F3 Exam Dumps : Financial Strategy

The Senior Management Team of ABC, an owner-managed, capital intensive start-up engineering business, is considering the options for its dividend policy. It has so far been a successful business and is expanding quickly Once in place, the Senior Management Team anticipates that its current investment plans will yield returns for many years to come The first agenda item at every meeting currently concerns arranging and funding new equipment and premises.

Which of the following dividend policies is likely to be the most suitable?

A company has stable earnings of S2 million and its shares are currently trading on a price earnings multiple {PIE) of 10 times. It has10 million shares in issue.

The company is raising S4 million debt finance to fund an expansion of its existing business which is forecast to increase annual earnings straight away by 25% and then remain at that level for the foreseeable future. The corporation tax rate is 20%. It is expected that the P/E will reduce to 8 times over the next year.

What is the most likely change in shareholder wealth resulting from this plan?

A company currently has a 5.25% fixed rate loan but it wishes to change the interest style of the loan to variable by using an interest rate swap directly with the bank.

The bank has quoted the following swap rate:

* 4.50% - 455% in exchange for Libor

Libor is currently 4%.

If the company enters into the swap and Libor remains at 4%. what will the company's interest cost be?