You are an investment adviser. One of your clients

You are an investment adviser. One of your clients approaches you for your advice on investing in equity shares of Alpha Company. You have collected the following data:

Earnings per share last year $3.00
Payout ratio 0.40
Return on equity 0.25 from year 1 to 5
Cost of equity capital 0.20

The company plans to increase the payout ratio to 60% after year 5. This payout ratio and the return on equity are expected to prevail till perpetuity.

Required:
Estimate the price of an equity share of this company using an appropriate dividend discount model and advise your client whether they should buy a share of the company.

You are the portfolio manager of a large company that invests

You are the portfolio manager of a large company that invests in many securities including corporate bonds. You have been assigned the task of bond portfolio management. You are provided with the following data in relation to bonds:

Maturity period 8 years
Coupon rate 10%
Par value $1,000
Coupons on bonds are paid annually
Yield to maturity of bonds 8%

Required:

Calculate the Macualay’s duration, modified duration and convexity.

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BAO2000 – Anderson is the owner of Motor Parts Pty

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Section 1   You are considering bidding on a project to make new cases for mobile phones. The project details include:  Upfront costs of $350,000 for a new injection-moulding machine. 4 year life $30,000 in yearly pre-tax operating costs Initial investment of $50,000 in working capital Your company has a tax rate of 30% Your company’s required rate of return is 10% At the end of 4 years you can sell the equipment for $30,000 There is no depreciation consideration for this equipment   a. Complete the following table and calculate the net present value for the project costs.   Year Cash Flows PV 0 1 2 3 4                        …

AM Airways Pty Ltd (AMAPL) operates regional air services

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Clifford Limited trade receivables balance

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QUESTION ONE Platinum Real Estate Consulting Group, owner of a number of properties dotted around Lusaka is faced with a choice of: A large-scale investment (A) to improve its flats. This could produce a substantial pay-off in terms of increased revenue net of costs but will require an investment of K1, 400,000. After extensive market research it is considered that there is a 40% chance that a pay-off of K2, 500,000 will be obtained, but there is a 60% chance that it will be only K800, 000. A smaller scale project (B) to re-decorate its premises. At K500, 000 this is less costly but will produce a lower pay-off. Research data suggests a 30% chance of a gain of K1, 000,000…

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COMP1750 – G’day – MS Access

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