Exam 11: Risk-Adjusted Expected Rates of Return and the Dividends Valuation Approach

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When deriving the equity value of a firm,an analyst forecasts the real dividends expected to be paid in the future.In this case,which discount rate should be used?

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Shady Sunglasses operates retail sunglass kiosks in shopping malls.Below is information related to the company: Shady Sunglasses operates retail sunglass kiosks in shopping malls.Below is information related to the company:     Using the above information and assuming that steady-state growth in year 2017 and beyond will be 4% calculate Shady Sunglasses value per share. Using the above information and assuming that steady-state growth in year 2017 and beyond will be 4% calculate Shady Sunglasses value per share.

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Dividends measure the cash that ____________________ ultimately receive from investing in an equity share.

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For each of the following scenarios determine the value as of the beginning of 2012 of the continuing dividend: For each of the following scenarios determine the value as of the beginning of 2012 of the continuing dividend:

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The following financial statement data pertains to Southwater,Inc.,a manufacturer of women's suits (dollar amounts in millions): Tatal As5ets \ 154,287 Interest-Bearing Debt \ 33,984 Average Pre-tar barrowing cast 7.75\% Cammon Equity: Bodk Value \ 21,365 Market Value \ 66,735 Incame Tax Rate 39.6\% Market Equity Beta 0.77 Market Premium 7,45\% Risk-Ere intereftrate 2,5\% Required: a.Calculate the company's cost of equity capital. b.Calculate the weight on debt capital that should be used to determine Northridge's weighted-average cost of capital. c.Calculate the weight on equity capital that should be used to determine Northridge's weighted-average cost of capital. d.Calculate Northridge's weighted-average cost of capital.

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Zonk Corp. The following data pertains to Zonk Corp., a manufacturer of ball bearings (dollar amounts in millions): Tetal a55ets \ 7460 Interest-bearing debt \ 3652 Average pre-tax borrowing cost 10.5\% Common equity: Boak value \ 2950 Market value \ 13685 Incame tax rate 35\% Market equity beta 1.13 -Determine the weight on equity capital that should be used to calculate Zonk's weighted-average cost of capital:

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Zonk Corp. The following data pertains to Zonk Corp., a manufacturer of ball bearings (dollar amounts in millions): Tetal a55ets \ 7460 Interest-bearing debt \ 3652 Average pre-tax borrowing cost 10.5\% Common equity: Boak value \ 2950 Market value \ 13685 Incame tax rate 35\% Market equity beta 1.13 -Determine the weight on debt capital that should be used to calculate Zonk's weighted-average cost of capital:

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Equity-based valuation models are based on all metrics except

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Zonk Corp. The following data pertains to Zonk Corp., a manufacturer of ball bearings (dollar amounts in millions): Tetal a55ets \ 7460 Interest-bearing debt \ 3652 Average pre-tax borrowing cost 10.5\% Common equity: Boak value \ 2950 Market value \ 13685 Incame tax rate 35\% Market equity beta 1.13 -Assume that Zonk is a potential leveraged buyout candidate.Assume that the buyer intends to put in place a capital structure that has 70 percent debt with a pre tax borrowing cost of 14 percent and 30 percent common equity.Compute the weighted average cost of capital for Zonk based on the new capital structure.

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Under the cash-flow-based valuation approach,free cash flows can be used instead of dividends as the expected future payoffs to the investor in the numerator of the general valuation model because:

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Zonk Corp. The following data pertains to Zonk Corp., a manufacturer of ball bearings (dollar amounts in millions): Tetal a55ets \ 7460 Interest-bearing debt \ 3652 Average pre-tax borrowing cost 10.5\% Common equity: Boak value \ 2950 Market value \ 13685 Incame tax rate 35\% Market equity beta 1.13 -Using the above information,calculate Zonk's weighted-average cost of capital:

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For each of the following companies,determine the total dividends paid to common equity holders in order to value the firm: For each of the following companies,determine the total dividends paid to common equity holders in order to value the firm:

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Implementing a dividend valuation model to determine the value of the common shareholders' equity requires an analyst to measure three elements.What are the three elements that the analyst needs to measure?

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Why is the dividends valuation approach applicable to firms that do not pay periodic (quarterly or annual)dividends?

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To determine the appropriate weights to use in the weighted average cost of capital,an analyst will need to determine the ______________________________ of the debt,preferred stock and common equity capital.

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All of the following are steps in the analysis and valuation framework used to understand the fundamentals of a business and determine estimates of its value except:

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Explain why analysts and investors use risk-adjusted expected rates of return as discount rates in valuation.Why do risk-adjusted expected rates of return increase with risk?

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Investors typically accept a lower risk-adjusted rate of return on debt capital than on equity capital because

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Returns on systematic risk-free securities (like U.S.Treasury securities)should exhibit what type of correlation with returns on a diversified marketwide portfolio of stocks?

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One criticism in using the CAPM to calculate the cost of equity capital is that ______________________________ and the __________________________________________________ are quite sensitive to the time period and methodology used in their computation.

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