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- Pentagon Ltd. issued a 10 year bond two years ago. The bond has a coupon rate of 13% per annum payable semi- annually. Upon maturity,...(Solved)
Pentagon Ltd. issued a 10 year bond two years ago. The bond has a coupon rate of 13% per annum payable semi- annually. Upon maturity, it will be redeemed at sh. 102 for every Sh. 100 par.
Required:
The highest amount you can pay to acquire the bond today if the required rate of return is 14%.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Ufanisi Ltd. is experiencing a period of rapid growth. Earnings and dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 5% per annum during the...(Solved)
Ufanisi Ltd. is experiencing a period of rapid growth. Earnings and dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 5% per annum during the next two years, 13% in the third year and at a constant rate of 6% per annum thereafter. The last dividend paid by the company was sh. 11.50. The company’s required rate of return is 12%.
Required:
i) The value of the equity shares of the company today.
ii) The dividend yield and capital gains yield and total return for year 1 and year 2.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- The 10% convertible loan stock of Nalyaka Ltd. is quoted at Sh.142 per Sh.100 par value. The earliest date of conversion is in 4 years’...(Solved)
The 10% convertible loan stock of Nalyaka Ltd. is quoted at Sh.142 per Sh.100 par value. The earliest date of conversion is in 4 years’ time, at the rate of 30 ordinary shares per Sh.100 nominal loan stock. The share price is currently Sh.4.15. Annual interest on the stock has just been paid.
Required:
(i) The average annual growth rate in the share price that is required for the stockholders to achieve an overall rate of return of 12% a year compounded over the next 4 years, including the proceeds of conversion.
(ii) The implicit conversion premium on the stock.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- XYZ Ltd. is planning to absorb three other companies so as to realized its sales projection of Sh.50, 000,000 per annum. The company accountant has...(Solved)
XYZ Ltd. is planning to absorb three other companies so as to realized its sales projection of Sh.50, 000,000 per annum. The company accountant has advised the management to maintain such a size as will enable its shares to sell at minimum price of Sh. 16. The Company’s last published statement of financial position indicates the following:
The price earnings (P/E) ratio applicable is 12:1
Required;-
Compute the value of the business using the:
i) Price-earnings (P/E) ratio method
ii) Asset method
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Naziri investment Ltd. currently sells bonds at Sh.1,200 with an 11% coupon rate and Sh.1,000 par value. The bond agreement provides for payment of interest...(Solved)
Naziri investment Ltd. currently sells bonds at Sh.1,200 with an 11% coupon rate and Sh.1,000 par value. The bond agreement provides for payment of interest on annual basis with 18 years maturity period.
Required:
The bond yield to maturity (YTM)
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- MNM Ltd. has a current dividend of sh. 2.00 per share. The following are the expected annual growth rates for the dividend:(Solved)
MNM Ltd. has a current dividend of sh. 2.00 per share. The following are the expected annual growth rates for the dividend:
The required rate of return for the ordinary share is 10%.
Required:
The intrinsic value of the ordinary share.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Evarex Ltd. has bonds which currently sell for sh. 1,150 with an 11% coupon interest rate and at sh. 1,000 par value. The bonds pay...(Solved)
Evarex Ltd. has bonds which currently sell for sh. 1,150 with an 11% coupon interest rate and at sh. 1,000 par value. The bonds pay interest annually and have 18 years to maturity. The company’s tax rate is at 30%
Required:
i. The current yield of the bond
ii. The yield to maturity (YTM) of the bond.
iii. Explain the relationship between the calculated yield to maturity, current yield and coupon rate of the bond.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Richy Ltd. intends to raise Sh.50 million to finance a new project through a rights issue. The project has a 10-year economic life with zero...(Solved)
Richy Ltd. intends to raise Sh.50 million to finance a new project through a rights issue. The project has a 10-year economic life with zero scrap value. The project is expected to generate annual cash inflows of Sh.l4 million. The company has 10 million issued and fully paid up ordinary shares. The market price of the company's ordinary shares before the announcement of the rights issue was Sh.35 per share. The company's cost of capital is 14%.
Required:
The cum-rights price of the shares.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Mongo Ltd. currently pays a dividend of Sh.4 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at 15% per annum for the first 3 years,...(Solved)
Mongo Ltd. currently pays a dividend of Sh.4 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at 15% per annum for the first 3 years, then at 10% per annum for the next 3 years, after which the dividend will grow at 5% per annum to perpetuity. The required rate of return for the ordinary share is 18%.
