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Lecture 1
Financial Strategy
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Year
Share Price
Dividend Paid
2007
3.30
40c
2008
3.56
42c
2009
3.47
44c
2010
3.75
46c
2011
3.99
48c
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EPS - Illustration 2
2010
$000
2011
$000
PBIT
2000
2100
Interest
200
300
Tax
300
400
1500
1400
Preference Dividend
300
400
Dividend
800
900
Retained Earnings
400
100
5000
5000
Reserves
3000
3100
Share Price
$2.50
$2.80
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Lecture 2
Performance
Measurement
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X2
X3
500
700
1000
Current Assets
150
200
300
650
900
1300
300
300
300
Reserves
100
280
430
Loan Notes
150
200
300
Payables
100
120
270
650
900
1300
Revenue
3000
3500
4200
COS
2000
2400
3200
Gross Profit
1000
1100
1000
Admin Costs
300
350
400
Distribution Costs
200
250
300
PBIT
500
500
300
Interest
100
150
220
Tax
120
90
50
280
260
30
Dividends
100
110
30
Retained Earnings
180
150
$3.30
$4.00
$2.20
Share Price
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Lecture 3
Finance Sources
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Lecture 5
Investment
Appraisal I
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ARR - Illustration 1
ABC Ltd are considering expanding their internet cafe business by buying a business
which will cost $275,000 to buy and a further $175,000 to refurbish.
They expect the following cash to come in:
Year Net Cash Profits ()
1 45,000
2 75,000
3 80,000
4 50,000
5 50,000
6 60,000
The equipment will be depreciated to a zero resale value over the same period and,
after the sixth year, they can sell the business for $200,000
Calculate the ARR or ROCE of this investment
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II.
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$1,200,000
Year 2:!
$2,200,000
Year 3:!
$2,500,000
Year 4:!
$1,700,000
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Year
Cash-Flows
5,000
7,000
8,000
10,000
11,000
9,000
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Year
Cash-Flows
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
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Lecture 6
Investment
Appraisal II
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WDA - Illustration 1
A business buys a piece of equipment for $100.
Capital allowances are available at 25% reducing balance.
The tax rate is 30%
After the 4 year project the equipment can be sold for $25.
30,000
Year 1!!
35,000
Year 2!!
45,000
Year 3!!
32,000
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NPV - Illustration 3
A business is evaluating a project for which the following information is relevant:
I.
Sales will be $100,000 in the first year and are expected to increase by 5% per year.
II.
III. Capital investment will be $200,000 and attracts tax allowable depreciation of the full
value of the investment over the 5 year length of the project.
IV. The tax rate is 30% and tax is payable in the following year.
V.
Working Capital invested will be 20% of projected sales for the following year.
VI. General inflation is expected to be 3% over the course of the project and the business
uses a real discount rate of 9%.
Calculate the NPV for the project.
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Lecture 7 Investment
Appraisal III
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Illustration 1
ABC has evaluated a project and come to the following conclusions.
At a discount rate of 10% the NPV will be $100,000
At a discount rate of 15% the NPV will be -$75,000
What is the IRR?
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Illustration 2
Initial Investment(5,000)
Period Cash Flows
12,000
2(1,000)
33,500
43,800
Cost of Capital 10%
NPV = 1,216
IRR = 19%
Calculate the MIRR.
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Lecture 8 - Foreign
NPV
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Illustration 1
Item costs $1,000
/$ 1 : 2
However inflation in US is 5% and Eurozone 3%
Calculate the exchange rate in one years time.
Illustration 2 (i)
US Interest rate = 10%
UK Interest rate = 8%
Exchange rate= /$ 1 : 2
Illustration 2 (ii)
Current spot rate $/ 1 : 1
The dollar is expected to strengthen by 7% per anum
Forecast the $: rate for the next 4 years.
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Illustration 3
ABC Ltd. is a UK company intending to undertake a project in Foreignland where the
currency is the Franc (FR).
ABC uses a discount rate of 10% to evaluate projects in the UK and the current spot rate
is / FR 2.000.
The risk free rate of interest in Foreignland is 5% with the UK rate being 7%.
The initial investment in the project will be FR 400,000 with net cash inflows over a 5 year
project of FR 150,000 per year.
Ignore Tax.
Calculate the NPV of the project.
Illustration 4
ABC Ltd. is a UK company intending to undertake a project in Foreignland where the
currency is the Franc (FR).
ABC uses a discount rate of 16% to evaluate projects in the UK and the current spot rate
is / FR 2.000.
The risk free rate of interest in Foreignland is 7% with the UK rate being 9%.
