F2 Flashcards
(116 cards)
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are the 4 equity sources of finance? Do not explain.
- Rights issue of shares
- New issue of shares
- Stock market
- Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are the two types of shares and what are their differences?
- Ordinary Shares: also known as equity shares, allows you to claim dividends if offered. Shareholder will be a part owner of the company and therefore can vote/attend meetings. Paid last out of all investors (both for dividends and winding up).
- Preference Shares: paid dividend at a fixed rate based on the nominal value of the share. Can be accumulated dividends. Holders do not own any part of the company and cannot vote/attend meetings. Paid in preference to ordinary share holders.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are the 4 types of preference shares?
- Cumulative - dividends build up until paid.
- Non-Cumulative - dividends can be missed.
- Participating - fixed dividend and can get extra in good years
- Convertible - can be converted into ordinary shares based on certain conditions.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are some ‘other’ sources of long-term finance (i.e. not Debt/Equity)
- Using Retained Earnings
- Government Grants
- VCs/Angel Investors (although you would likely lose some control of the business)
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are the primary and secondary functions of the stock market and what is a prerequisite for a company?
- Primary: allows companies to raise new finance by issuing shares or marketable debt.
- Secondary: enables subsequent trading of investments between investors
Companies MUST be a PLC (public limited company).
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What is a Rights Issue of Shares?
- New shares are issued to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings. (Private companies can partake)
- Often at a discounted price - but if price is too low, too much earning per share dilution can happen.
- Rights issues are simple to arrange and do not alter control, but are not always suitable for raising large amounts of finance.
- Can be underwritten (underwriter buys any not sold shares).
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What does Cum rights price and TERP mean and what’s the formula?
- Cum rights price (CRP) = price of share immediately before rights issue
- Theoretical ex rights price (TERP) = theoretical price of share immediately after rights issue
TERP = (N x cum rights price) + issue price
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(N + 1)
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What does AIM stand for and what does it mean?
Alternative Investment Market
- A stock exchange for smaller companies
- More straightforward admission requirements than the main stock exchange.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What does it mean to issue shares on the stock market and what are the 5 advantages and disadvantages?
- A company may float on the stock market - this can make their shares more attractive.
- Shares offered to the general public. This is typically done using an IPO. The IPO price isnt necessarily the same as the nominal value
Advantages:
- Better company valuation
- Mechanism for trading shares in the future
- Company profile is raised
- Easier access for future capital finance
- Employee share scheme more accessible
Disadvantages
- Costly for a small entity
- Can lead to a loss of control for original owners
- Reporting reqs more onerous
- Stringent rules for obtaining a quotation
- Risk of failure (share price tanks)
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What is bank finance?
Bank Finance - for unlisted companies (and many listed ones too), a bank loan is the first option for debt finance.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What is traded debt and what are the debt finance definitions?
Traded Debt (Debentures/Loan Stock/Bonds) - Listed companies can issue debt to investors, usually in $100 nominal value blocks (par value) - purchaser received interest (coupon rate).
Market value is the cash received from issuing the loan. Premium is the extra amount repayable at redemption date based on par value.
Can be redeemable/irredeemable.
Can have warrants i.e. investor can purchase shares in the company.
Can be convertible i.e. investor can swap debt for shares in the future.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What is an RCF?
Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) - companies can borrow funds up to a pre-determined limit. Limit is changed based on how much is being used/been paid back.
LONG-TERM FINANCE
What are Commercial Papers?
Commercial Paper (unsecured loan) - no fixed (i.e. buildings) or floating (i.e. inventory) security.
Covenants can be in place which are rules/stipulations on how company is run/money managed.
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the WACC?
Weighted Average Cost of Capital is the average cost of the entity’s finance, weighted according to the proportion of each element in the overall pool of funds.
Market valued are used for the weightings.
The formula WILL be given during the exam.
COST OF CAPITAL
What does DVM stand for and what is the theory?
The Dividend Valuation Model theory is that the price of a share is the present value of the dividends, discounted at the shareholders’ required rate of return.
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the formula for the DVM - No Growth
Ke = d
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Po
Where:
Ke = Cost of Equity
d = Constant Dividend
Po = ex div market price of a share (ex div = after dividend is paid)
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the formula for the DVM - With Growth?
Ke = Do (1 + g)
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Po
Where: Ke = Cost of Equity Do = Constant Dividend Po = ex div market price of a share (ex div = after dividend is paid) g = dividend growth.
COST OF CAPITAL
What are the two ways to calculate growth for the DVM?
Based on retention of profits: g = r x b = return on reinvested funds x proportion of funds retained
or
Based on averaging method: g = n√(Do/Dn) - 1
- Do = Current Div
- Dn = Dividend n years ago (oldest)
COST OF CAPITAL
What is Gordons Growth Model?
g = b * Re
Where:
b = earning retention rate (% of profits retained i.e. not given as a div)
Re = accounting rate of return (% returns on projects)
COST OF CAPITAL
What is cum div and ex div and how do you calculate the change?
Cum Div means that a div is just about to be paid, Ex Div means its just been paid.
To calculate a Cum Div –> Ex Div: Share Price - Divident payout
COST OF CAPITAL
What are the repayments equal to for the cost of equity and the cost of debt?
The cost of equity is equal to the required return to the ordinary shareholders.
The cost of debt is not equal to the required return of the debt holders, because the company gets tax relief on debt interest.
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the formula for Irredeemable debt?
Kd = I ( 1 - T )
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Po
Where:
Po = ex interest market price of the debt
I = annual interest rate
T = tax rate
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the formula for a Bank Loan?
Kd = I ( 1 - T)
Where:
I = interest rate
T = tax rate
COST OF CAPITAL
What is the formula for the cost of preference shares?
Kp = annual dividend/ex-dividend share price