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FM – May 2016 – L3 – Q6b – Investment Appraisal Techniques

Calculating the betas, required rates of return, and stock prices for three securities based on market data and forecasts.

The expected return on the market portfolio (estimated from past data) is 12% p.a. with a standard deviation of 15% and the risk-free rate of 4% p.a. The actual prices, last year dividends, and the covariances from three securities (A, B, C) with the market are given in the table below:

Security Actual Price (N) Last Year Dividend (N) Covariance with Market
A 107 1.30 0.025650
B 618 18.00 0.018675
C 1,350 22.00 0.029025

You are required to:

i.

Calculate the betas and the required rates of return of securities A, B, and C. (3 Marks)

ii.

In the table below, you have the market consensus forecast of 12-month price targets, ex-dividends, and the expected dividend growth rate of the securities.

Security 12-month price target (N) Dividend growth rate (%)
A 122.50 12
B 740.00 10
C 1,500.00 11

Assuming the dividends are paid in 12 months exactly, compute the required stock price for the 3 stocks and state your conclusion. (4 Marks)

iii.

Considering the results in (ii) above, explain briefly what will be your strategy? (1 Mark)

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AFM – May 2019 – L3 – Q5b – Valuation and use of free cash flows

Evaluate whether Senchi Ltd is a good investment for Kurablah based on the Dividend Growth Model and calculate the maximum price she should pay.

Rosa Kurablah Ltd (Kurablah) plans to invest in ordinary shares for a period of fifteen years, after which she will sell out, buy a lifetime room and board membership in a retirement home, and retire. She feels that Senchi Ltd (Senchi) is currently, but temporarily, undervalued by the market. Kurablah expects Senchi’s current earnings and dividend to double in the next fifteen years. Senchi’s last dividend was GH¢3, and its stock currently sells for GH¢35 a share.

Required:

i) If Kurablah requires a 12 percent return on her investment, will Senchi be a good buy for her?
(3 marks)

ii) What is the maximum that Kurablah could pay for Senchi and still earn her required 12 percent?
(2 marks)

iii) What might be the cause of such a market undervaluation?
(3 marks)

iv) Given Kurablah’s assumptions, what market capitalization rate for Senchi does the current price imply?

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FM – May 2016 – L3 – Q6b – Investment Appraisal Techniques

Calculating the betas, required rates of return, and stock prices for three securities based on market data and forecasts.

The expected return on the market portfolio (estimated from past data) is 12% p.a. with a standard deviation of 15% and the risk-free rate of 4% p.a. The actual prices, last year dividends, and the covariances from three securities (A, B, C) with the market are given in the table below:

Security Actual Price (N) Last Year Dividend (N) Covariance with Market
A 107 1.30 0.025650
B 618 18.00 0.018675
C 1,350 22.00 0.029025

You are required to:

i.

Calculate the betas and the required rates of return of securities A, B, and C. (3 Marks)

ii.

In the table below, you have the market consensus forecast of 12-month price targets, ex-dividends, and the expected dividend growth rate of the securities.

Security 12-month price target (N) Dividend growth rate (%)
A 122.50 12
B 740.00 10
C 1,500.00 11

Assuming the dividends are paid in 12 months exactly, compute the required stock price for the 3 stocks and state your conclusion. (4 Marks)

iii.

Considering the results in (ii) above, explain briefly what will be your strategy? (1 Mark)

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AFM – May 2019 – L3 – Q5b – Valuation and use of free cash flows

Evaluate whether Senchi Ltd is a good investment for Kurablah based on the Dividend Growth Model and calculate the maximum price she should pay.

Rosa Kurablah Ltd (Kurablah) plans to invest in ordinary shares for a period of fifteen years, after which she will sell out, buy a lifetime room and board membership in a retirement home, and retire. She feels that Senchi Ltd (Senchi) is currently, but temporarily, undervalued by the market. Kurablah expects Senchi’s current earnings and dividend to double in the next fifteen years. Senchi’s last dividend was GH¢3, and its stock currently sells for GH¢35 a share.

Required:

i) If Kurablah requires a 12 percent return on her investment, will Senchi be a good buy for her?
(3 marks)

ii) What is the maximum that Kurablah could pay for Senchi and still earn her required 12 percent?
(2 marks)

iii) What might be the cause of such a market undervaluation?
(3 marks)

iv) Given Kurablah’s assumptions, what market capitalization rate for Senchi does the current price imply?

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