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Illustration 5
ABC Ltd. is a UK company intending to undertake a project in Foreignland where the
currency is the Franc (FR).
ABC uses a discount rate of 20% to evaluate projects in the UK and the current spot rate
is / FR 2.000.
Sterling is expected to appreciate against the Franc by 10% per year.
Illustration 6
ABC Ltd. is a UK company intending to undertake a project in Foreignland where the
currency is the Franc (FR).
ABC uses a discount rate of 10% to evaluate projects in the UK and the current spot rate
is / FR 2.000.
The risk free rate of interest in Foreignland is 5% with the UK rate being 7%.
The initial investment in the project will be FR 400,000 with net cash inflows over a 5 year
project of FR 150,000 per year.
Ignore Tax.
Calculate the NPV of the project by adjusting the discount rate.
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Lecture 9
WACC I
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Lecture 10
WACC II
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II.
The current share price is $6 and it is expected to grow in value by 4% per year.
Tax is payable at 30%.
Calculate the Cost of Debt (Kd).
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WACC - Illustration 7
Capital Structure
Cost
Equity
85%
15%
Debt
15%
7%
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WACC - Illustration 8
3000
Loan Notes
2000
Bank Loan
1000
The cost to the company of each of the above items has been calculated as:
Ordinary Shares
13%
Loan Notes
8%
Bank Loan
5%
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WACC - Illustration 9
2000
1500
500
Bank Loan
750
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Lecture 11
Capital Structure
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A company has total capital of $1,000 with debt making up $300 and equity making up
$700 of the total. The companys cost of debt is 5% and cost of equity is 14%.
I.
II.
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Lecture 12
M & M Formulae
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Illustration 1
ABC Ltd has a share price of 350c and 1m shares in issue. It currently has no debt.
Current cost of capital is 13%.
The directors have decided to replace $2m of equity with 10% debt. The tax rate is 30%.
Required
(i) Calculate the new value of the geared firm.
(ii)Calculate the value of the Equity in the geared firm.
Illustration 2
ABC Co. and CD Co. operate in the same industry and are identical in their ability to
generate cash flows.
ABC Co. is financed by Equity only of 3m shares with current value of $1 and has a cost of
equity calculated at 15%.
CD Co. has the same total capital but within it has irredeemable debt with a market value
of $0.9m.
The tax rate is 33%.
Required
(i) Calculate the value of CD Co.
(ii)Calculate the value of the Equity in CD Co.
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Illustration 3
ABC Co. and CD Co. operate in the same industry and are identical in their ability to
generate cash flows.
ABC Co. is financed by Equity only of 3m shares with current value of $1 and has a cost of
equity calculated at 15%.
CD Co. has the same total capital but within it has irredeemable debt with a market value
of $0.9m and cost of debt of 8%.
The tax rate is 33%.
Required
(i) Calculate the Cost of Equity for CD Co.
Illustration 4
ABC Co. and CD Co. operate in the same industry and are identical in their ability to
generate cash flows.
ABC Co. is financed by Equity only of 3m shares with current value of $1 and has a cost of
equity calculated at 15%.
CD Co. has the same total capital but within it has irredeemable debt with a market value
of $0.9m and cost of debt of 8%.
The tax rate is 33%.
Required
(i) Calculate the WACC for CD Co.
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Lecture 13
Risk Adjusted WACC
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Company A
Proxy Company
1.2
1.4
Value of Equity
1000
800
Value of Debt
400
500
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Company A
Proxy Company
1.1
1.3
Value of Equity
1200
900
Value of Debt
500
450
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Illustration 3
Company ACompany B
Debt/Equity
1/31/4
Equity Beta
1.2
Debt Beta
0.3
Assume that the Asset Beta and the Debt Beta of each firm is the same.
Calculate the Equity Beta for Company B.
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Lecture 14
APV
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Illustration 1
Cost of Equity in Geared Firm = 12%
Cost of Debt = 8%
Debt/Equity ratio = 1/2
Tax rate = 30%
Calculate the cost of equity in an ungeared firm.
Illustration 2
Company AB has used $5m of 10% debentures to finance a project lasting for 4 years.
The tax rate is 35%.
Issue costs are 3% and are tax deductible.
What is the PV of the issue costs for APV purposes?
Illustration 3
Company AB has used $5m of 10% debentures to finance a project lasting for 4 years.
The tax rate is 35%.
Issue costs are 3% and are tax deductible. These are to be raised along with the finance.
What is the PV of the issue costs for APV purposes?
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Illustration 4
Company AB has used $5m of 10% debentures to finance a project lasting for 4 years.
The tax rate is 35%.
