Chapters 11 -12 Flashcards

1
Q

when is debt particularly low risk

A

when its secured on a specific asset

when its secured on a general asset

it is due to be repaid in the short term

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2
Q

what kind of charge is it, when a loan is secured on a specific asset

A

fixed

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3
Q

what kind of charge is it when a loan is secured on general assets

A

floating

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4
Q

order of the creditor hierarchy

A
creditors with fixed charge
creditors with floating charge
unsecured creditors
preference shareholders
ordinary shareholders
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5
Q

expression for return expected by debt holders

A

Kd or rd

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6
Q

expression for return expected by

A

Ke or re

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7
Q

expression for cost of preference shares

A

Kpref or Kp

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8
Q

what does D1 mean

A

dividend in 1 years time

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9
Q

what does D0 ( 1 + G) mean

A

D0 is latest dividend paid

g is annual dividend growth rate

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10
Q

what is P0

A

expected dividend yield

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11
Q

what is a cum div

A

the current share price if a dividend is about to be paid

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12
Q

formula for calculating growth rate

A

1 + g = (latest dividend / earliest dividend) to the power of 1/n

where n is number of growth periods

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13
Q

in the formula g = bre, what is b

A

balance of profits reinvested at a percent

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14
Q

what does CAPM stand for

A

capital asset pricing model

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15
Q

what is unsystematic risk

A

component of risk that is associated with investing in a particular company

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16
Q

what is systematic risk

A

component of a risk that will remain even if a diversified portfolio has been created

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17
Q

what are beta factors

A

measures the average change in the return on a share each time there is a change in the stock market as a whole

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18
Q

what does a beta factor of below 1 mean

A

below average risk,

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19
Q

what does a beta factor of 1 mean

A

average risk, moves in line with market

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20
Q

what does a beta factor of above 1 mean

A

above average risk

21
Q

what is market or equity risk premium

A

difference in expected average market return and risk free rate of return

22
Q

what does Rf mean

A

risk free rate

23
Q

what does Rm mean

A

market return

24
Q

what does E(Ri) mean

A

expected return

25
Q

what does (E(rm)-Rf) mean

A

market risk premium

26
Q

drawbacks of CAPM

A

only a single period model

beta values are historic and therefore not accurate

CAPM ignores size of company

27
Q

formula for cost of irredeemable loan notes

A

Kd ( pre-tax) = I / Po

where I is interest paid and Po is market value of debt

28
Q

formula for impact of corp tax on irredeemable loan notes

A

Kd ( post tax ) - I (1-T)/ Po

29
Q

IRR Formula for redeemable debt

A

a% + (NPVa/ NPVa-NPVb) x (b%-a%)

30
Q

what is WACC

A

weighted average cost of capital

31
Q

what is Ve in WACC formula

A

total market value of shares ( ex div)

32
Q

what is Vd in WACC formula

A

total market value ex interest of debt

33
Q

what is Kd in WACC formula

A

cost of debt

34
Q

what is Ke in WACC formula

A

cost of equity in a geared company

35
Q

if there is a choice, should you use book or market values when calculating WACC

A

market

36
Q

what is capital structure

A

the capital structure of a company refers to the mixture of debt and equity finance used by a company

37
Q

disadvantage of debt finance compared to equity

A

debt increases dividend variability

worsens interest and gearing ratios

debt payments must be made even if a business doesnt make a profit

38
Q

adv’s of debt compared to equity

A

cheaper

better impact on EPS

quicker than issuing shares

interest repayments attract tax relief

39
Q

what does the traditional theory state

A

debt brings benefits, up to a certain level of gearing

40
Q

drawbacks of the traditional theory

A

it doesnt identify optimal levels of gearing

fails to consider impact of tax

41
Q

what is arbitrage

A

purchase and sale of a security takes place simultaneously in different markets, with the aim of making a risk free profit through the exploitation of any price difference between markets

42
Q

what order is the pecking theory order

A

use internal funds if available

use debt

convertible debt

preference shares

issue new equity

43
Q

what is an asset beta

A

an ungeared beta, ie only measures business risk

44
Q

what is equity beta

A

a measure of the systematic risk of a share, including its business and financial risk

45
Q

what is the funding gap

A

inability of SME’s to raise adequate finance

46
Q

why is it that SMEs find it hard to raise adequate finance

A

business is owned by a small group of investors amd is likely to be unquoted

greater failure rate of SMEs

knowledge of sources of finances may be limited

47
Q

what is the maturity gap

A

when medium sized business cannot obtain more debt finance as they have inadequate security

48
Q

what is business angel financing

A

when a wealthy individual or groups of individuals invest directly into an SME

49
Q

What is supply chain finance

A

where a middle man company pay off debts with a discount to the receiver so they are able to get the cash asap, and the sender of the funds can wait the full payment terms to pay the middle man