Question 131

PPA owns $500,000 of shares in Company ABB.
Company ABB has a daily volatility of 2% of its share price Calculate the 12-day value at risk that shows the most PPA can expect to lose during a 12-day period (PPA wishes to be 90% certain that the actual loss in any month will be less than your predicted figure)
Give your answer to the nearest thousand dollars.

Question 132

Company A has agreed to buy all the share capital of Company B.
The Board of Directors of Company A believes that the post-acquisition value of the expanded business can be computed using the "boot-strapping" concept.
Which of the following most accurately describes "boot-strapping" in this context?
  • Question 133

    Listed Company A has prepared a valuation of an unlisted company. Company B. to achieve vertical integration Company A is intending to acquire a controlling interest in the equity of Company B and therefore wants to value only the equity of Company B.
    The assistant accountant of Company A has prepared the following valuation of Company B's equity using the dividend valuation model (DVM):
    Where:
    * S2 million is Company B's most recent dividend
    * 5% is Company B's average dividend growth rate over the last 5 years
    * 10% is a cost of equity calculated using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), based on the industry average beta factor

    Which THREE of the following are valid criticisms of the valuation of Company B's equity prepared by the assistant accountant?
  • Question 134

    A private company manufactures goods for export, the goods are priced in foreign currency B$.
    The company is partly owned by members of the founding family and partly by a venture capitalist who is helping to grow the business rapidly in preparation for a planned listing in three years' time.
    The company therefore has significant long term exposure to the B$.
    This exposure is hedged up to 24 months into the future based on highly probable forecast future revenue streams.
    The company does not apply hedge accounting and this has led to high volatility in reported earnings.
    Which of the following best explains why external consultants have recently advised the company to apply hedge accounting?
  • Question 135

    Select whether the following statements are true or false with regard to Modigliani and Miller's dividend policy theory.