Question: 1
A company has undertaken a transaction with its shareholders which has hadthe following impact on its financial statements:
* Retained earnings has decreased
* Share capital has increased
* Earnings per share has decreased
* The book value of equity isunchanged
The company has undertaken a:
Question: 2
A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying:
* 9million shares for$2 a share and
* 8% bonds with anominalvalue of $2 million, repayableat par in 3 years' time.
The venture capitalist expects a return on the equity portion of the investment of at least 20% a year on a compound basis over the first 3 years of the investment.
The company has 10 million shares in issue.
What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years' time required to satisify the venture capitalist's expected return?
Give your answer to the nearest$million.
$ million.
Question: 3
Acompanyhas 8% convertible bonds in issue. The bonds are convertible in 3 years time at a ratio of 20 ordinary shares per $100 nominal value bond.
Each share:
* has a current market value of $5.60
* is expected to grow at 5% each year
What is the expected conversion valueof each$100nominal value bondin 3 years' time?
Question: 4
A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying:
* 9million shares for$2 a share and
* 8% bonds with anominalvalue of $2 million, repayableat par in 3 years' time.
The venture capitalist expects a return on the equity portion of the investment of at least 20% a year on a compound basis over the first 3 years of the investment.
The company has 10 million shares in issue.
What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years' time required to satisify the venture capitalist's expected return?
Give your answer to the nearest$million.
$ million.
Question: 5
Two companies that operate in the same industry have different Price/Earnings (P/E)ratios as follows:
Which of the following is the most likely explanation of the different P/E ratios?
