The Institute of Company Secretaries of India 2010 CS Final- Group2 Financial, Treasury and Forex Management - Question Paper
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FINANCIAL, TREASURY AND FOREX MANAGEMENT
Roll No.
334
Maximum marks : 100
Time allowed : 3 hours
Total number of printed pages : 7
Total number of questions : 7
NOTE : 1. Answer FIVE questions including Question No.1 which is compulsory. All working notes should be shown distinctly.
2. Tables showing the present value of Re.1 and the present value of an annuity of Re.1 for 15 years are annexed.
1. Comment on any four of the following :
(i) A specific part of working capital should be financed by fixed capital.
(ii) Treasury function is a part of total managerial function.
(iii) The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is an alternative method of computing the cost of equity capital but is based on many assumptions.
(iv) Higher the risk associated with portfolio, higher will be the rate of return.
(v) For sound results, project implementation has to be divided into phases.
(5 marks each)
2. (a) Ajanta Ltd. has option to choose from among three projects X, Y and Z. The
information collected through market research regarding their capability to earn profit is given below :
(Profit in Thousand Rupees)
Probability-II = 0.2 Probability-III = 0.2
Probability-I = 0.6 Profit
190
110
150
Project
X
Y
Z
Profit Profit
50 15
200 160
140 110
Required
(i) Which project should be selected by the company, if the decision is to be made on the basis of expected value approach ?
(ii) Calculate the expected value of the perfect information.
(10 marks)
(b) From the given information for Alpha Ltd., you are required to find out whether the companys dividend pay-out ratio is optimal according to Walters formula. The company was started one year before with equity capital of Rs.40 lakh.
Earnings of the company Rs.4,00,000
Dividend paid Rs.3,20,000
Price-earnings (P/E) ratio 12.5
Number of shares outstanding 40,000 @ Rs.100 each
Should the company change its dividend policy if P/E ratio is 8 ?
(10 marks)
3. (a) Upper India Ltd. is to decide between debt funding and equity funding for its expansion programme. Its current position is as under :
Rs.
5% Debt 4,00,000
Equity capital (Rs.10 per share) 10,00,000
Surplus 6,00,000
Total capitalisation 20,00,000
Sales 60,00,000
Less : Cost 53,80,000
Profit before interest and tax (PBIT) 6,20,000
Less : Interest 20,000
Profit before tax (PBT) 6,00,000
Less : Income-tax @ 33.99% 2,03,940
Profit after tax (PAT) 3,96,060
The expansion programme is estimated to cost Rs. 10,00,000. If it is financed through debt, the rate of interest on new debt will be 7% and the price earnings (P/E) ratio will be 6 times. If the expansion programme is financed through fresh equity shares, the new shares can be sold netting Rs.25 per share and the P/E ratio will be 7 times. The expansion will generate additional sales of Rs.20,00,000 with after tax return of 5%. If the company is to follow a policy of maximising the market value of its shares, which form of financing should it choose and why ?
(15 marks)
(b) Weldone Co. is a Dutch company which has the following expected transactions :
One month : Expected receipts of 2,40,000 One month : Expected payment of 1,40,000 Three months : Expected receipts of 3,00,000
The finance manager has collected the following information : Spot rate ( per a) 1.7820 + 0.0002
One month forward rate ( per a) 1.7829 + 0.0003
Three months forward rate ( per a) 1.7846 + 0.0004
Money market rates for Weldone Co. :
Borrowing Deposit
One year Euro interest rate 4.9% 4.6
One year Sterling interest rate 5.4% 5.1
Calculate the expected Euro receipts in three months using a money-market hedge and recommend whether a forward market hedge or a money-market hedge should be used.
(5 marks)
4. Distinguish between any four of the following :
(i) Project NPV and equity NPV.
(ii) Financial lease and operating lease.
(iii) Money market and capital market.
(iv) Internal finance and total finance.
(v) Dematerialisation and immobilisation.
(5 marks each)
5. (a) Zenith Ltd. sells goods on a gross profit of 25%. It takes depreciation as a part
of cost of production. Further information available is as under :
|
(Rs. in 000) | |
|
Particulars |
Annual Figures |
|
Sales (2 months credit) |
1,800 |
|
Material consumption (one month credit) |
450 |
|
Wages (lag in payment - one month) |
360 |
|
Cash manufacturing expenses (lag in payment - one month) |
480 |
|
Administrative expenses (lag in payment - one month) |
120 |
|
Sales promotion expenses (quarterly paid in advance) |
60 |
|
Tax payable in four instalments of which one lies in next year 150 | |
The company maintains a months stock each of raw material and finished goods. It also keeps Rs. 1,00,000 in cash.
