Mock Flashcards
When distribution of the subsidiary shares to existing shareholders, this is known as:
A. Split
B. Spin-off
C. Crave-out
D. Bonus issue
B. Spin-off
The fund that stands ready to sell new units
A. Open ended
B. Closed ended
C. ETF
D. None of the above
A. Open ended
The price of a closed end fund is __________ NAV:
A. Traded at a premium to
B. Equal to
C. Most of the time less than
D. Always less than
C. Most of the time less than
For the Murabaha contract to be Shariah compliant the seller must:
a. Disclose the original price
b. Disclose any expenses
c. Disclose profit
d. Acquire the commodity
A. a, b, c, d
B. a, b, c
C. a, b, d
D. a, c, d
B. a, b, c
A company can acquire another through:
a. Acquisition of assets b. Acquisition of stocks
A. a only
B. b only
C. a and b
D. None
C. a and b
Exchange traded funds have:
a. Lower expenses
b. Actively managed
c. Pricing at the end of the day
d. Valuation by measuring NAV
A. a, b, c, d
B. a, d
C. b, c, d
D. a only
D. a only
To establish an internal control system, all of the following is true except:
A. Segregation of duties
B. Check and balance
C. Authorization and approval should be given to the same person to avoid delay
D. Accounting control
C. Authorization and approval should be given to the same person to avoid delay
If merger and acquisition is well prepared, it may be value adding, which is more accurate with regard to extra benefits:
A. Large companies will get more staff
B. Revenue enhancement and cost savings
C. The merging company will get more market share
D. The merging company will have manipulation power
B. Revenue enhancement and cost savings
Which of the following may lead to achieve financial benefits if company’s staff are committed to compliance:
A. Avoid market loss
B. Avoid fines
C. Market stability
B. Avoid fines
In Musharakh contract it is right of the bank to:
A. Monitor or supervise the project
B. Draw financing before 28 days
C. Ask for additional funds
D. None of the above
A. Monitor or supervise the project
Which is the correct statement about Hedge fund:
A. Open to sophisticated investors
B. Wide range of assets
C. Both true
D. Both false
C. Both true
A fund that tends to provide a steady income with reasonable safety is known as:
A. Fixed income securities fund
B. Balanced fund
C. Asset allocation fund
D. Value stock fund
A. Fixed income securities fund
What do you get when you divide a fund’s return in excess of a risk free return by its standard deviation:
A. Sharpe ratio
B. Treynor
C. Alpha
D. Beta
A. Sharpe ratio
Which of the following statements with regard to Mudarba contract (is, are) true:
a. A special type of partnership where one party is financing party, and the second provides the managerial effort in implementing and operating the project
b. Financing partner shares the profit and accepts any loss
c. Working partner shares the profit but is not responsible for loss
d. Sharing profit is based on a predetermined ratio
A. a, b, c, d
B. b, c, d
C. a, b, d
D. a, b, c
A. a, b, c, d
Which of the following statements, is less related to the benefits of compliance:
A. early detection of any deviation
B. Avoid clients anger
C. Companies that are competent and professional in their conduct would lead to reduction or elimination in customer complaints
D. Effective compliance helps avoid fines and litigation due to non-compliance
B. Avoid clients anger
When net assets value of a mutual fund is calculated, which of the following liabilities (is-are) taken into consideration:
a. Investment fess b. Office rental
A. Both false
B. Both true
C. B only is true
D. A is true
B. Both true
Which of the following is open end fund characteristics:
a. No. of units unlimited b. Units listed in stock exchange c. Fund management stands ready to sell or redeem units
A. b is true
B. a and c
C. a only
D. a and b
B. a and c
An investor portfolio equals the market, as per CAPM Beta is:
A. Equal to 1
B. More than one
C. Less than one
D. No relation
A. Equal to 1
An investor portfolio equals the market, as per CAPM Beta is:
A. Equal to 1
B. More than one
C. Less than one
D. No relation
A. Equal to 1
If the industry P/E average is 20 and Qasim Cement stock made EPS of 5 last year, and it is expected to grow by 20% the stock price is:
A. 120
B. 12
C. 20
D. 22
A. 120
P/E = 20 EPS = 5*1.2 = 6
P = E * EPS = 20 * 6
Which of the following statements about stocks is true
A. If the intrinsic value equals market price then the stock is fairly priced
B. If the intrinsic value is less than market price, the stock is undervalued
C. If the intrinsic value is more than market price, the stock is speculative
D. If the intrinsic value is more than market price, the stock should be avoided
A. If the intrinsic value equals market price then the stock is fairly priced
Bonds with lower coupon rate will have:
A. Higher market price
B. Lower market price
C. More attraction
D. No relation
B. Lower market price
The intrinsic value of a bond is the present value of interest payment and principal and:
A. Expected rate of return
B. Required rate of return
C. Expected price
D. Required price
B. Required rate of return
If the required rate of return on company X is 12% and expected dividends for the coming year is 1.8 and expected growth rate is 6.5%, and EPS is 6.6 what is P/E:
A. 5
B. 9.09
C. 7.66
D. 8.33
A. 5
P/E = Market Price of Share / EPS
Market Price of Share = 1.8 / (.12 - .065)
Pay out ratio of Manarat Co. is 80% in 2010, thus the retention ratio is:
A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 20%
D. 80%
C. 20%
1 - 80%
If (a) bond is rated AAA, and (b) bond is rated BBB which of the following is true:
A. Bond (a) has higher risk (b)
B. Required rate of return on bond (a) is higher than (b)
C. Bond (a) has less risk than (b)
D. Bond (a) expects higher return than (b)
C. Bond (a) has less risk than (b)
If the expected earnings are S.R 30 and the company retains 40% of its profits, the dividend growth rate is 10% and the required rate of required rate of return is 16% what is the price:
A. 300
B. 250
C. 330
D. 280
A. 300
SR * 60% = 18
18 / (.16-.10) = 300
When assets in a portfolio do not seem to move opposite directions this means:
A. Positive correlation
B. Negative correlation
C. Variance
D. No relation
B. Negative correlation
When assets in a portfolio do not seem to move together this means:
A. Positive correlation
B. Negative correlation
C. Variance
D. No relation
D. No relation
Who of the following will benefit from calling a bond when interest rate decreases:
A. Issuer
B. Investor
C. Both
D. None
A. Issuer
An American company preferred stock price is 100 and the dividends are 8%, what is the amount to be paid for such stock if the required rate of return is 15%:
A. $53.3
B. $530
C. $108
D. $ 155
A. $53.3
All of the following are used to value common stock, except:
A. Price to book ratio
B. Price to sales
C. Price total assets
C. Price total assets
The degree of dependence of the security’s return to the overall market is called:
