25814-P.R.(081-090)Uncertainty 8/8/00 8:56 AM Page 81 Strategy under uncertainty Hugh G. Courtney‚ Jane Kirkland‚ and S. Patrick Viguerie The traditional approach to strategy requires precise predictions and thus often leads executives to underestimate uncertainty. This can be downright dangerous. A four-level framework can help. A t the heart of the traditional approach to strategy lies the assumption that executives‚ by applying a set of powerful analytic tools‚ can predict
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PRINCIPLES OF VALUATION Because rational people prefer to receive benefits sooner than later and make sacrifices later than sooner‚ money‚ which provides the option to buy benefits‚ is likewise preferred sooner to later. If an individual prefers money sooner than later‚ then he/she values a dollar today more than a dollar tomorrow or a dollar in one year from now. A dollar today is worth a dollar today: therefore‚ a dollar next year must be worth less than a dollar today since it is less preferable/valuable
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Forecast of Revenue and Expense Besides Supply and Demand analysis which provides a general concept of measuring performance in the market share‚ revenues and expenses forecast gives the investors the overview of the future cash flow which reflects the return as the crucial metrics of the investment‚ helping investor to make a good decision. According to the proposal plan‚ the proposed hotel located in 22nd street will have following facilities: 238 hotel rooms‚ 53 off-street parking spaces in
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Stock Valuation project | IVR Great Value | | Invesco mortgage a Real-Estate investment trust company is a company that provides adjusted risk‚ to its customers primarily through dividend payout and secondly through capital appreciation. IVR isn’t the company seeking a favorable positive image in the community. Ivrs sole purpose is to generate profit and distribute it to the shareholder. As a mortgage specialist‚ Invesco has been well positioned to capitalize on the rebound in home values
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CHAPTER 7 Bonds Valuation CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter introduces the concepts that underlie asset valuation. We are specifically concerned with bonds. We also look at the concept of the bondholder’s expected rate of return on an investment. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Types of bonds A. Debentures: unsecured long-term debt. B. Subordinated debentures: bonds that have a lower claim on assets in the event of liquidation than do other senior debtholders. C. Mortgage bonds: bonds
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been conservative in financing its growth with debt‚ and thus contributes to stable earnings as a result of less additional interest expense. Above all‚ the company is in a good condition and enjoys a promising future development. Alternative Valuation Method Since Evolution Petroleum Corp. is an E&P company‚ DCF model
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LECTURE STOCK VALUATION 1. Common stock valuation A share of common stock is more difficult to value in practice than a bond‚ for at least three reasons. First‚ with common stock‚ not even the promised cash flows are known in a advance. Second‚ the life of the investment is essentially forever‚ since common stock has no maturity. Third‚ there is no way to easily observe the rate of return that the market requires. Nonetheless‚ as we will see‚ there are cases in which we can come up with
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HW Bond Valuation and Bond Yields Clifford Clark is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of his savings in corporate bonds. His financial planner has suggested the following bonds: • Bond A has a 7% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. • Bond B has a 9% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. • Bond C has an 11% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. Each bond has a yield to maturity (YTM) of 9%
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Seminar Questions – Stock Valuation 1. How much should you pay for the preferred stock of the Dakota Doorknob Company if it has $100 par value‚ pays $8.50 a share in annual dividends‚ and your required rate of return is 10 percent? 2. NDV Corp.’s common stock is expected to pay a $2 dividend‚ which will grow at a compound rate of 4 percent indefinitely. a. If the market requires a 14 percent return‚ what should be the current market price of the stock? b. If the
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Chapter 6 Bond Valuation 6.5 Duration and Convexity Problem Given a 4-yr treasury bond with a face value of $1‚000‚ an annual coupon rate of 3.20%‚ which had a yield to maturity of 2.53%‚ this bond makes 2 semi-annual coupon payments. Thus has 8 periods until maturity and we are required to determine what the duration‚ modified duration‚ and convexity of this bond is‚ based on the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and the Effective Annual Rate (EAR). Also‚ we are asked to explain an intuitive interpretation
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