Chapter 8 Problem 6 The following are the historic returns for the Chelle Computer Company: Year Chelle Computer General Index Year chelle computer general index 1 37 15 2 9 13 3 -11 14 4 8 -9 5 11 12 6 4 9 Based on this information, compute the following: a. The correlation coefficient between Chelle Computer and the General Index. Answer : r= .1305 b. The standard deviation for the company and the index Answer: sd of company= 14.209, sd of index= 8.266 c. The beta for the Chelle Computer Company Answer: beta= .00759 Problem 8 8. As an equity analyst, you have developed the following return forecasts and risk estimates for two different …show more content…
= Cov i,m/(m)2 Cov i,m = 187.4 m2 = 190.4 Using the proxy: using proxy = 187.4/190.4 = .984 The true index the covariance = 176.4 using true = 176.4/168 = 1.05 c. Proxy E(RR) = 0.08 + 0.984(0.12 - 0.08) = 0.08 + 0.0394 = .1194 or 11.94 percent True market E(RR) = 0.06 + 1.05(0.12 – 0.06) = 0.06 + 0.063 = 0.123 or 12.3 percent Chapter 9 Problem 3 You have been assigned the task of estimating the expected returns for three different stocks: QRS, TUV, and WXY. Your preliminary analysis has established the historical risk premiums associated with three risk factors that could potentially be included in your calculations: the excess return on a proxy for the market portfolio (MKT), and two variables capturing general macroeconomic exposures (MACRO1 and MACRO2). These values are: ƛMKT=7.5%, ƛMACRO1= -0.3%, and ƛMACRO2= 0.6%. You have also estimated the following factor betas (i.e. loadings) for all three stocks with respect to each of these potential risk factors: FACTOR LOADING Stock MKT MACRO1 MACRO2 QRS 1.24 -0.42 0.00 TUV 0.91 0.54 0.23 WXY 1.03 -0.09 0.00 a) Calculated expected returns for the three stocks using just the MKT risk factor. Assume a risk-free rate of 4.5%. b) Calculate the expected returns for the three stocks using all three risk factors
a. Calculate the expected return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.
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The table below shows the equity betas for the firms presented in the case (using Jan-92 to Dec-96 equal weight NYSE/AMEX/NASDAQ as market portfolio):
In the parenthesis enter the cell number and letter to find total expenses per week. (i.e.) =sum(b5:b11)
a. What risk-free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity?
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We can’t figure out the riskiness of the stock by just looking at the expected return. In the case of individual stock, Reynolds at 1.87 is giving a higher return compared to Hasbro at 1.18. We wouldn’t know the riskiness unless we look at the standard deviation or the variance of the stock. By comparing the two, Reynolds has a higher variance and standard deviation and will be more risky.