Company AAB is located in Country A with the A$ as its functional currency It plans to grow by acquisition and has identified Company BBA as a potential takeover candidate Company BBA is located in Country B with the BS as its functional currency.
The directors of Company AAB are concerned about foreign currency risk if the acquisition goes ahead
Which of the following will be most effective in reducing Company AAB's exposure to translation risk if the acquisition is successful1?
A listed company is planning a share repurchase.
The following data applies:
* There are 10 million shares in issue
* The share repurchase will involve buying back 20% of the shares at a price of $0.75
* The company is holding $2 million cash
* Earnings for the current year ended are $2 million
The Directors are concerned about the impact that this repurchase programme will have on the company's cash balance and current year earnings per share (EPS) ratio.
Advise the directors which of the following statements is correct?
A company's current earnings before interest and taxation are $5 million.
These are expected to remain constant for the forseeable future.
The company has 10 million shares in issue which currently tradeat $3.60.
It also has a $10 million long term floating rate loan.
The current interest rate on this loan is 5%.
The company pays tax at 20%.
The company expects interest rates to increasenext yearto 6% andit's Price/Earnings (P/E) ratioto move to 9.5 times by the end of next year.
What percentagereduction in the share pricewill occurby the end of next year iftheinterest rate increaseand theP/Emovementboth occur?
It is now 1 January 20X0.
Company V, a private equity company, is considering the acquisition of 40% of the equity of Company A for a total amount of $15 million.
Company A has been established to develop a new type of engine which will be launched at the end of 20X1. Company A is forecasting that the new engine will result in free cash flows to equity of $2m in its first year of operation and that this will rise by 8% per year for the foreseeable future. The new engine is the only commercial activity that Company A is involved in.
Company V intends to sell its stake in Company A when the new engine is launched.
Company A has a cost of equity of 12%.
Assuming that Company V receives an amount that reflects the present value of their shares in company
Assume today is 31 December 20X1.
A listed mobile phone company has just launched a new phone which is proving to be a great success.
As a direct result of the product's success, earnings are forecast to increase by:
* 5% a year in each of years 20X2 -- 20X6
* 3% from 20X7 onwards
Market analysts were very excited to hear the news of the success of the product and future growth forecasts.
Assuming a semi-efficient market applies, which of the following company valuation methods is likely to give the best estimate of the company's equity value today?
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