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Question # 71

Company T is a listed company in the retail sector.

Its current profit before interest and taxation is $5 million.

This level of profit is forecast to be maintainable in future.

Company T has a 10% corporate bond in issue with a nominal value of $10 million.

This currently trades at 90% of its nominal value.

Corporate tax is paid at 20%.

 

The following information is available:

  

 

Which of the following is a reasonable expectation of the equity value in the event of an attempted takeover?

A.

$32.0 million

B.

$41.6 million

C.

$65.0 million

D.

$50.2 million

Question # 72

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.

 

$  ?  

Question # 73

Company H is considering the valuation of an unlisted company which it hopes to acquire.

It has obtained the target company ' s financial statements.

Company H has been advised that the book value of net assets as shown in the financial statements of the target company does not provide a reliable indicator of their true value.

 

Advise the Board of Directors which of the following THREE statements are disadvantages of the net asset basis of valuation?

A.

The net book value of assets is merely a record of past transactions which complies with accounting conventions.

B.

The net book value of assets can be obtained from the financial statements. 

C.

Intangible assets are often not shown in the company ' s financial statements.

D.

The net realisable value is usually different from the net book value shown in the financial statements.  

E.

The net book value of current assets is normally a reliable indicator of their realisable value.

Question # 74

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

Question # 75

Which THREE of the following are likely to be strategic reasons for a horizontal acquisition?

A.

Reduction of risk by building a larger portfolio

B.

Acquisition of an undervalued company

C.

To achieve economies of scale

D.

To secure key parts of the value chain

E.

Reduction of competition

Question # 76

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?

A.

G is willing to risk the loss of savings from a fall in interest rates if that offsets the cost of limiting the cost of rises.

B.

G ' s strategy is to ensure that its interest rates lie between 8.5% and 10.0%.

C.

G is concerned that interest rates may rise above 10.0%.

D.

G is concerned that interest rates may rise above 8.5%.

E.

G is concerned that interest rates may fall below 10%.

Question # 77

A company is considering a divestment via either a management buyout (MBO) or sale to a private equity purchaser. Which of the following is an argument in favour of the MBO from the viewpoint of the original company?

A.

Better co-operation post divestment.

B.

Enhanced big data opportunities.

C.

Improved relationships with management buyout team in the event of a sale to the private equity purchaser.

D.

Higher price due to synergistic benefits.

Question # 78

A company is currently all-equity financed with a cost of equity of 9%.

It plans to raise debt with a pre-tax cost of 3% in order to buy back equity shares.

After the buy-back, the debt-to-equity ratio at market values will be 1 to 2.

The corporate income tax rate is 25%.

Which of the following represents the company ' s cost of equity after the buy-back according to Modigliani and Miller ' s Theory of Capital Structure with taxes?

A.

11.5%

B.

18%

C.

11.3%

D.

90%

Question # 79

H Company has a fixed rate load at 10.0%, but wishes to swap to variable. It can borrow at LIBOR 8%.

The bank is currently quoting swap rates of 3.1% (bid) and 3.5% (ask).

What net rate will HHH Company pay if it enters into the swap?

A.

Risk-free rate +6.5%

B.

Risk-free rate +8%

C.

Risk-free rate +6.9%

D.

Risk-free rate +3.1%

Question # 80

A company is currently all-equity financed with a cost of equity of 8%. 

It plans to raise debt with a pre-tax cost of 4% in order to buy back equity shares.

After the buy-back, the debt-to-equity ratio at market values will be 1 to 2.

The corporate income tax rate is 30%.

 

Which of the following represents the company ' s cost of equity after the buy-back according to Modigliani and Miller ' s Theory of Capital Structure with taxes?

A.

9.4%

B.

8%

C.

13.6%

D.

9.8%

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