Which of the following exit strategies will be most suitable for company W?

Q170. A company is financed by debt and equity and pays corporate income tax at 20%.
Its main objective is the maximisation of shareholder wealth.
It needs to raise $200 million to undertake a project with a positive NPV of $10 million.
The company is considering three options:
* A rights issue.
* A bond issue.
* A combination of both at the current debt to equity ratio.
Estimations of the market values of debt and equity both before and after the adoption of the project have been calculated, based upon Modigliani and Miller’s capital theory with tax, and are shown below:

Under Modigliani and Miller’s capital theory with tax, what is the increase in shareholder wealth?

Q171. A company plans to cut its dividend but is concerned that the share price will fall. This demonstrates the _____________ effect

Q172. A company has recently announced a scrip issue of 1 new share for every 4 existing shares. The market value of each share price before the announcement was $20.00.
What is the best estimate of the share price after the scrip issue ignoring all other influences on the share price?

Q173. A company wishes to raise new finance using a rights issue to invest in a new project offering an IRR of 10% The following data applies:
* There are currently 1 million shares in issue at a current market value of $4 each.
* The terms of the rights issue will be $3.50 for 1 new share for 5 existing shares.
* The company’s WACC is currently 8%.
What is the yield-adjusted theoretical ex-rights price (TERP)?
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

Q174. A company intends to sell one of its business units. Company W, by a management buyout (MBO). A selling price of S200 million has been agreed.
The managers are discussing with a bank and a venture capital company (VCC) the following financing proposal.

The VCC requires a minimum return on its equity investment In the MBO of 35% a year on a compound basis over 5 years.
What is the minimum total equity value of Company W in 5 years time in order to meet the VCC’s required return?
Give your answer to one decimal place.

Q175. Which THREE of the following statements are disadvantages of the net asset basis of valuation?

Q176. Listed company R is in the process of making a cash offer for the equity of unlisted company S.
Company R has a market capitalisation of $200 million and a price/earnings ratio of 10.
Company S has a market capitalisation of $50 million and earnings of $7 million.
Company R intends to offer $60 million and expects to be able to realise synergistic benefits of $20 million by combining the two businesses. This estimate excludes the estimated $8 million cost of integrating the two businesses.
Which of the following figures need to be used when calculating the value of the combined entity in $ millions?

Q177. A company with 4 million shares in issue wishes to raise $4 million by means of a rights issue The share price prior to the rights issue is $5.00.
Under the rights issue, 1 million new shares will be issued at $4.00.
When the rights issue is announced it is expected that the Theoretical Ex-rights Price (TERP) will be $4.80 The directors of the company are considering offering any shareholder who does not wish to take up the rights the opportunity to sell the rights back to the company for $1.00.
Which of the following is the most likely consequence of the directors offer?

Q178. Which THREE of the following statements about stock market listings are correct?

Q179. A company is considering either directly exporting its product to customers in a foreign country or setting up a subsidiary in the foreign country to manufacture and supply customers in that country.
Details of each alternative method of supplying the foreign market are as follows:

There is an import tax on product entering the foreign country of 10% of sales value.
This import duty is a tax-allowable deduction in the company’s domestic country.
The exchange rate is A$1.00 = B$1.10
Which alternative yields the highest total profit after taxation?

Q180. G purchased a put option that grants the right to cap the interest on a loan at 10.0%. Simultaneously, G sold a call option that grants the holder the benefits of any decrease if interest rates fall below 8.5%.
Which THREE possible explanations would be consistent with G’s behavior?