Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. | Date Taken: | 5/25/2012 | Time Spent: | 2 h ‚ 45 secs | Points Received: | 161 / 210 (76.7%) | | Question Type: | # Of Questions: | # Correct: | Multiple Choice | 8 | 7 | Essay | 5 | N/A | | | Grade Details | 1. | Question : | (TCO D) Find the current dividend on a stock‚ given that the required
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Assignment Questions: 1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. I think Mercury is a good target for AGI: The brands--the AGI brands and logos are associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. The Mercury brands are athletic and casual footwear. The products--AGI focused
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Keywords: CAPM‚ Financial Crisis 1 1. Introduction The capital assets pricing model (CAPM) is commonly used in the field of finance. The CAPM model was first introduced by Jack Treynor (1961‚ 1962) and William Sharp (1964)‚ and then was interpreted and developed by John Lintner and Jan Mossin from different views and perspectives. Based on the Markowitz’s Portfolio Theory‚ beta is defined as covariance of an asset which is related to market index. “The Sharpe-lintner-Mossin CAPM has been advanced
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Appendix I C1: Equity = Stock Price x Number of Shares Outstanding = $42.09 X 271.5 = $11‚427.435 million C2: Using Adjusted Beta formula: Adjusted Beta = 0.67* historical Beta + 0.33 = 0.67* 0.69 +0.33=0.79 C3: Using CAPM formula: KE = Krf + ß (Km-Krf) = 3.59%+0.79*6.7%=8.89% C4: Using rearranged DGM formula: KE =D1/P0 +g= 0.48(1+5.5%)/42.09 +5.5%=6.7% C5: Using redeemable bond formula: KD: 95.6= 100/ (1+KD/2)40 + 3.375(1-0.38)/(1+KD/2)n KD=4.52% C6: Using WACC formula: Rwacc =4.52*10.19% + 8
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The theory of stock market efficiency: accomplishments and limitations. In Chew‚ D and practice. Financial management (2000)‚ 33(4)‚ 71-101. Retrieved May 27‚ 2010 from EBSCOHost database Brunner‚ K. & Meckling‚ W. (1977). The perception of man and the conception of government. Journal of Money‚ Credit and Banking‚ 9(1)‚ 70-85. Retrieved May 28‚ 2010 from EBSCOHost database Chen‚ Sh. & Dodd‚ J. (2002). Market efficiency‚ CAPM‚ and value-relevance of earnings and EVA: A reply to the comment
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has argued that to claim whether the CAPM is dead or alive‚ some improvements on the model must be considered. Rather than take the view that one theory is right and the other is wrong‚ it is probably more accurate to say that each applies in somewhat different circumstances (assumptions). Finally it’s argued that even the examination of the CAPM’s variants is unable to solve the debate into the model. Rather than asserting the death or the survival of the CAPM‚ we conclude that there is no consensus
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1. Cohen calculated Nike’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to be 8.3%. I find error in this calculation as a result of the following points of disagreement: a) Weighting of Capital Structure: Use of book values of capital rather than the market values b) Cost of Debt Calculation: Incorrect method for calculating debt c) Tax Rate: Use of a tax rate derived from the summation of state and statutory taxes instead of the firm’s marginal tax rate 2. Revised Calculation of WACC: WACC
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budgets‚ types and calculation of variances‚ operating statement 11. CVP – Economists’ and accountant’s model of cost behaviour‚ cost-volume-profit analysis (break-even point‚ margin of safety‚ C/S ratio‚ profit-volume ratio)‚ assumptions and limitations of CVP analysis 12. Decision making – Relevant and irrelevant costs‚ make or buy decisions‚ segmental profitability‚ selling price decisions‚ limiting factors Controlling and Internal Auditing 1. Customer satisfaction and its supporters
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into account when making such an investment appraisal‚ like the analysis of two main models used primarily when assessing the risk and return of one investment‚ the net present value model (NPV) and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)‚ along with each model’s limitations. Further on‚ I will make a brief theoretical description of the financial and non – financial issues each manager should be aware of‚ together with their applicability for our case study. In the end‚ because like any financial author
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ESTIMATING THE RISK PREMIUM USING HISTORICAL DATA: A CASE OF THE NSE Introduction This study seeks to estimate the risk premium of a company using historical data. Analysts use historical data to estimate the risk premium of a company’s equity. This is because the historical data is readily available from the company’s financial statements and the securities exchanges for example the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Historical market data can be used to compute average returns and a measure
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