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1
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Money rate =

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Real rate x general inflation

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2
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EAC

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Equivalent annual cost = NPv of one cycle / AF for cycle

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3
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Name SVA key drivers of value

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Sales growth rate
Life of projected cash flows
Operating profit margins 
Working capital ( investment)
Tax rate (Corporation)
Non current Asset (investment) 
Cost of Capital
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4
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What is SVA as a concept?

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Process of analysis the activities of business to identify how they may increase shareholder wealth

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5
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Name follow on options

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Timing, abandonment , follow on, growth , flexibility

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6
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Sensitivity formula

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NPV of project / PV of cash flows subject to uncertainty

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7
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Strengths of Sensitivity analysis

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Facilitates judgement
Identity areas critical to success of project
Not complicated to understand

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Weakenesses of Sensitivity

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One factor at a time
Assumed variables change independently
Identified how far but not probability
Does not point to a correct decision

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9
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Simulation advantages

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Gives probabilities

Useful for problems that cannot be solved analytically

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10
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Limitations of Simulation

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Does not make decision
Expensive
Monte Carlo needs assumptions about variables and probably distributions

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11
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Unsystematic risk and systematic risk

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Can be eliminated by diversification
And cannot be eliminated
Beta (E) in CAPM measures systematic risk
Risk free carries no

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12
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Weaknesses iN CAPM

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Company shareholders may not be diversified 
Shareholders not only parucupants 
CAPM depends on a perfect market 
Need to determine risk free rate 
Errors in stat analysis
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13
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FRA advantages and disadvantage

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Only available on loans 500k
Difficult to obtain for long periods of time
Remove upside
No secondary market

Protect borrower from movement
Tailor made

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14
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Why do we hedge

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Costs 
Exposure 
Risk attitude 
Portfolio effect
Insolvency risk
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15
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PPP?

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Theory that long term exchanges rates between countries represents purchase power of that country

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16
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Currency options? Adv and Disavd

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Upside risk
Tailor made
Not available in all currencies

Premium
No secondary market

17
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Three methods to raise equity

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Retained earnings
Rights issue
New issue

18
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Underwriting

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Process is here in exchange for fixed fee an institution will purchase shares not subscribed for by the public

19
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Behaviour finance

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Overcongince 
Narrow forming 
Cognitive dissonance 
Availability bias 
Conservatives
20
Q

What affects option price

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Time period to expiry
Volatility of share
Risk free interest rate

21
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g=rb meaning

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R is the return in equity
And
B is the proportion of profits retained

22
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When can WACC also be used for a project

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Proportions of debt and equity are not to be changed
Business risk is not to be changed
Finance is not specific to the project

23
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Name 5 Dividend Policies

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M&M irrelevance - patter of dividends over time is irrelevant
Traditional theory - cash in hand is better as certain than later
Signalling - investors unsure on companies future
Clientele - good dividends policies attract investors
Cash availability - unable to pay now

24
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Valuation - NRV

Advantages

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Simple
Assets certain than income
Asset stripper

25
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Valuation - NRV

Disadvantages

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Book value out of date
Ignores future
Service businesses and Digital assets underrepresented

26
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P/E

Advantages and disadvantages

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Reflects stock market

Using industry average may not be right
Earnings manipulated by accounting policies
Past does not equal future

27
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Enterprise methods

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Ignored capex and tax
Past earnings not predict future
Industry average not useful

Takes net debt into account
enables comparison
Adjusted for non marketability

28
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Enterprise value and equity forimuka

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Enterprise value x EBITDA

Equity = EV - net debt + cash

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