List of Favourite SFM Examination Questions
List of Favourite SFM Examination Questions
List of Favourite SFM Examination Questions
Q1
The 6 month forward price of a security is Rs 208.18. The borrowing rate is 8% p.a
payable with monthly rests. What should be the spot price? N06 derivative Q64 pg 2.2
Q2
Calculate the price of 3 months PQR futures, if PQR (FV Rs 10) quotes Rs 220 on NSE
and the 3 months future price quotes at Rs 230 and the one month borrowing rate is given
as 15% and the expected annual dividend yield is 25% p.a payable before expiry. Also
examine the arbitrage opportunities
N08 (derivative Q74 pg 2.3)
Q3
Q4
On Jan 28, 2005 an importer customer requested a Bank to remit Singapore $(SGD)
25,00,000 under an irrevocable L.C. However due to Bank strikes , the bank could affect
the remittance only on Feb 4,2005.
The inter Bank market rates were as follows
Bombay US$ 1
London 1
London 1
28 jan
Rs 45.85/ 45.90
US$ 1.7841/1.7850
SGD 3.1575/3.1590
4 feb
Rs 45.91/ 45.97
US$ 1.7765/1.7775
SGD 3.1380/3.1390
Bank wishes to retain an exchange margin of 0.125% on SGD. How much does the
customer stand to gain or lose due to the delay? (calculate rates in multiples of .0001)
(May 05), N11, M14
Q5
You sold HKD 1 Lac value spot to your customer at Rs 5.70 & covered yourself in London
market on the same day, when the exchange rates were
US $ 1
=
HK $ 7.5880 7.5920
N05
Local interbank market rates for US $ were
Spot US $ 1 = Rs 42.70 42.85
(forex Q149 3.46)
Calculate cover rate & ascertain the profit or loss in the transaction. Ignore brokerage
Q6
Spot
Canadian $ 0.665/DM
Interest Rate (DM) =
3 months forward Canadian $ 0.670/ DM
Interest Rate ( can$)=
Explain arbitrage?
(Forex Q86 pg 3.22)
7%
9%
Q7
XYZ Ltd. is considering merger with ABC Ltd. XYZ Ltd.'s shares are currently traded at Rs.
25. It has 2,00,000 shares outstanding and its earning after taxes (EAT) amount to Rs.
4,00,000. ABC Ltd. has 1,00,000 shares outstanding, its current market price is Rs. 12.50
and its EAT is Rs. 1,00,000. The mergerwill be effected by means of a stock swap
(exchange). ABC Ltd. has agreed to a plan under which XYZ Ltd. will offer the current
market value of ABC Ltd.'s shares.
(i)
What is the pre-merger Earnings Per Share (EPS) and P /E ratios of both the
companies?
(ii)
If ABC Ltd.'s P /E ratio is 8, what is its current market price? What is the
exchange ratio? What will XYZ Ltd.'s post merger EPS be ?
(iii)
What must the exchange ratio be for XYZ Ltd.'s pre-merger and post-merger
EPS to be the same?
(M05)
(merger Q7 pg 4.3)
Q8
An investor is holding 1,000 shares of Fatless company. Presently the rate of dividend being
paid by the company is Rs 2 per share and the share is being sold at Rs 25 per share in the
market. However, several factors are likely to change during the course of the year as
indicated below:
Existing
Revised
Risk free rate
12%
10%
(portfolio q75 pg 5.17)
Market risk premium
6%
4%
value
1.4
1.25
Expected growth rate
5%
9%
In view of the above factors whether the investor should hold or sell the shares?
Q9
Q10 A share of Tension-free Economy Ltd. is currently quoted at, a price earning ratio of
7.5times. The retained earning per share being 37.5% is Rs. 3 per share. Compute:
1.
The company's cost of equity, if investors expect annual growth rate of 12%.
2.
If anticipated growth rate is 13% p.a., calculate the indicated market price, with
same cost of capital.
3.
