Corporate Finance: Budgeting, Debt, Equity, and Leverage

T.2: Capital Budgeting

  • Value of the project: €150,000
  • To calculate the years horizontally, input the revenues (45) and then calculate 45 + (45 * 0.1)
  • Depreciated value of investment = Cost of investment – Book Value
  • (-) Depreciation = DVI / Salvage Value or Value of the project * % Depreciation
  • EBIT = +Sales (Price per unit * number of units) – Cost of goods sold (variable cost * number of units) – Operating expenses – Depreciation
  • (-) Taxes = EBIT * (% tax)
  • (+) Depreciation
  • (-) Change in receivables
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Spectrometer Purchase Analysis: Investment & Cash Flow

Spectrometer Purchase Analysis

Let’s analyze the proposed purchase of a spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $140,000, with an additional $30,000 for modifications. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class and will be sold after 3 years for $60,000. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The equipment requires an $8,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project will save the firm $50,000 per year in before-tax

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Mong Kok Ltd Financials: Translated Accounts Analysis

Mong Kok Ltd: Translated Accounts as at 30 June 2018

HK$Exchange RateA$
Sales595,0000.85505,750
Cost of Sales400,0000.85340,000
195,000165,750
Expenses100,0000.8585,000
95,00080,750
Tax Expense20,0000.8517,000
Profit for the Period75,00063,750
Retained Earnings (1/7/17)450,000366,000
525,000429,750
Dividend Paid25,0000.8020,000
Retained Earnings (30/6/18)500,000409,750
Share Capital200,0000.80160,000
General Reserve100,0000.8080,000
FCTR(25,750)
800,000624,000
Current Assets250,0000.78195,000
Property, Plant &
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Stock Market Anomalies: Value, Size, and Momentum

Cross-Section Predictability of Stock Returns

Ideally, all securities should have equal expected risk-adjusted returns, eliminating any alpha (α). However, empirical studies have identified several cross-sectional anomalies, including the value premium, size effect, and momentum. These anomalies result in the formation of groups of stocks with different average returns.

Predictability of returns?

  • Yes: Behavioral finance-based explanations.
  • No: The asset-pricing model used is misspecified.

Investment

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Understanding Option Greeks: Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho

What Can Greek Options Do for You?

Armed with Greeks, an options trader can make more informed decisions about which options to trade and when to trade them. Consider some of the things Greeks may help you do:

  • Gauge the likelihood that an option you’re considering will expire in the money (Delta).
  • Estimate how much the Delta will change when the stock price changes (Gamma).
  • Get a feel for how much value your option might lose each day as it approaches expiration (Theta).
  • Understand how sensitive an option
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Dividend Policy Calculations and Share Repurchase Strategies

Share Repurchase Impact: How many outstanding shares will there be if DividendsActivity SA dedicates the same amount as dividends, with a 5% dividend yield, to repurchase shares in the Stock Exchange Market?

Formula: ((Common Stock / CS Price per Share)) – ((Payout % * Net Income) / Today’s Price per Share))

Payout for 3% Dividend Yield: Calculate the payout required to provide a dividend yield of 3%.

Formula: ((Div.Yield % * Today’s Price per Share * (Common Stock / CS Price per Share)) / Net Income)

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