The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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of Relevant Formulas Corporate Finance (B40.2302) _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Present value of $1 to be received after t years at discount rate r: 2. Present value of annuity of $1 per year for t years at discount rate r: $1 (1 + r )t ⎡1 − (1 + r ) − t ⎤ ⎢ ⎥ × $1 r ⎣ ⎦ 1 ⎡ (1 + g )t ⎤ 3. Present value of growing annuity of $1 at rate g per year at discount rate r: ⎢1 − ⎥ × $1 r − g ⎣ (1 + r )t ⎦ $1 r 4. Present value of perpetuity
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Assignment 1 Q1: The current price of a stock is $94‚ and three-month European call options with a strike price of $95 currently sell for $4.70. An investor who feels that the price of the stock will increase is trying to decide between buying 100 shares and buying 2‚000 call options (20 contracts). Both strategies involve an investment of $9‚400. What advice would you give? How high does the stock price have to rise for the option strategy to be more profitable? Q2: It is now October 2007
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Module 4 Homework + Answers Total Points: 40 Chapter 5 1) The Securities & Exchange Commission requires publically traded companies to have their financial statements audited by their internal auditors. True or False Answer: The Securities & Exchange Commission requires publically traded companies to have their financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. 2) Which of the following would not be classified as a current asset? A. Accounts receivable
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[pic] School of Management Studies Finance Advanced Topics [BUS4083W] Corporate Finance Test 23 September 2010 Time Allocation: 120 minutes Total Mark Allocation: 90 marks Case Study: Anglo American On the 20th of February 2009‚ Anglo American announced that it would cut 11% of its work force and suspend its share buyback and dividend in the face of a poor economic outlook marked by "unprecedented" uncertainty. The miner said it was reducing its headcount by
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ADM 3350N‚ Winter 2013 Prof. Yuri Khoroshilov Midterm exam IMPORTANT: Please‚ show your work for all questions (excluding multiple-choice questions) Please‚ keep at least 4 decimal points while performing your calculations. Marks will be deducted for rough rounding!!! The exam consists of two parts and one bonus question and is counted out of 40 points. In case your total mark (including the bonus question) exceeds 40 points‚ you will be awarded only 40 points for this exam and no extra
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Corporate Finance – Chapter 2 – Long Quiz 1 1) Marvelous Entertainment Group‚ Inc. had net income of $32.7 million in 2005. The firm paid no dividends. If there were no further changes to the stockholders ’ equity accounts‚ then _____ by $32.7 million. [ ] common stock must have increased √ [ ] retained earnings must have increased [ ] total stockholders ’ equity must have decreased [ ] capital surplus must have decreased [ ] the market value of the firm ’s stock must have
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Assignment of corporate finance If we need to find Z score of Fu-Wang ceramic industry ltd. Then at first we should know the formula of Z score. The formula of Z score is Z = 3.3(EBIT/Total Assets) + 1.2(Net Working Capital/Total Assets) + 1.0(Sales/Total Assets) + .6(Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Debt) + 1.4(Accumulated retained earnings/Total Assets) Now we are going to determining the Z score of Fu-Wang ceramic industry ltd. In the year of 2010 As we know the formula of Z score below
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GOODWAY (CORPORATE FINANCE) I. INTRODUCTION I.I. Company History Goodway Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd (“GWRI”) commenced its operation in Sabah in 1990. In 2003‚ Goodway Integrated Industries Berhad (“GIIB”) was established as an investment holding company of GWRI and all its subsidiaries. GIIB was listed on the Second Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in 2004 and currently listed on the Main Board. The Company operations located at Nilai‚ Negeri Sembilan. Goodway has manufacturing
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Rate)n NPV = $52‚125 + 12‚000/(1 +.12)8 = 4‚846.60 12‚000/(1 +.12)7 = 5‚428.19 12‚000/(1 +.12)6 = 6‚079.58 12‚000/(1 +.12)5 = 6‚809.13 12‚000/(1 +.12)4 = 7‚626.21 12‚000/(1 +.12)3 = 8‚541.35 12‚000/(1 +.12)2 = 9‚566.33 12‚000/(1 +.12)1 = 10‚714.29 -52‚125 Add each NPV to get NPV = $7‚486.68 IRR in excel – CF0 = -52‚125‚ CF1-8= 12‚000‚ IRR = 16% (10-4) Profitability Index Refer to previous problem. What the project’s profitability index? PI = 1 + NPV/Investment Required = 1 + $7‚486.68/$52‚125 =
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