If the company's cost of capital is 18% and anticipated growth rate is 15% p.a.,
calculate the market price per share, assuming other conditions remain the same
( div Q36 pg 6.9)
Q11 A company has a book value per share ofRs. 137.80. Its return on equity is 15% and it
follows a policy of retaining 60% of its earnings. If the Opportunity Cost of capital is 18%,
what is the price of share today? M02
(div Q11 pg 6.3)
Q12 A company is presently working with an earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of Rs 45
lakhs. Its present borrowings are:
(Rs Lakhs)
12% term loan
150
Working capital:
Borrowing from bank at 15%
100
Public deposit at 11%
45
2
The sales of the company is growing and to support this the company proposes to
obtain additional borrowing of Rs 50 lakhs expected to cost 16%. The increase in
EBIT is expected to be 16%. Calculate the change in interest coverage ratio after
additional borrowings and commitment
(Q8 misc pg 13.3)
Q13
ABC Company is considering acquisition of XYZ LTD which has 1.5 crores shares
outstanding and issued. The market price per share is Rs 400 at present. ABCs
average cost of capital is 12%. Vailable information from XYZ indicates its expected
cash accruals for the next 3 years as follows: year 1 Rs 250 crores, Year 2 Rs 300
crores, Year 3 Rs 400 crores. Calculate the range of valuation that ABC has to
consider
( val of bs q3 pg 12.2)
X Ltd reported a profit of Rs 65 Lakhs after 35% Tax for the financial year 2007 08.
An analysis of the accounts revealed that the income included extra-ordinary items Rs
10 lakhs and an extra-ordinary loss of Rs 3 lakhs. The existing operations, except for
the extra-ordinary items, are xpected to continue in the future. In addition, the results
of the launch o a new product are expected to be as follows
Rs lakhs
Sales
60
Material costs
15
Labour costs
10
Fixed costs
8
You are required to
a. Compute the value of the business, given the capitalization rate is 15%
b. Determine the market price per equity share, with X Ltds share capital being
comprised of 1,00,000 11% preference shares of Rs 100 each and 40,00,000 Equity
shares of Rs 10 each, and PE ratio being 8 times M09 (val of bs Q2 pg 12.1)
Q14
Q15
Q16
Based on the credit rating of bonds, Mr Z has decided to apply the following discount
rates for valuing bonds
Credit Rating
Discount Rate
AAA
364 day T-Bill+ 3% Spread
AA
AAA + 2% spread
A
AAA + 3% spread
He is considering to invest in AA rated, Rs 1,000 face value bond currently
selling at Rs 1,025.86. The bond has five years to maturity and the coupon rate on the
bond is 15% p.a. payable annually. The next interest payment is due one year from
today and the bond is redeemable at par. (Assume 364 day T- bill rate to be 9%)
You are required to calculate the intrinsic value of the bond for Mr Z. Should
he invest in the bond? Also calculate the current yield and the YTM of the bond.
(BONd val Q31 pg 8.5)
Q17
Agrani Ltd. Is in the business of manufacturing bearings. Some more product lines are
being planned to be added to the existing system. The machinery required may be
bought or may be taken on lease. The cost of machine is Rs 40,00,000 having a useful
life of 5 years with the salvage value of Rs 8,00,000. The full purchase value of
machine can be financed by 20% loan repayable in 5 equal installments due at the end
of each year.
Alternatively, the machine can be procured on a 5 years lease, year end lease
rentals being Rs 12,00,000 p.a. The company follows the WDV method of Depriciation
@ 25%. Companys tax rate is 35% and cost of capital is 16%:
i.
Advise the company which option it should choose- lease or borrow.
ii.
Assess the proposal from lessors point of view examining whether leasing the
machine is financially viable @ 14% cost of capital
(Detailed working notes should be given. Calculations can be rounded off to Rs. Lakhs)
(leasing Q5 pg 7.2)
x(1+
208.18 =
x(
208.18 =
X
0.08
12
)6
12.08 6
)
12
1.0066)6
x(
208.18
(1.0066)6
208.18
X
=
= 200.173
1.040
Stock price is Rs 200.173
Spot price + carrying cost dividend
=
220 + 220 x 0.15 x 0.25 10 x 0.25
=
220 + 8.25 2.5
=
Rs 225.75
Q2
Value of future =
Q3
4
Hedge ratio = = r
= 0.75 = 0.5 0r 50%
47,40,000
Q4
Amount to be paid for purchasing 25,00,000 SGD $ if bank had remitted on 28th jan 2005.
