Capital Raising and Securities Evaluation
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What happens to the bond price when the market interest rate rises above the coupon rate?

  • The bond price becomes more volatile
  • The bond price remains the same
  • The bond price rises
  • The bond price falls (correct)
  • What is the present value of the bond when the market interest rate is 9%?

  • £93.86
  • £106.71
  • £109.00
  • £100.09 (correct)
  • What is the relationship between the coupon rate and the market interest rate when the bond is priced at a premium to its par value?

  • There is no relationship between the two
  • Coupon rate is greater than the market interest rate (correct)
  • Coupon rate is less than the market interest rate
  • Coupon rate is equal to the market interest rate
  • What is the effect of an increase in interest rates on bond prices?

    <p>Bond prices fall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of bonds with longer maturities in terms of interest rate risk?

    <p>They are more affected by changes in interest rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of a decrease in interest rates on the bond price?

    <p>The bond price rises</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the present value of the bond when the market interest rate is 10%?

    <p>£93.86</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of changes in interest rates on bonds with lower coupons?

    <p>They are more affected and their prices fluctuate more</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the yield to redemption of a bond?

    <p>The constant rate of interest that discounts the bond’s future payments to its current price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to solve for Y when t > 2?

    <p>Trial and error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of x in the equation 106x2 + 6x - 98 = 0?

    <p>0.93364</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the yield of a 6% bond, currently priced at 98, and due for redemption in 2 years?

    <p>7.108%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the yield and the coupon rate of a bond priced at a discount?

    <p>Y &gt; coupon rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to solve a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0?

    <p>x = -b ± √(b2 - 4ac) / 2a</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the face value of the 10% bond in the example?

    <p>£100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?

    <p>To raise capital for the company's growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the face value of a typical UK bond?

    <p>£100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of hiring advisors in an IPO?

    <p>To facilitate the IPO process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the coupon rate of a bond?

    <p>The percentage of the face value that the bond pays in interest each year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of listing on a stock exchange?

    <p>To raise capital for the company's growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maturity date of a bond?

    <p>The date when the issuer repays the face value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the coupon of a bond?

    <p>The amount of interest paid each year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of venture capital?

    <p>To provide financing for startups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the PV of bond's future cash flows when the interest rate is 11%?

    <p>96.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate yield of a 10% bond selling at 95?

    <p>11.3374%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effective yield of a bond with a nominal yield of 11.3374%?

    <p>11.659%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the interest yield of a gilt price?

    <p>Annual coupon as a percentage of current price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of a gilt price with a maturity of 7 years?

    <p>Medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating the PV of bond's future cash flows?

    <p>P = 10 x (1 - 1/(1 + Y)^5) + 10 x (1 + Y)^(-5)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the nominal yield and the effective yield?

    <p>Nominal yield is the annualized version of effective yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of measurement for the interest yield of a gilt price?

    <p>Percentage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the yield of the bond in the given example?

    <p>11.659%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a feature of a bond?

    <p>Market value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the present value of a bond?

    <p>P = ∑ [C / (1 + r)^t] + F / (1 + r)^n</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the model used to value shares?

    <p>Dividend discount model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the intrinsic value of a share?

    <p>P0 = Σ [dt / (1 + r)^t]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the constant growth model used to value shares?

    <p>Gordon Growth Model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the present value of a perpetuity?

    <p>PV = d / r</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dividend per share of Nevergrow plc?

    <p>24p</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a bond has a yield of 11.659%, what is the interest rate that discounts its future payments to its current value?

    <p>Effective yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the present value of a share if the dividend per share is expected to be constant and the return required by investors is 10%?

    <p>The present value of a perpetuity of the dividend per share</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a bond pays a coupon more than once a year, what is the relationship between its effective yield and its nominal yield?

    <p>The effective yield is greater than the nominal yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of a bond that sells at a discount to its par value?

    <p>The present value of the bond's future cash flows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating the present value of a perpetuity of d?

    <p>d / r</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of bonds with longer maturities in terms of interest rate risk?

    <p>They have higher interest rate risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of an increase in interest rates on the bond price?

    <p>The bond price decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the dividend discount model in valuing shares?

    <p>To estimate the intrinsic value of the share</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason companies raise capital?

    <p>To fund growth, pay off debts, or finance mergers and acquisitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when a firm sells its shares to new investors?

    <p>Initial Public Offering (IPO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the percentage of the face value that a bond pays in interest each year?

    <p>Coupon rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of financing involves selling shares to new investors through a stock exchange?

    <p>Listing on a stock market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the date when the issuer repays the face value of a bond?

    <p>Maturity date</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a bond issued by a company?

    <p>Corporate bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of hiring advisors and choosing a method to conduct an IPO called?

    <p>IPO process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the value of a bond when it is first issued?

    <p>Face value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond value when the market interest rate falls below the coupon rate?

    <p>The bond value will increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between bond price and interest rate?

    <p>An increase in interest rates decreases bond price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of an increase in the maturity period of a bond on its interest rate risk?

    <p>The interest rate risk increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond price when the coupon rate is equal to the market interest rate?

    <p>The bond price will be equal to par value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the coupon rate and the market interest rate when the bond is priced at a discount?

    <p>The coupon rate is less than the market interest rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond price when the market interest rate rises above the coupon rate?

    <p>The bond price will decrease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of a decrease in interest rates on bonds with longer maturities?

    <p>The bond price will increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of an increase in the coupon rate on the bond price?

    <p>The bond price will increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor that affects the price of a bond with a lower coupon?

    <p>Changes in market interest rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the yield to redemption of a bond?

    <p>The return on the bond if you buy it and hold it until maturity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of solving for Y in the bond pricing equation?

    <p>To find the bond's yield to redemption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is solving for Y more complex when t > 2?

    <p>Because the equation becomes a quadratic equation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the yield and the coupon rate of a bond priced at a discount?

    <p>The yield is greater than the coupon rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to solve a quadratic equation?

    <p>X = (-b + sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of increasing interest rates on bonds with lower coupons?

    <p>The bond price decreases more</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of solving for the yield of a bond?

    <p>To determine the bond's return on investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the intrinsic value of a share with constant dividend growth?

    <p>𝑃𝑜 = 𝑑1 / (𝑟 - 𝑔)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will be the price of Evergrow plc's share after 4 years, if the current dividend is 20p, and the dividend growth rate is 6% per year, with an investor required return of 16%?

    <p>₤267.6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption in the constant dividend growth model?

    <p>Dividends grow at a constant rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate the price of a share with supernormal dividend growth?

    <p>𝑃𝑜 = 𝑑0 / (𝑟 - 𝑔) + 𝑑0 * (1 + 𝑠) / (𝑟 - 𝑔)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the condition for the constant dividend growth model to be valid?

    <p>𝑔 &lt; 𝑟</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the price of Supergrow plc's share, if the current dividend is 10p, and the dividend growth rate is 35% per year for 5 years, followed by 8% forever, with an investor required return of 20%?

    <p>₤234.4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between supernormal dividend growth and constant dividend growth?

    <p>Constant dividend growth is a special case of supernormal dividend growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general formula for valuing shares?

    <p>𝑃𝑜 = 𝑑0 * (1 + 𝑔) / (𝑟 + 𝑔)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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