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Assumption for Average Beta

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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • May 24, 2018 at 8:51 am #453717
    ashiktamot
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    dear john, i asked question yesterday,
    the question was :

    how to calculate weighted average beta of the combined company,, mainly the weight for the beta,, sometimes it includes total debt and equity to calclulate asset avg beta and somtimes it only takes total equity to weight the individual asset beta and and once calculating the avg beta how to calculate equity beta,, do we calculated using regearing ?

    in kaplan book ,, they calculated as this , Asss

    Anderson Co Debt = 50 Equity= 450 Asset beta= 1.25

    Web co Debt = 20 Equity= 80 Asset beta= 1.60
    making a cash offer of 80 m which is funded by debt &tax is 30 per

    1 ) !Combined asset beta= 1.25* 500/600 + 1.6 * 100/600=1.31
    equity beta = 1.31* ( 1+ (.07* (150/530)))= 1.57

    2) so how to calculate the average asset beta … if only equity was to be considered then it should be cal. as =1.25* 450/530+ 1.60*80/530 =1.30
    equity beta wud be cal by regearing ,,,, 1.3 = Be * 530/(530+150*.7)=1.55
    SO which is the correct way of calculating the weighted avg beta is ,it with Formula 1 or formula 2)

    and you answered,

    “The examiner is not consistent on this point. In some answers he has just used equity, but in other answer he has used equity plus debt.
    The logic for using just equity is that it is equity that carries the risk.
    However, as with all questions in P4, there is never just one correct answer because it depends on assumptions. Just make sure you state your assumptions and that your workings are clear enough for the marker to follow, and you will still get the marks.”

    SO i want to ask if i only took equity to weight and assume that since asset beta is ungeared beta which measures business risk,of all equity financed company,,, so only equity is included to weight for calculation of weighted average asset beta.

    Is my assumption correct? ,, plz correct me if i am wrong..

    May 24, 2018 at 2:06 pm #453748
    John Moffat
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    You would be correct 🙂

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