Required:
The intrinsic value of the ordinary share.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Max Enterprises Ltd. had the following pattern of earnings per share (EPS) over the last five years:(Solved)
Max Enterprises Ltd. had the following pattern of earnings per share (EPS) over the last five years:
The company maintained a constant dividend payout ratio of 40%. The company's required rate of return is 13%.
Required:
The company's theoretical value of the share
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Summit Ltd. issued a new bond five years ago.
The bond was sold at par (Sh 1,000) and has a coupon rate of 12% and a...(Solved)
Summit Ltd. issued a new bond five years ago.
The bond was sold at par (Sh 1,000) and has a coupon rate of 12% and a maturity of 30 years.
Coupon payments are made semi-annually. The interest rate has currently gone down to 10%.
Required:
(i) The current price of the bond.
(ii) The current yield to maturity of the bond.
(iii) The capital gain on the bond.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Zedi Ltd. is forecasting a growth rate of 12% per annum for the next 2 years. The growth rate is likely to fall to 10%...(Solved)
Zedi Ltd. is forecasting a growth rate of 12% per annum for the next 2 years. The growth rate is likely to fall to 10% for the third and fourth years. After that, the growth rate is expected to stabilise at 8% per annum. The company has just paid a dividend of Sh.1.50 per share and the investors' required rate of return is 16%.
Required:
The intrinsic value per share of Zedi Ltd.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Malikia Guyo borrowed Sh.1, 000,000 from Huduma Bank at an annual compound interest of 14% on the reducing balance. The loan was repayable in annual...(Solved)
Malikia Guyo borrowed Sh.1, 000,000 from Huduma Bank at an annual compound interest of 14% on the reducing balance. The loan was repayable in annual instalments over a period of four years. The installments were payable at end of the year.
Required:
A loan amortisation schedule.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- At the beginning of year 2008, James Chiro deposited Sh.1,000,000 in an investment account which earned compound interest at 15% per annum. At the beginning...(Solved)
At the beginning of year 2008, James Chiro deposited Sh.1,000,000 in an investment account which earned compound interest at 15% per annum. At the beginning of each subsequent year, James Chiro deposited a further Sh.500,000 in the same account.
Required:
(i) The amount of money in the investment account by the end of year 2012
(ii) The percentage interest earned over the investment period.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Bamba Ltd. has constructed a commercial building in an upmarket location in your capital city which the management intends to sell at Shs .8,400,000. However,...(Solved)
Bamba Ltd. has constructed a commercial building in an upmarket location in your capital city which the management intends to sell at Shs .8,400,000. However, a prospective tenant has offered to rent the offices for 8 years at a fixed annual rent of Sh. 160,000. At the end of the eighth year, the building will be sold.
A real estate adviser estimated that the price of the building will increase by 3% per annum. The company's cost of capital is 5%.
Required:
Advise the management of Bamba Ltd. on whether to sell the building now or rent out the offices.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Shadrack Chando borrowed Sh.80,000 from XYZ commercial bank at an interest rate of 1.25% compounded monthly. The loan is to be amortized using the reducing...(Solved)
Shadrack Chando borrowed Sh.80,000 from XYZ commercial bank at an interest rate of 1.25% compounded monthly. The loan is to be amortized using the reducing balance method and be repaid in 12 equal monthly installments payable at the end of each month.
Required:
A loan amortization schedule.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Explain how a ranking conflict between the net present value (NPV) and the internal rate of return (IRR) can be resolved.(Solved)
Explain how a ranking conflict between the net present value (NPV) and the internal rate of return (IRR) can be resolved.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- John Matata has just borrowed Sh.220,000 from a bank payable at 12% per annum compounded annually to be repaid in six equal annual instalments.(Solved)
John Matata has just borrowed Sh.220,000 from a bank payable at 12% per annum compounded annually to be repaid in six equal annual instalments.
These payments are to be sufficient to repay the principal amount together with interest.
Required;-
The loan amortization schedule.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- “Despite the large investment in the stock exchange and the various government incentives, only a few companies are listed at the stock exchange of the...(Solved)
“Despite the large investment in the stock exchange and the various government incentives, only a few companies are listed at the stock exchange of the three East Africa Countries“. This was the opening remark by the guest speaker in a seminar whose theme was “Developing our capital market.”
Required:
i) The advantage of being listed at the stock exchange.
ii) Highlight four factors that may hinder companies from being listed at the stock exchange.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)
- Discuss the role of a capital markets authority in the development of a country’s financial markets.(Solved)
Discuss the role of a capital markets authority in the development of a country’s financial markets.
Date posted: March 30, 2022. Answers (1)