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Module 5 Flashcards

1
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Reasons for valuations (3)

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  • Fiscal transactions eg tax liability
  • Legal valuations
  • Commercial transactions
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Discount applied to valuation for restrictions on transferability

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20%

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< 10% shareholding

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  • No other influence on company’s affairs

- Rarely any benefit other than dividends and possible capital growth

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10 - 25% shareholding

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  • If > 15%, right to appeal to the court on a variation of rights
  • > 20% allows the inclusion of an associated company’s results
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5
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25 - 49.9% holding

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  • Right to prevent special resolution being passed

- Closer proximity to 50% increases prospects of acquiring further shares to create a controlling interest

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50%

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  • Associate
  • Percentage >50% is required for control
  • Gives the power to block any resolution put to a general meeting
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7
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75%

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In addition to control, ability to pass any resolution (including special resolution such as winding up)

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90% or more

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Full control with no hindrance

Can make mandatory offer for shares of remaining minority (squeeze out)

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9
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Four main methods of valuation

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  • Dividend method
  • Earnings method
  • Discounted cash flow method (DCF)
  • Asset valuation
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10
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Dividend method (2 ways)

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  • Dividend valuation model

- Dividend yield model

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11
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Dividend valuation model step 1

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Calculate the present value of the stream of future dividend payments

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12
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Dividend yield method - value of share =

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Dividend per share / required dividend yield %

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13
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Problems with dividend valuation model

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Hard to determine factors such as expected growth rate/ required rate of return

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14
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Comparable quoted company

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Quoted company with similar characteristics to the unquoted company such as similar industry and risk profile

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15
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Adjustments to yield made to reflect differences between CQC and unlisted company (4)

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  • Marketability (unlisted companies find it harder to find buyers for shares)
  • Transferability (share transfer restrictions may exist)
  • Size (smaller companies less able to withstand market shocks)
  • Other factors (positive factors eg strong competitive advantage, exceptional prospects for profit growth, short term expectation for future flotation)
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16
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Adjustment for negative factor > dividend yield method

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Added to dividend yield

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17
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Adjustment for positive factor > dividend yield method

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Deducted from dividend yield

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18
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Lack of marketability %

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20%

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19
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Potential flotation %

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10%

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20
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The earnings method determines

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The maximum annual cash dividend that the ordinary shareholders could pay themselves out of current year profits

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21
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Earnings basis removes

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The uncertainty of a company’s dividend policy from the valuation exercise

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22
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Problem with the PE method

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Relies heavily on having a PE ratio for an unquoted company’s shares (which is not readily available)

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Adjustment for negative factor > PE method

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Decrease PE ratio

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Adjustment for positive factor > PE method

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Increase PE ratio

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25
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Three main options for determining future maintainable earnings (FME)

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  • One year’s historic earnings
  • Average historic earnings
  • Forecast earnings
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26
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Remove one off items from

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One year’s historic earnings AND average historic earnings

27
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Advantage of historic earnings method

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Spreads volatility

28
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Disadvantage of forecast earnings method

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PE ratios already include perception of the future, so growth is double counted

29
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Profit figure for FME always

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Post tax profits

30
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Earnings valuation basis used to

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Value controlling interests in unlisted companies

31
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Discounted cash flow method derives

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The value of a company’s shares

32
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Differences between NPV and DCF > Cash flows

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NPV = before finance costs
DCF = after finance costs (but before ordinary dividends)
33
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Differences between NPV and DCF > Discount rate

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NPV = WACC
DCF = purchasers cost of equity (derived using CAPM)
34
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DCF cashflows should be discounted at

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Purchasers cost of equity

35
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Situation where DCF valuation method will be required (3)

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  • Venture capitalist requires valuation of the shares before providing finance
  • Trade sale of the whole company to a competitor
  • Director is retiring and wants to sell their shares to another director
36
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DCF method cash flows

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Include all cashflows except those relating to equity (share issues, share repurchases and dividends).
Preference dividends -> if accounted for as debt = include, if equity = exclude

37
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Shareholder value analysis (SVA)

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Value of a business is determined by seven factors (value drivers)

38
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SVA Driver 1

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Corporate tax rate

39
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SVA Driver 2

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Cost of capital

40
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SVA Driver 3

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Investment in non-current assets

41
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SVA Driver 4

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Investment in working capital

42
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SVA Driver 5

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Life of projected cash flows

43
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SVA Driver 6

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Operating profit margins

44
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SVA Driver 7

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Revenue growth rate

45
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Asset valuation only calculated in isolation if

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Unlisted company were being bought with the intention of winding the company up

46
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Valuation basis > minority interest

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Dividend basis

47
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Valuation basis > significant minority

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Earnings basis with extra discount for lack of control

48
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Valuation basis > majority interest

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DCF, earnings and going concern assets bases

49
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Issues with valuing start ups (4)

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  • No track record
  • Ongoing losses
  • Unknown competition
  • Inexperienced management
50
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Start up > asset valuation method

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Inappropriate > most of investment in start up are intangible assets eg people/ IP

51
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Start up > earnings valuation method

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Difficult to find CQC with similar risk profile + no earnings

52
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Start up > dividend valuation method

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Start up unlikely to pay dividend (will reinvest instead)

53
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Start up > DCF valuation method

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Likely to be most valid - assuming cash flows can be forecast and appropriate discount rate can be found

54
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Loss making enterprises - valuation

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Consider management/ product being sold

55
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Contingent assets/ liabilities - valuation

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Not included in valuation as not in financial statements - may need to consult expert to see if they will impact value and should be included

56
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Value in use =

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Value of an asset in the opinion of the owner

57
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Negotiation considerations (2)

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  • Value in use

- Replacement cost (cost of setting up business from scratch)

58
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Finance theory assumes

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Investors behave rationally

59
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Factors that impact overvaluation problem (3)

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  • Overconfidence
  • Herd behaviour
  • Availability bias
60
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Availability bias

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Decision making may be affected by available information even if not relevant (eg anchoring)

61
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Irredeemable instruments

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Treat as a perpetuity

62
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Redeemable instruments

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Valuation discounts the cash flows arising from the instrument (don’t forget capital repayment on redemption)

63
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Intangible assets

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Can be extremely valuable in a business and should not be ignored

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