You are required to assess the working capital requirement of Zenith Ltd. from the above data.
(10 marks)
(b) Super Star Ltd., an Indian company, has a subsidiary company in USA. The latter company earns $100 million after charging $10 million as depreciation. The exchange rate between the two countries is likely to change from Rs.40/$ to Rs.39/$. Work out the effect of this change on the parent company.
(4 marks)
(c) The capital of Moon Ltd. is as follows :
9% Preference shares of Rs.10 each Equity shares of Rs.10 each Following further information is available
Rs.3,00,000 Rs.8,00,000
Rs.2,70,000 30%
20%
R s. 40/share
Profit after tax
Tax rate
Equity dividend paid
Market price of equity share
You are required to calculate
(i) Dividend yield on equity shares;
(ii) Cover for preference shares;
(iii) Cover for equity dividend;
(iv) Earnings per equity share;
(v) Price earnings ratio; and
(vi) Profit before tax.
(6 marks)
6. You are presented with following information concerning return on the shares of Celina Ltd. and on the market portfolio, according to various conditions of the economy :
|
Condition of Economy 1 2 3 |
Probability of Condition Occurring 0.2 0.4 0.4 |
Return on Celina Ltd. 15% 14% 26% |
Return on the Market 10% 16% 24% |
The current risk-free interest rate is 9%. You are required to calculate
(i) The coefficient of correlation between the return on the shares of Celina Ltd. and on the market portfolio.
(ii) The total risk (i.e., standard deviation) of Celina Ltd. and discuss why this is not the most appropriate measure of risk to be used in making investment decisions.
(iii) The beta factor for Celina Ltd. and briefly discuss its significance. Is Celina Ltd. efficiently priced according to the CAPM and the information given above ?
(20 marks)
(i) Capital rationing
(ii) Pegging
(iii) Just-in-time inventory management
(iv) Credit rating
(v) Balance of payment.
(5 marks each)
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2/2010/FTFM (OS) Contd...
TABLE - 1 : PRESENT VALUE OF RUPEE ONE
334
|
RATE |
YEAR |
YEAR |
YEAR |
YEAR |
YEAR |
YEAR |
YEAR |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 | |
|
5% |
0.9524 |
0.9070 |
0.8638 |
0.8227 |
0.7835 |
0.7462 |
0.7107 |
|
6% |
0.9434 |
0.8900 |
0.8396 |
0.7921 |
0.7473 |
0.7050 |
0.6651 |
|
7% |
0.9346 |
0.8734 |
0.8163 |
0.7629 |
0.7130 |
0.6663 |
0.6227 |
|
8% |
0.9259 |
0.8573 |
0.7938 |
0.7350 |
0.6806 |
0.6302 |
0.5835 |
|
9% |
0.9174 |
0.8417 |
0.7722 |
0.7084 |
0.6499 |
0.5963 |
0.5470 |
|
10% |
0.9091 |
0.8264 |
0.7513 |
0.6830 |
0.6209 |
0.5645 |
0.5132 |
|
11% |
0.9009 |
0.8116 |
0.7312 |
0.6587 |
0.5935 |
0.5346 |
0.4817 |
|
12% |
0.8929 |
0.7972 |
0.7118 |
0.6355 |
0.5674 |
0.5066 |
0.4523 |
|
13% |