A. Correlation
B. Beta
C. Standard deviation
D. C.V.
B. Beta
Which of the following securities is (are) valued by dividing dividends by required rate of return:
A. Preferred
B. Common share with zero growth in dividends
C. Common share with constant growth
D. A and B
D. A and B
The value of the preferred share is simply the present value of:
A. All dividends plus principal
B. All of the future dividends
C. All of the future dividends plus principal
D. All future dividends
D. All future dividends
Measuring relation between two assets that will lie somewhere between -1 and +1 is called:
A. Combination
B. Correlation
C. Variance
D. Difference
B. Correlation
Zero dividend growth stock is calculated:
A. By calculating future value
B. Much like preferred stocks
C. By compounding
D. None of the above
B. Much like preferred stocks
P = Dividend / r
In a typical industry life cycle, consolidation is followed by:
A. Decline
B. Maturity
C. Start up
D. Expansion
A. Decline
The constant growth rate formula is:
A. Retention ratio divided by RoE
B. Payout ratio multiplied by RoE
C. Retention ratio multiplied by RoE
D. Retention ratio plus Roe
C. Retention ratio multiplied by RoE
Retention Ratio = b = (1-payout ratio)
g = b * RoE
Default risk is when the bond issuer is unable to make the promised:
A. Interest (coupon)
B. Principal payment
C. Both
D. None
C. Both
RoE = 15% and payout ratio 45% the constant growth rate will be:
A. 8.25%
B. 6.75%
C. 4.5%
D. 5.5%
A. 8.25%
g = (1 - payout ratio) * RoE
A client who is risk averse towards interest rate and default risk, but willing to invest in bonds, the best advice is:
A. AAA 5 years
B. AAA 10 years
C. BBB 5 years
D. BBB 10 years
A. AAA 5 years
Choose the correct answer:
A. Government bonds suffer from interest rate risk
B. Government bonds don’t suffer from interest rate risk
C. Government bonds don’t suffer from interest risk nor default
D. Government bonds don’t suffer from underwriting risk
A. Government bonds suffer from interest rate risk
Which of the following risks is represented by Beta:
A. Market risk
B. Diversifiable risk
C. Unsystematic risk
D. Total risk
A. Market risk
Which of the following will raise the present value of a capital project cash flows:
A. A drop of discount rate
B. Increase in discount rate
C. Extending project period with the same all cash flow
D. Reducing project period with the same all cash flow
A. A drop of discount rate
When analysts, to begin with, assess the state of the macro economy in terms that will have an impact on the value of the security, this is called:
A. Top down approach
B. Bottom up approach
C. Horizontal analysis
D. Vertical analysis
A. Top down approach
Which of the following assets is considered as a benchmark for risk free investment:
A. Short term treasury bills
B. Short term corporate bonds
C. Short term government bonds
D. Zero beta stock
A. Short term treasury bills
Bonds with high default risk are referred to as:
A. Zero coupon bonds
B. Speculative (junk)
C. Investment grade
D. Subordinated bonds
B. Speculative (junk)
Constant growth rate in valuation of stocks depends on:
a. Return on equity b. retention ratio c. dividends
A. A only
B. A and B
C. A and C
D. B and C
B. A and B
Bonds with relatively low default risk
A. Speculative (junk)
B. High yield bond
C. Investment grade
D. Zero coupon bond
C. Investment grade
In which type risk of default is reduced by margin:
a. Forward contracts b. Future contract
A. Both false
B. Both true
C. A is correct
D. B is correct
D. B is correct
Stock price is S.R 40, EPS to S.R 5 dividends S.R 2 what is the payout ratio
A. 40%
B. 60%
C. 5%
D. 15%
A. 40%
DPS / EPS
When quick ratio is rating high for the lenders of the company, this means:
A. Spending is more than revenue
B. It is not relatively safe to lend the company
C. Revenue exceeds spending
D. It is relatively safe to lend the company
D. It is relatively safe to lend the company
What do we call the date when Board of D. recommends distribution of dividends:
A. Record date
B. Ex date
C. Announcement date
D. Disbursement date
C. Announcement date
Stock market price is S.R12 what will be the price after a capitalization of 2:1
A. S.R 4
B. S.R 12
C. S.R 8
D. S.R 10
A. S.R 4
Capitalization = Bonus Issue
If the ratio is 2:1, we must always read it as 2 (free) for every 1 (share held).
12 / 3 = 4
The par value of a stock is S.R 5, the company distributed S.R 10 as dividends, the market price of the stock is S.R 125, the dividend yield will be:
A. 8%
B. 5%
C. 12.5%
D. 10%
A. 8%
Dividend per share (DPS) / Share Price