Company X plans to acquire Company Y.
Pre-acquisition information:
Post-acquisition information:
Total combined earnings are expected to increase by 10%
Total combined P/E multiple will remain at 10 times
Which of the following share-for-share exchanges will result in an increase of 10% in Company X's share price post-acquisition?
Which THREE of the following methods of business valuation would give a valuation of the equity of an entity, rather than the value of the whole entity?
A company plans to raise finance for a new project.
It is considering either the issue of a redeemable cumulative preference share or a Eurobond.
Advise the directors which of the following statements would justify the issue of preference shares over a bond?
Company P is a large unlisted food-processing company.
Its current profit before interest and taxation is $4 million, which it expects to be maintainable in the future.
It has a $10 million long-term loan on which it pays interest of 10%.
Corporate tax is paid at the rate of 20%.
The following information on P/E multiples is available:
Which of the following is the best indication of the equity value of Company P?
An unlisted company.
* Is owned by the original founders and members of their families
* Pays annual dividends each year depending on the cash requirements of the dominant shareholders.
* Has earnings that are highly sensitive to underlying economic conditions.
* Is a small business in a large Industry where there are listed companies with comparable capital structures Which of the following methods is likely to give the most accurate equity value for this unlisted company?