On 28th jan 2005 importer could purchase SGD $ at
=
=
25.948219
+ Exchange margin 0.125 %
+ 0.032435
25.980654
Payment to be made for remitting 25,00,000 SGD on 28th Jan 2005
25,00,000 x 25.980654 = Rs 649,51,635
Amount actually paid for purchasing 25,00,000 SGD $ on 4th jan 2005.
On 4th 2005 importer could purchase SGD $ at
=
+ Exchange margin 0.125 %
=
=
26.039412
+ 0.032549
26.071961
Q5
= 42.85 x
1
7.5880
= 5.647 / HKD
5,64,700
5300
Spot rate
1+0.09 x
Synthetic forward rate
0.665 x
=
0.665 x
1+
1.0225
1.0175
can $ 0.6682678 per DM
Can $ 0.670 / DM
Synthetic rate is less than forward rate. Investor will borrow can $ and deposit DM
-
Q7
265.0375 can $
XYZ
25
2,00,000
4,00,000
MP
No. of shares
Earnings
ABC
12.50
1,00,000
1,00,000
XYZ
a. Pre merger EPS
Pre merger PE ratio
Total earnings
4,00,000
No.of shares
MP
2,00,000
25
EPS
PE x EPS
8x1 =
ABC
=2
= 12.5
1,00,000
1,00,000
12.5
1
=1
= 12.5
Rs 8
MP of ABC
25
= 0.32 : 1
Combined earnings
4,00,000 + 1,00,000
2,00,000+1,00,000 x 0.32
=
c.
MP of XYZ
Rs 2.16
for XYZ ltds pre merger and post merger EPS to be same, Exchange ratio should be on the
basis of EPS
Exchange ratio =
EPS of ABC
EPS of XYZ
= 0.5 : 1
D0 = 2 P0 = 25
Required Return
P0
(.)
..
= RF + (RM - RF)
= 12 + 1.4 (6) = 20.4%
=
=
= R 13.63
(.)
= (. .) = 36.33
Existing price is less than revised equilibrium price, so currently share is undervalued,
Investor should hold the share.
Q9
a.
=
=
i.
1
2.5 ( 1.02 )
0.1050 0.02
Rs 30
According to PE model
BV
=
EPS / ROE
=
2.25 / 0.09
=
25
MP
=
35
Since MP > BV so share is overvalued
ii.
PRAVINN
MAHAJAN
CA CLASESS
=
=
1
2.25 ( 1.02 )
0.09 0.02
Rs 32.786
PE ratio = 7.5
Retained earnings
Total earnings
Rs 3 (37.5%)
3
= Rs 8 per share
i.
PE x EPS
MP
0.375
Div per sh = 8 3 = 5
=
=
ii.
P0
=
=
=
iii.
P0
=
=
=
Q11
7.5 x 8
Rs 60
1
+ g
0
5(1.12)
60
+ 0.12
21.33%
1
5(1.13)
.2133 .13
Rs 67.80
1
5(1.15)
0.18 .15
Rs 191.67
=
=
P0
PRAVINN
MAHAJAN
CA CLASESS
1 - 0.6
0.4 or 40%
( 1 )
.
20.67 ( 1 0.6 )
Rs 91.87
( )
8.268 +
0.15
( 20.67
0.18
8.268)
0.18
Rs 103.35
0.18 0.09
=
Q12
8.27
Rs 91.89
45
37.95
= 1.19
45 (1.16)
45.95
1.14
Q13
Q14
b.
