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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (A), £93.86 (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>0.93364 (A)</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% (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>£100 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the face value of a typical UK bond?

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

What is the purpose of hiring advisors in an IPO?

<p>To facilitate the IPO process (D)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the coupon of a bond?

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

What is the purpose of venture capital?

<p>To provide financing for startups (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Medium (A)</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) (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Percentage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Market value (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Dividend discount model (C)</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] (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

What is the dividend per share of Nevergrow plc?

<p>24p (D)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>d / r (B)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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) (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Corporate bond (C)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula to solve a quadratic equation?

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

What is the assumption in the constant dividend growth model?

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

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

<p>𝑔 &lt; 𝑟 (A)</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 (B)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general formula for valuing shares?

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

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