CIMA F3 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

Company P is a large unlisted food-processing company.

Its current profit before interest and taxation is $4 million, which it expects to be maintainable in the future. 

It has a $10 million long-term loan on which it pays interest of 10%.

Corporate tax is paid at the rate of 20%.  

The following information on P/E multiples is available:

Which of the following is the best indication of the equity value of Company P?

Company Z has identified four potential acquisition targets: companies A, B, C and D.

Company Z has a current equity market value of $590 million.

The price it would have to pay for the equity of each company is as follows:

Only one of the target companies can be acquired and the consideration will be paid in cash.

The following estimations of the new combined value of Company Z have been prepared for each acquisition before deduction of the cash consideration:

Ignoring any premium paid on acquisition, which acquisition should the directors pursue?

At the last financial year end, 31 December 20X1, a company reported:

The corporate income tax rate is 30% and the bank borrowings are subject to an interest cover covenant of 4 times. 

The results are presently comfortably within the interest cover covenant as they show interest cover of 8.3 times. The company plans to invest in a new product line which is not expected to affect profit in the first year but will require additional borrowings of $20 million at an annual interest rate of 10%.

What is the likely impact on the existing interest cover covenant?