portfolio risk‚ not the isolated risks of individual stocks. Thus‚ the relevant risk is an individual stock’s contribution to the overall riskiness of the portfolio. a. True b. False 2. Diversifiable risk‚ which is measured by beta‚ can be lowered by adding more stocks to a portfolio. a. True b. False 3. If an investor buys enough stocks‚ he or she can‚ through diversification‚ eliminate all of the non-market risk inherent in owning stocks‚ but as a general rule it will not be possible to
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The Stock Market Reaction to Oil Price Changes Sridhar Gogineni Division of Finance Michael F. Price College of Business University of Oklahoma Norman‚ OK 73019-0450 March 13‚ 2008 Abstract I explore the reaction of the stock market as a whole and of different industries to daily oil price changes. I find that the direction and magnitude of the market‟s reaction to oil price changes depend on the magnitude of the price changes. Oil price changes most likely caused by supply shocks have a
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Case 72 Swan-Davis‚ Inc. Bond and Stock Valuation Swan-Davis‚ Inc. (SDI) manufactures equipment for sale to large contractors. The company was founded in 1976 by Tom Stone‚ the current chairman‚ and it went public in 1980 at $1 per share. The stock currently sells for $15‚ Stone owns 14 percent of the shares‚ and other officers and directors control another 13 percent. The industry is cyclical‚ and competition is strong‚ so profits are some-what unstable. Tables 1‚ 2‚ and 3 provide historical
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best decision to make in the long run. Task 2 1. Raytheon Dividend: 1.71 Yield 3.90% Stock Price: 44.18 (Dividend per Share/Stock Price)+Growth (1.71/44.18)+5 = 8.87% Boeing Dividend: 1.68 Yield: 2.60% Stock Price: 65.8 (1.68/65.8)+5 = 7.55% Lockheed Martin Dividend: 4 Yield: 5.40% Stock Price: 76.52 (4/76.52)+5 = 10.23% Northrop Grumman Corporation Dividend: 2 Yield: 3.50 Stock Price: 57.18 (2/57.18)+5 = 8.50% 2. Required rate of return (Raytheon) = 8.87% Growth
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cash. Additionally‚ acquisition costs were expected to total $8.2 million dollars. The problem is that Readers Digest has to figure out how they want to finance this acquisition‚ they are stuck trying to decide between issuing debt‚ equity‚ or preferred stock. “To finance the Reiman acquisition and other planned projects‚ RDA was looking at a$950 million term loan agreement with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions.” The loan would be secured by the firm’s assets and included strict
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CAPM to calculate its cost of equity‚ its target capital structure consists of common stock‚ preferred stock‚ and debt. Which of the following events would REDUCE its WACC? a. The market risk premium declines. b. The flotation costs associated with issuing new common stock increase. c. The company’s beta increases. d. Expected inflation increases. e. The flotation costs associated with issuing preferred stock increase. 2. Duval Inc. uses only equity capital‚ and it has two equally-sized divisions
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were soon exhausted by the extreme and rapid growth of the company. This caused them to have to raise capital from outside resources. The borrowed heavily for a few years until all funds were used. They then turned their sights to issuing both preferred and common equity. SIVMED is organized into 2 divisions: the Clinical Research Division and the Genetic Engineering Division. The two divisions are both located in the same buildings‚ but the equipment they use and their personnel are quite different
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Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (transaction name: VPBank)‚ previously named the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Private Enterprises‚ was founded according to the License No. 0042/NH-GP dated August 12th‚ 1993 issued by the State Bank of Vietnam‚ and License No. 1535/QD-UB dated September 4th‚ 1993 issued by the People’s Committee of Hanoi City. The Bank has been formally run since September 10th‚ 1993. o The main function of VPBank include: - To mobilize capital in short-term
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Received: 52 / 100 (52%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 9 5 Essay 1 N/A Grade Details - All Questions 1. Question : (TCO D) A stock just paid a dividend of D0 = $1.50. The required rate of return is rs = 10.1%‚ and the constant growth rate is g = 4.0%. What is the current stock price? Student Answer: $23.11 $23.70 $24.31 $24.93 $25.57 Instructor Explanation: Chapter 7 D0
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The Cost of Capital Project: Internet Version {December 2009} By Wm R McDaniel‚ PhD Objective The assignment is to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for an actual corporation as of the current time. Actual managers would need to know their company’s WACC as a starting datum to estimate the discount rate to use in the net present value analysis of new projects or of termination decisions. The student will later need to know the technique for application in some case
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