Question 101

A listed company has recently announced a profit warning.
The company's share price fell 20% on the day of the announcement but had been fairly static in the weeks leading up to the announcement.
Which form of efficient market is most likely to be indicated by this share price movement?
  • Question 102

    Company P is a pharmaceutical company listed on an alternative investment market.
    The company is developing a new drug which it hopes to market in approximately six years' time.
    Company P is owned and managed by a group of doctors who wish to retain control of the company. The company operates from leased laboratories with minimal fixed assets.
    Its value comes from the quality of its research staff and their research.
    The company currently has one approved drug which generates sufficient cashflow to cover day to day operations but not sufficient for major new research and development.
    Company P wish to raise debt finance to develop the new drug.
    Recommend which of the following types of debt finance would be most appropriate for Company P to help finance the development of this new drug.
  • Question 103

    Company A has made an offer to acquire Company Z.
    Both companies are quoted and their current market share prices are:
    * Company A - $4
    * Company Z - $5
    Shareholders in company Z have been given three alternative offers:
    * Cash of $5.50 per share
    * Share for share exchange on the basis of 3 for 2
    * 10.5% long dated bond for every 20 shares
    The bond is has a nominal value of $100 and the expected yield on bonds of similar risk is 10%.
    You are advising a Company Z shareholder on the three offers.
    She requires a 15% premium if she is to accept the offer.
    In providing your advice, which of the following statements is correct?
  • Question 104

    A company is currently all-equity financed.
    The directors are planning to raise long term debt to finance a new project.
    The debt:equity ratio after the bond issue would be 40:60 based on estimated market values.
    According to Modigliani and Miller's Theory of Capital Structure without tax, the company's cost of equity would:
  • Question 105

    Company A, a listed company, plans to acquire Company T, which is also listed.
    Additional information is:
    * Company A has 150 million shares in issue, with market price currently at $7.00 per share.
    * Company T has 120 million shares in issue,. with market price currently at $6.00 each share.
    * Synergies valued at $50 million are expected to arise from the acquisition.
    * The terms of the offer will be 2 shares in A for 3 shares in T.
    Assuming the offer is accepted and the synergies are realised, what should the post-acquisition price of each of Company A's shares be?
    Give your answer to two decimal places.