Illustration 5
Illustration 6
ABC Co. is considering a project which is expected to generate cash inflows of $500,000
per year for 5 years and cost $500,000 of initial investment.
Costs have been estimated at $350,000 per year.
ABC has a current cost of equity of 14% and a cost of debt of 7% and a current debt to
equity ratio of 1/3.
To undertake the the project the $500,000 will be raised through a bond issue of 8% with
issue costs of 4% to be raised in addition to the finance.
The tax rate is 30%.
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Lecture 15
More Risk
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Illustration 1
ABC Ltd is undertaking a project costing $900m with expected net cash flows of $400m in
years 1 & 2 then $600m in year 3.
The FD considers that these cash flows may be overestimated by as much as 10% in year
1, 15% in year 2 and 20% in year 3.
The risk free rate is 5%
Required
Using certainty equivalents calculate the expected NPV of the project.
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Lecture 16
Further Appraisal
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A business is considering 2 different projects. The likely profit made from each project is
outlined below:
Project A
Project B
Projected Profit
Percentage
Likely-hood
Projected Profit
Percentage
Likely-hood
$10,000
10%
$10,000
15%
$15,000
30%
$15,000
25%
$20,000
40%
$20,000
30%
$23,000
20%
$23,000
30%
II.
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Lecture 17
Further Appraisal II
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A business has identified the following projects. They have $200,000 to invest and the
projects are divisible.
Project
Investment
NPV
90,000
15,000
110,000
25,000
50,000
10,000
75,000
22,000
70,000
-8,000
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A business has identified the following projects. They have $200,000 to invest and the
projects are non-divisible.
Project
Investment
NPV
90,000
15,000
110,000
25,000
50,000
10,000
75,000
22,000
NPVDuration
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Lecture18
Working Capital
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1000
Inventory
300
Receivables
200
Cash
300
1800
LIABILITIES
Ordinary Shares
800
Reserves
200
700
Payables
100
Overdraft
1800
Income Statement
$000
Revenue
1000
COS
800
Gross Profit
200
Other Costs
100
Net Profit
100
Other Information:
All sales are made on credit.
Required:
Calculate the Cash Operating Cycle for Inter Ltd.
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Item
Days
Inventory Period
200
Collection Period
100
Less:
Payables Period
30
270
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Item
Days
Inventory Period
90
Collection Period
30
Less:
Payables Period
60
60
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Lecture 19
Business Valuations
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550,000
Current Assets
170,000
Current Liabilities
-80,000
Share Capital
300,000
Reserves
200,000
150,000
The Market Value of property in the Non Current Assets is $50,000 more than the book
value.
The Loan Notes are redeemable at a 5% premium.
What is the value of a 70% holding using the net assets valuation basis?
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DVM - Illustration 2
DVM - Illustration 3
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X1
X2
X3
$000
$000
$000
Revenue
3000
3500
4200
COS
2000
2400
3200
Gross Profit
1000
1100
1000
Admin Costs
300
350
400
Distribution Costs
200
250
300
PBIT
500
500
300
Interest
100
150
220
Tax
120
90
50
280
260
30
Dividends
100
110
30
Retained Earnings
180
150
13
12
14
Calculate the Value of the Company for each of the 3 years using the P/E Ratio
method.
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X2
X3
$000
$000
$000
Revenue
3200
3800
4800
COS
2000
2400
3200
Gross Profit
1200
1400
1600
Admin Costs
300
350
400
Distribution Costs
200
250
300
PBIT
700
800
900
Interest
100
150
220
Tax
120
90
50
480
560
630
Dividends
100
110
150
Retained Earnings
380
450
480
17
15
18
Number of Shares
3m
3m
3m
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X2
X3
$000
$000
$000
Revenue
3100
3700
4600
COS
2000
2400
3200
Gross Profit
1100
1300
1400
Admin Costs
300
350
400
Distribution Costs
200
250
300
PBIT
600
700
700
Interest
100
150
220
Tax
120
90
50
380
460
430
Dividends
100
110
150
Retained Earnings
280
350
280
Earnings Yield
0.15
0.18
0.17
Number of Shares
4m
4m
4m
Calculate the Earnings Per Share for each of the 3 years and the share price using the
earnings yield.
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Lecture19
Business Valuations
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Illustration 1
Company A has 100m shares at 3 each. Company B has 50m shares of 1 each.
Company A makes an offer of 1 new shares for every 5 held in B and has worked out
that the synergies available are valued at 20m
Calculate the expected value of a share in the combined company.
Illustration 2
Estimating the post acquisition value of the combined business is done by applying the
P/E ratio of Company A to the combined earnings of the new combination.