PAT
PBT
Extrordinary income
Extraordinary exp
Income of new project
FMP before tax
Tax 35 %
FMP after tax
65
100
(10)
3
27
120
42
78
Value of business
78
0.15
FMP
Pref dividend
Profir for equity
No. of shares
EPS
MP
78
(11)
67 lac
40 lac
67
= 1.675
40
= EPS X PE
=
1.675 x 8
=
13.4
Q15
A
50,000
10.50
4761.905
950
0.1995
122
Amount of Investment
NAV at entry date
Number of units purchased
Dividend
Dividend per unit
Period of investment
(days)
Return on M.F =
A
B
1,00,000
10
10,000
1500
0.15
91
C
50,000
10
5,000
nil
nil
31
+ +
10.40 + 0.1995 10.50
10.50
0.0995
10.50
0.9476
Annual =
B
= 520
10.10 + 0.15 10
10
Annual =
122
0.25
10
2.5
91
x 100
0.9476
x 365 = 2.835%
x 100
x 365 =
= 2.5%
10.03%
9.80 + 0 10
10
(.20)
10
2
Annual =
Q16
31
x 100
x 365 =
(2) %
(23.548)%
P.V of redeemable
amount of bond @ 14% for 5th year
=
150 x 3.433
+
1000 x 0.519
=
514.95
+
519
=
1033.95
Intrinsic value of the bond is more than current market price, investor should buy this bond.
Current yield of the bond is interest earned on Bond on its current market price
Current Yield
150
1025.86
14.62%
YTM is the rate of return on bond if it is purchased at current market price and held till the date of
maturity. It is the rate at which present value of cash outflows of the bond is equal to present value of
cash inflows or current market price of the bond.
+
2
+
Approximate YTM
10001025.86
5
1000 + 1025.86
2
150 +
=
YTM of bond
Present value of Cash outflow at 14%
=
P.V of interest @ 14% for 5 years
+
=
150 x 3.433
+
=
514.95
+
=
1033.95
Present value of cash outflows at 15%
=
P.V of interest @ 15% for 5 years
=
150 x 3.352
=
502.8
=
999.8
10
= 14.29%
+
+
+
14%
8.09
34.15
1033.95 . 14%
1025.86
?
999.80 . 15%
x1
14.237%
Q17
Rs 12,00,000
12,00,000 x 0.35
4,20,000
Lease Rent
Tax Savings on
lease rent
Amount
Period
Present value
1 5 end
Factor
@ 16%
3.274
12,00,000
4,20,000
1 5 end
3.274
13,75,080
39,28,800
25,53,720
Rs 40,00,000 @ 20%
Year
1end
2end
3end
4end
5end
= 40,00,000
= 40,00,000
= 13,37,345
Principal
Outstanding
34,62,655
28,17,841
20,44,064
11,15,532
-
Tax saving
on intt @ 35%
2,80,000
2,42,386
1,97,249
1,43,085
77,635
(13,37,345 11,15,532)
11
factor
@ 16%
Present
value
13,37,345
1 5 end
3.274
43,78,468
6,30,000
1e
0.862
(5,43,060)
0.743
(3,75,130)
(2,80,000 + 3,50,000)
504,886
2e
(2,42,386 + 2,62,500)
3,94,124
2,90,741
1,88,377
8,52,226
(2,52,633)
(1,60,490)
(89,667)
Salvage value
(4,05,660)
25,51,828
Present value of Cash ouflow in loan option is lower than present value of cash outflow in lease
option, so company should purchase the asset by borrowing from Bank
b.
3e
4e
5e
5e
(0.641)
(0.552)
(0.476)
(0.476)
Evaluation of Proposal from the point of view of lessor, If lessors cost of capital is 14%
Lessor will receive Lease rent and pay tax on such lease rent
Lessor will claim depreciation on asset and tax saving on such depreciation and will claim
salvage value
Cash outflow will be purchase price of machine.
Statement of NPV of Lessor @ 14%
Amount
Period
factor
Present
@ 14%
value
Present value of cash inflows
Lease rent (net of tax)
12,00,000 (1 0.35)
7,80,000
1 5e
3.433
26,77,740
Tax savings on Depreciation
3,50,000
1e
0.877
3,06,950
2,62,500
2e
0.769
2,01,863
1,96,875
3e
0.675
1,32,891
1,47,656
4e
0.592
87,412
1,10,742
5e
0.519
57,475
Salvage value
8,52,226
5e
0.519
4,42,305
Cash Inflows
39,06,636
Present value of cash outflows
Purchase price of machine
40,00,000
0
1
40,00,000
NPV
(93,364)
Since NPV of lease is negative, so lessor should not lease the Asset
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