0.8850 |
0.7831 |
0.6931 |
0.6133 |
0.5428 |
0.4803 |
0.4251 |
|
14% |
0.8772 |
0.7695 |
0.6750 |
0.5921 |
0.5194 |
0.4556 |
0.3996 |
|
15% |
0.8696 |
0.7561 |
0.6575 |
0.5718 |
0.4972 |
0.4323 |
0.3759 |
|
16% |
0.8621 |
0.7432 |
0.6407 |
0.5523 |
0.4761 |
0.4104 |
0.3538 |
|
17% |
0.8547 |
0.7305 |
0.6244 |
0.5337 |
0.4561 |
0.3898 |
0.3332 |
|
18% |
0.8475 |
0.7182 |
0.6086 |
0.5158 |
0.4371 |
0.3704 |
0.3139 |
|
19% |
0.8403 |
0.7062 |
0.5934 |
0.4987 |
0.4190 |
0.3521 |
0.2959 |
|
20% |
0.8333 |
0.6944 |
0.5787 |
0.4823 |
0.4019 |
0.3349 |
0.2791 |
|
21% |
0.8264 |
0.6830 |
0.5645 |
0.4665 |
0.3855 |
0.3186 |
0.2633 |
|
22% |
0.8197 |
0.6719 |
0.5507 |
0.4514 |
0.3700 |
0.3033 |
0.2486 |
|
23% |
0.8130 |
0.6610 |
0.5374 |
0.4369 |
0.3552 |
0.2888 |
0.2348 |
|
24% |
0.8065 |
0.6504 |
0.5245 |
0.4230 |
0.3411 |
0.2751 |
0.2218 |
|
25% |
0.8000 |
0.6400 |
0.5120 |
0.4096 |
0.3277 |
0.2621 |
0.2097 |
|
YEAR 8 |
YEAR 9 |
YEAR 10 |
YEAR 11 |
YEAR 12 |
YEAR 13 |
YEAR 14 |
YEAR 15 |
|
0.6768 |
0.6446 |
0.6139 |
0.5847 |
0.5568 |
0.5303 |
0.5051 |
0.4810 |
|
0.6274 |
0.5919 |
0.5584 |
0.5268 |
0.4970 |
0.4688 |
0.4423 |
0.4173 |
|
0.5820 |
0.5439 |
0.5083 |
0.4751 |
0.4440 |
0.4150 |
0.3878 |
0.3624 |
|
0.5403 |
0.5002 |
0.4632 |
0.4289 |
0.3971 |
0.3677 |
0.3405 |
0.3152 |
|
0.5019 |
0.4604 |
0.4224 |
0.3875 |
0.3555 |
0.3262 |
0.2992 |
0.2745 |
|
0.4665 |
0.4241 |
0.3855 |
0.3505 |
0.3186 |
0.2897 |
0.2633 |
0.2394 |
|
0.4339 |
0.3909 |
0.3522 |
0.3173 |
0.2858 |
0.2575 |
0.2320 |
0.2090 |
|
0.4039 |
0.3606 |
0.3220 |
0.2875 |
0.2567 |
0.2292 |
0.2046 |
0.1827 |
|
0.3762 |
0.3329 |
0.2946 |
0.2607 |
0.2307 |
0.2042 |
0.1807 |
0.1599 |
|
0.3506 |
0.3075 |
0.2697 |
0.2366 |
0.2076 |
0.1821 |
0.1597 |
0.1401 |
|
0.3269 |
0.2843 |
0.2472 |
0.2149 |
0.1869 |
0.1625 |
0.1413 |
0.1229 |
|
0.3050 |
0.2630 |
0.2267 |
0.1954 |
0.1685 |
0.1452 |
0.1252 |
0.1079 |
|
0.2848 |
0.2434 |
0.2080 |
0.1778 |
0.1520 |
0.1299 |
0.1110 |
0.0949 |
|
0.2660 |
0.2255 |
0.1911 |
0.1619 |
0.1372 |
0.1163 |
0.0985 |
0.0835 |
|
0.2487 |
0.2090 |
0.1756 |
0.1476 |
0.1240 |
0.1042 |
0.0876 |
0.0736 |
|
0.2326 |
0.1938 |
0.1615 |
0.1346 |
0.1122 |
0.0935 |
0.0779 |
0.0649 |
|
0.2176 |
0.1799 |
0.1486 |
0.1228 |
0.1015 |
0.0839 |
0.0693 |
0.0573 |
|
0.2038 |
0.1670 |
0.1369 |
0.1122 |
0.0920 |
0.0754 |
0.0618 |
0.0507 |
|
0.1909 |
0.1552 |
0.1262 |
0.1026 |
0.0834 |
0.0678 |
0.0551 |
0.0448 |
|
0.1789 |
0.1443 |
0.1164 |
0.0938 |
0.0757 |
0.0610 |
0.0492 |
0.0397 |
|
0.1678 |
0.1342 |
0.1074 |
0.0859 |
0.0687 |
0.0550 |
0.0440 |
0.0352 |
|
|
2/2010/FTFM (OS)
TABLE - 2 : PRESENT VALUE OF AN ANNUITY OF RUPEE ONE
334
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Attachment: |
| Earning: Approval pending. |
