| Exam Name: | Financial Strategy | ||
| Exam Code: | F3 Dumps | ||
| Vendor: | CIMA | Certification: | CIMA Strategic |
| Questions: | 393 Q&A's | Shared By: | wiktoria |
An unlisted company is attempting to value its equity using the dividend valuation model.
Relevant information is as follows:
• A dividend of $500,000 has just been paid.
• Dividend growth of 8% is expected for the foreseeable future.
• Earnings growth of 6% is expected for the foreseeable future.
• The cost of equity of a proxy listed company is 15%.
• The risk premium required due to the company being unlisted is 3%.
The calculation that has been performed is as follows:
Equity value = $540,000 / (0.18 - 0.08) = $5,400,000
What is the fault with the calculation that has been performed?
A company generates and distributes electricity and gas to households and businesses.
Forecast results for the next financial year are as follows:
The Industry Regulator has announced a new price cap of $1.50 per Kilowatt.
The company expects this to cause consumption to rise by 10% but costs would remained unaltered.
The price cap is expected to cause the company's net profit to fall to:
If a company's bonds are currently yielding 8% in the marketplace, why would the entity's cost of debt be lower than this?
Company A is identical in all operating and risk characteristics to Company B, but their capital structures differ.
Company B is all-equity financed. Its cost of equity is 17%.
Company A has a gearing ratio (debt:equity) of 1:2. Its pre-tax cost of debt is 7%.
Company A and Company B both pay corporate income tax at 30%.
What is the cost of equity for Company A?
TESTED 21 Mar 2026
