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Question # 91

Company R is a major food retailer.  It wishes to acquire Company S, a food manufacturer.

Company S currently supplies many stores owned by Company R with food products that it manufactures.

Company S is of similar size to Company R but has a lower credit rating.

 

Which of the following is most likely to be a synergistic benefit to R on purchasing S?

A.

Savings due to a reduction in purchase costs and more control over the value chain.

B.

Cost savings due to reducing the range of products manufactured by Company S.

C.

Lower cost of borrowing due to the acquistion of a company with a different credit rating.

D.

Reduced competition resulting in the ability to raise retail selling prices for food products.

Question # 92

Company Z wishes to borrow $50 million for 10 years at a fixed rate of interest.

 

Two alternative approaches are being considered:

   A. Issue a 10 year bond at a fixed rate of 6%, or

   B. Borrow from the bank at Libor +2.5% for a 10 year period and simultaneously enter into a 10 year interest rate swap.

 

Current 10 year swap rates against Libor are 4.0% - 4.2%.

 

What is the difference in the net interest cost between the two alternative approaches?

A.

Approach A is 0.7% a year less expensive

B.

Approach A is 0.5% a year less expensive

C.

Approach B is 2.0% a year less expensive

D.

Approach B is 2.2% a year less expensive

Question # 93

A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying

* 6 million shares for $3 a share and

• 7% bonds with a nominal value of $2 million, repayable at par in 3 years ' time

The venture capitalist expects a return on the equity portion of the investment of at least 20% a year on a compound basis over the first 3 years of the investment

The company has 8 million shares in issue

What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years ' time required to satisfy the venture capitalist ' s expected return?

Give your answer to the nearest $ million

Question # 94

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a share repurchase?

A.

To return surplus cash to shareholders by avoiding a one-off dividend

B.

To allow investors to sell shares if no active market currently exists

C.

To reduce the cost of capital of a company by increasing the gearing level.

D.

To enable the company to retain cash in the business for reinvestment

Question # 95

A large, quoted company that is all-equity financed is planning to acquire a smaller unquoted company that is also all-equity financed.

The acquiring company ' s directors are using the dividend valuation model to value the target company before making an offer.

 

Relevant data for the target company:

   • Dividends paid in the last financial year           $2 million

   • Book value of net assets                                     $15 million

   • Shares in issue                                                     1 million

The acquiring company ' s cost of capital is 10%.

Its directors believe they can improve the target company ' s performance in the long term.

They estimate there will be no growth in the first year of the acquisition but from year 2 onwards there will be a 4% growth each year in perpetuity.

 

What is the maximum price the acquiring company should offer for each of the shares in the target company? 

A.

$33.33

B.

$34.67

C.

$32.78

D.

$15.00

Question # 96

A company has a cash surplus which it wishes to distribute to shareholders by a share repurchase rather than paying a special dividend.

 

Which THREE of the following statements are correct?

A.

The payment of a special dividend could raise shareholders ' expectations of similar distributions in the future, unlike a share repurchase.

B.

The share repurchase could send a negative signal to shareholders as it could be interpreted as a failure of management to find suitable investment opportunities.

C.

Determination of the repurchase price will be easy as shareholders will insist on receiving the open market price.

D.

Different tax regimes could result in shareholders having a preference for a share repurchase due to the often more preferential tax treatment of capital gains.

E.

The share repurchase, if approved by the shareholders, will be binding on all of the company ' s shareholders.

Question # 97

WW is a quoted manufacturing company. The Finance Director has addressed the shareholders during WW ' s annual general meeting-She has told the shareholders that WW raised equity during the year and used the funds to repay a large loan that was maturing, thereby reducing WW ' s gearing ratio

At the conclusion of the Finance Director ' s speech one of the shareholders complained that it had been foolish for WW to have used equity to repay debt The shareholder argued that the Modigliani and Miller model (with tax) offers proof that debt is cheaper than equity when companies pay tax on their profits.

Which THREE arguments could the Finance Director have used in response to the shareholder?

A.

A lower gearing ratio will result in an increase in the value of the company

B.

WW was approaching a debt covenant limit and it was therefore important to reduce gearing.

C.

A lower gearing ratio creates greater flexibility for WW in the future

D.

The shareholder was confusing the cost of capital with shareholder wealth

E.

Reducing the gearing ratio has reduced the financial risk of WW which will benefit shareholders

F.

The Modigliani and Miller model would only be valid in practice if WW ' s shareholders were aware of the model and believed in its validity

Question # 98

G pic wishes to borrow $5 million in 6 months, for a period of 3 months. A bank has quoted the following Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) rales:

3 v 9 6.55%-6.70% 6v9 6.70%-6 90%.

G pic can borrow at 0 75% above base rate, and the base rate is currently 6.25% Concerned that base rates may rise, G pic decides that it will hedge using an FRA

At the settlement date for the FRA, the base rate has risen to 7.50%

What is the effective interest rate paid by G pic for its borrowing?

A.

7.45

B.

7.30

C.

8.25

D.

7.65

Question # 99

A geared and profitable company is evaluating the best method of financing the purchase of new machinery. It is considering either buying the machinery outright, financed by a secured bank borrowing and selling the machinery at the end of a fixed period of time or obtain the machinery under a lease for the same period of time.

Which is the correct discount rate to use when discounting the incremental cash flows of the lease against those of the buy and borrow alternative?

A.

The post-tax cost of the bank borrowing

B.

The company ' s cost of equity

C.

The company ' s WACC.

D.

The pre-tax cost of the bank borrowing

Question # 100

A company plans to raise finance for a new project.

It is considering either the issue of a redeemable cumulative preference share or a Eurobond. 

 

Advise the directors which of the following statements would justify the issue of preference shares over a bond?

A.

Preference shares are not secured against the assets of the business - however, the Eurobond would be.

B.

If profits are poor, dividends do not have to be paid on the preference share - however, interest would need to be paid on the Eurobond.

C.

The issue of the preference share would reduce the company ' s gearing - however, the Eurobond would increase it.

D.

The company can claim tax relief on the dividend paid on the preference share at a higher rate than the interest paid on the Eurobond.

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