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FM – Nov 2023 – L3 – SB – Q4 – Financial Risk Management

Assess whether debt or equity financing is more suitable for a business expansion and discuss related financial concepts.

Xeco is considering a N15 million expansion to increase profit before interest and tax by 20%. Financial details for Xeco are as follows:

Item Amount (N’000)
Profit before interest 13,040
Finance charges (interest) (240)
Profit before tax 12,800
Taxation (3,840)
Profit for the year 8,960

Financing Options:

  1. Debt: Issue N15m in 8% loan notes, with each note at a nominal value of N100.
  2. Equity: 1-for-4 rights issue at a 20% discount to current share price (N6.25/share). Xeco has 12 million shares outstanding.
  3. Corporate tax rate: 30%.

Required:

  • a. Evaluate whether Xeco should finance the expansion with debt or equity. (10 Marks)
  • b. Explain the relationship between systematic and unsystematic risk. (5 Marks)
  • c. Discuss the assumptions made by the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). (5 Marks)

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  • 15 Marks

FM – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Portfolio Management

Evaluate investment risk in different portfolio scenarios and explain the implications of beta and alpha values for KT Plc’s equity.

a. In the context of the selection and holding of investments, discuss each of the following scenarios:

i. An investor holding only one security needs to be concerned with the unsystematic risk of that security. (3 Marks)

ii. However, an investor who holds a number of securities should take account of total risk. (3 Marks)

iii. An investor should never add to a portfolio an investment that yields a return less than the market rate of return. (3 Marks)

b. The equity beta of KT Plc. is 1.2 and the equity alpha is 1.4. Explain the meaning and significance of these values to the company. (6 Marks)

(Total 15 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FM – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q4 – Capital structure | DCF: Risk and uncertainty

Explain systematic, business, and financial risk; compute expected NPV for projects; and discuss traditional and Modigliani-Miller views on gearing and WACC.

a) Understanding risk is key for a robust risk and control environment in modern business organisations.
Required:
In the light of the above, explain the following:
i) Systematic risk (2 marks)
ii) Business risk (2 marks)
iii) Financial risk (2 marks)

b) Quantum Investment Ltd in the past has been concentrating all its investments in one project that performed badly consistently over the past few years. They have therefore decided to adopt a diversification strategy by investing in projects A, B, and C. The table below presents the Net Present Value (NPV) of the projects under different states of the economy.

State of Economy Probability Project A Project B Project C
Bad 0.2 GH¢10 million GH¢12 million GH¢15 million
Average/Normal 0.5 GH¢20 million GH¢22 million GH¢30 million
Good 0.3 GH¢35 million GH¢40 million GH¢45 million

The company has GH¢200 million for investments in these three projects:
Project A = GH¢40 million
Project B = GH¢60 million
Project C = GH¢100 million

Required:
Compute the expected NPV for each of the three projects. (9 marks)

c) In capital structure decisions, there are two views of gearing and weighted average cost of capital (WACC): the traditional view and the Modigliani-Miller view.
Required:
Explain the two views with respect to gearing and WACC. (5 marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FM – Nov 2023 – L3 – SB – Q4 – Financial Risk Management

Assess whether debt or equity financing is more suitable for a business expansion and discuss related financial concepts.

Xeco is considering a N15 million expansion to increase profit before interest and tax by 20%. Financial details for Xeco are as follows:

Item Amount (N’000)
Profit before interest 13,040
Finance charges (interest) (240)
Profit before tax 12,800
Taxation (3,840)
Profit for the year 8,960

Financing Options:

  1. Debt: Issue N15m in 8% loan notes, with each note at a nominal value of N100.
  2. Equity: 1-for-4 rights issue at a 20% discount to current share price (N6.25/share). Xeco has 12 million shares outstanding.
  3. Corporate tax rate: 30%.

Required:

  • a. Evaluate whether Xeco should finance the expansion with debt or equity. (10 Marks)
  • b. Explain the relationship between systematic and unsystematic risk. (5 Marks)
  • c. Discuss the assumptions made by the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). (5 Marks)

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FM – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q7 – Portfolio Management

Evaluate investment risk in different portfolio scenarios and explain the implications of beta and alpha values for KT Plc’s equity.

a. In the context of the selection and holding of investments, discuss each of the following scenarios:

i. An investor holding only one security needs to be concerned with the unsystematic risk of that security. (3 Marks)

ii. However, an investor who holds a number of securities should take account of total risk. (3 Marks)

iii. An investor should never add to a portfolio an investment that yields a return less than the market rate of return. (3 Marks)

b. The equity beta of KT Plc. is 1.2 and the equity alpha is 1.4. Explain the meaning and significance of these values to the company. (6 Marks)

(Total 15 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FM – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q4 – Capital structure | DCF: Risk and uncertainty

Explain systematic, business, and financial risk; compute expected NPV for projects; and discuss traditional and Modigliani-Miller views on gearing and WACC.

a) Understanding risk is key for a robust risk and control environment in modern business organisations.
Required:
In the light of the above, explain the following:
i) Systematic risk (2 marks)
ii) Business risk (2 marks)
iii) Financial risk (2 marks)

b) Quantum Investment Ltd in the past has been concentrating all its investments in one project that performed badly consistently over the past few years. They have therefore decided to adopt a diversification strategy by investing in projects A, B, and C. The table below presents the Net Present Value (NPV) of the projects under different states of the economy.

State of Economy Probability Project A Project B Project C
Bad 0.2 GH¢10 million GH¢12 million GH¢15 million
Average/Normal 0.5 GH¢20 million GH¢22 million GH¢30 million
Good 0.3 GH¢35 million GH¢40 million GH¢45 million

The company has GH¢200 million for investments in these three projects:
Project A = GH¢40 million
Project B = GH¢60 million
Project C = GH¢100 million

Required:
Compute the expected NPV for each of the three projects. (9 marks)

c) In capital structure decisions, there are two views of gearing and weighted average cost of capital (WACC): the traditional view and the Modigliani-Miller view.
Required:
Explain the two views with respect to gearing and WACC. (5 marks)

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