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market capitalisation and exchange rates

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  • This topic has 7 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 28, 2014 at 7:56 am #214000
    Gregory
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    Dear sir, 2 things.

    kindly explain this question
    1. a company has 4 million shares in issue with a nominal value of .50c per shae. a dividend of 24c per share has just been paid. four years ao the dividend ws 20.51 per share
    The beta of shres in the company is .5. rf rate is 3% and market premium is 8%
    what is the market capitalisation of the company?

    2. i need you to explain how to use the different rates the way they are quoted with ACCA. for instance

    $/pounds 1.4851-1.5001

    i get confused when i am to convert . not sure which of the two to use.

    Thanks in advance

    November 28, 2014 at 11:50 am #214062
    John Moffat
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    Question 1:

    You use the CAPM formula to calculate Ke (which here is 3% + 0.5×8% = 7%.

    The growth rate – (fourth root of 24/20.51) – 1

    Then use the growth model formula to calculate the market value.

    November 28, 2014 at 11:53 am #214064
    John Moffat
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    Question 2:

    For the rate given in your question:

    If the company is buying the first currency ($’s) then you use the lower rate (1.4851)
    If the company is selling the first currency ($’s) then you use the higher rate (1.5001)

    (It is always the rate that is worse for the company – it is the bank who makes the profit!)

    You really should watch the lecture on foreign exchange risk – I spend time first explaining how to decide which rate to use.

    November 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm #214131
    Gregory
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    Thank you so much.

    I actually worked out the first one after i sent the question.

    The second one. thanks for explaining, and i will surely listen to the lecture.

    Regards,

    November 29, 2014 at 11:18 am #214289
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

    December 9, 2015 at 7:31 am #289433
    iec1001
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    Hi, Sir, I’m a little bit confused about this formula,
    E(r i )=R f + ? i (E(r m ) – R f )

    For this part: (E(r m ) – R f )
    May I know when should we minus the risk free rate and when we shouldn’t, as for the 1st question in this thread, I did minus the risk free rate and got a different answer.

    December 9, 2015 at 7:38 am #289435
    iec1001
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    Sorry, sir, I think I found the key word, market “premium” & market “return”. Thank you, sir:)

    December 9, 2015 at 8:58 am #289479
    John Moffat
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    Yes – that is correct 🙂

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