A firm wishes to raise $20 million now. They will issue 8% pa semi-annual coupon bonds that will mature in 5 years and have a face value of $100 each. Bond yields are 6% pa, given as an APR compounding every 6 months, and the yield curve is flat.
How many bonds should the firm issue?
Which of the following statements is NOT equivalent to the yield on debt?
Assume that the debt being referred to is fairly priced, but do not assume that it's priced at par.
Which business structure or structures have the advantage of limited liability for equity investors?
Question 490 expected and historical returns, accounting ratio
Which of the following is NOT a synonym of 'required return'?
Question 523 income and capital returns, real and nominal returns and cash flows, inflation
A low-growth mature stock has an expected nominal total return of 6% pa and nominal capital return of 2% pa. Inflation is expected to be 3% pa.
All of the above are effective nominal rates and investors believe that they will stay the same in perpetuity.
What are the stock's expected real total, capital and income returns?
The answer choices below are given in the same order.
An American wishes to convert USD 1 million to Australian dollars (AUD). The exchange rate is 0.8 USD per AUD. How much is the USD 1 million worth in AUD?
Use the below information to value a levered company with annual perpetual cash flows from assets that grow. The next cash flow will be generated in one year from now. Note that ‘k’ means kilo or 1,000. So the $30k is $30,000.
| Data on a Levered Firm with Perpetual Cash Flows | ||
| Item abbreviation | Value | Item full name |
| ##\text{OFCF}## | $30k | Operating free cash flow |
| ##g## | 1.5% pa | Growth rate of OFCF |
| ##r_\text{D}## | 4% pa | Cost of debt |
| ##r_\text{EL}## | 16.3% pa | Cost of levered equity |
| ##D/V_L## | 80% pa | Debt to assets ratio, where the asset value includes tax shields |
| ##t_c## | 30% | Corporate tax rate |
| ##n_\text{shares}## | 100k | Number of shares |
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
The below diagram shows a firm’s cash cycle.
Which of the following statements about companies’ cash cycle is NOT correct?