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Finance 350 Exam 3 Exam time: 50 mins Name___________________________________ This is a closed-book exam. You are allowed to bring one 8 ½ x 11 HANDWRITTEN sheet of information of your choosing. Scientific calculators and financial calculators are permitted for exams, however, no other electronic devices are allowed. Answer all questions and show necessary work. 7 Pages in total. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question (Question 1 – 7 you are worth 5 points each. ) 1. Which of the following is best suited for dividend discount model? a. GM: a company tries very hard to maintain a stable dividend payment (around $1.20 per share annually), although GM’s earning is very volatile. b. Tesla: a company in growth phase. Tesla has bright future and a lot growth opportunities and no “free cash” to pay dividend. c. Dr. Gu’s homemade cheesecake: a small private firm. You are trying to buy 51% of its share and become the owner. d. Newmart: a boring supermarket chain in U.K. with stable earning and stable dividend payout ratio (as percentage of earning). e. All of the above 2. Which of the following is not discounted cash flow model? a. Residual income model. b. Dividend discount model c. Free cash flow model d. P/E ratio comparison e. All of the above are discounted cash flow model 3. According dividend discount model, which of the followings is not relevant to the value of stock? a. Dividend in year 1. b. Growth rate c. Beta of stock d. Risk free rate e. All of the above are related to the value of a stock 4. Which of the following is not an alternative name for residual income? a. Economic value added b. Abnormal earnings c. Economic profit d. Operating income e. All of the above are alternative names for residual income
5. A key input into your discount dividend model is the expected growth in perpetuity. For a company in growth phase, which of the following methods is not appropriate? a. Use industry average b. Use macroeconomic growth rate projection c. use g=retention ratio*ROE, where ROE is the current ROE of the firm d. use g=retention ratio*r, where r is the required return on equity e. All of the above are appropriate 6. Which of the following is the best description of the free cash flow to the firm? A. It is the income after considering the costs of equity. B. It is the income after considering the costs of debt. C. It is the income after considering the costs of all of a company’s capital. D. It is the cash left over after meeting debt payments and paying taxes. E. None of the above. 7. Which one of the following statements relating to the strength of residual income model is incorrect? a. Less weight on terminal value. b. Appealing focus on economic profitability c. Not affected by manipulation of accounting information by management d. All of the above (a.,b.,c) are correct e. All of the above (a.,b.,c) are incorrect.
Problems. Write your answer in the space provided. Please show your work. 8. Use the following information 2013 2014 Book value per share 19.62 ? Dividend per share 1.74 1.88 Earnings per share 5.88 6.74 The company’s beta is 0.9, risk free rate is 3%, equity risk premium is 5%. a. Find the book value per share in year 2014, assuming the number of shares outstanding is constant (5) b. Find the residual income in year 2014 (Hint: use CAPM) (5 pts)
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