Question 36

Company A plans to acquire Company B in a 1-for-1 share exchange.
Pre-acquisition information is as follows:

Post-acquisition information is as follows:
* Annual earnings are expected to increase by $4 million.
* The P/E multiple of the combined company is expected to be 12 times.
If the acquisition proceeds, what is the expected percentage increase in the post acquisition share price of Company A?
  • Question 37

    A company is based in Country Y whose functional currency is YS. It has an investment in Country Z whose functional currency is ZS This year the company expects to generate ZS20 million profit after tax.
    Tax Regime
    * Corporate income tax rate in Country Y is 60%
    * Corporate income tax rate in Country Z Is 30%
    * Full double tax relief is available
    Assume an exchange rate of YS1 = ZS5
    What is the expected profit after tax in YS if the ZS profit is remitted to Country Y?
  • Question 38

    A listed company plans to raise $350 million to finance a major expansion programme.
    The cash flow projections for the programme are subject to considerable variability.
    Brief details of the programme have been public knowledge for a few weeks.
    The directors are considering two financing options, either a rights issue at a 20% discount to current share price or a long term bond.
    The following data is relevant:
    The company's share price has fallen by 5% over the past 3 months compared with a fall in the market of 3% over the same period.
    The directors favour the bond option.
    However, the Chief Accountant has provided arguments for a rights issue.
    Which TWO of the following arguments in favour of a right issue are correct?
  • Question 39

    Which THREE of the following statements are correct?
  • Question 40

    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?