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Corporate Finance Exam Revision 1| Page CORPORATE FINANCE Exam Revision Topic 1: The Role of Financial Management & Role of the Tax Environment Financial Management The study of how people and businesses evaluate investments and raise funds to finance them What long term investments should the firm undertake? o Referred to as capital budgeting How should the firm raise money to fund these investments? o Capital structure decisions o Optimum combination of debt and equity How can firm best manage its cash flows as they arise in its dayDtoDday operations? o Working capital management o Working capital = current assets – current liabilities Goal of the Financial Manager Main objective – MAXIMISE SHAREHOLDER WEALTH o Shareholder wealth = share price X number of shares o Consistent with increasing share value and firm value Interactions between the company and financial markets o Making investment decisions o Making decisions on how to finance these investments Profit maximisation o Is an objective but not main one o Problems with timings and uncertainty of returns o Accrual issues Taxes Dividend Imputation: A tax system applying to companies and their shareholders, where the net income of the company is imputed to the shareholders and taxed at their marginal rate Although company income is taxed twice – first at company level and then again when dividends are received by shareholders – shareholders receive a credit for the income tax paid by the company Ensures that company net income tax paid to shareholders as dividends is taxed only once, at the shareholders personal income tax rates Dividends can be fully franked, partially franked or not franked at all o Franking percentage is dependent on companies available franking credits Imputation Credits: Amount of Australian income tax paid by a company which is associated with a franked dividend paid by a company to its shareholders. Its purpose is to provide the shareholder with a credit for the income tax paid by the company which can be used to offset the total amount of personal income tax levied on the tax payer

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Corporate(Finance(Exam(Revision(

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CORPORATE(FINANCE!!

Exam!Revision!(Topic&1:&The&Role&of&Financial&Management&&&Role&of&the&Tax&Environment&(Financial"Management"

The(study(of(how(people(and(businesses(evaluate(investments(and(raise(funds(to(finance(them(• What(long(term(investments(should(the(firm(undertake?(

o Referred(to(as(capital(budgeting(• How(should(the(firm(raise(money(to(fund(these(investments?(

o Capital(structure(decisions(o Optimum(combination(of(debt(and(equity(

• How(can(firm(best(manage(its(cash(flows(as(they(arise(in(its(dayDtoDday(operations?(o Working(capital(management(o Working(capital(=(current(assets(–(current(liabilities(

(Goal"of"the"Financial"Manager"

• Main(objective(–(MAXIMISE(SHAREHOLDER(WEALTH(o Shareholder(wealth(=(share(price(X(number(of(shares(o Consistent(with(increasing(share(value(and(firm(value(

• Interactions(between(the(company(and(financial(markets(o Making(investment(decisions(o Making(decisions(on(how(to(finance(these(investments(

• Profit(maximisation(o Is(an(objective(but(not(main(one(o Problems(with(timings(and(uncertainty(of(returns(o Accrual(issues(

(Taxes"

Dividend(Imputation:(• A(tax(system(applying(to(companies(and(their(shareholders,(where(the(net(income(of(the(

company(is((imputed(to(the(shareholders(and(taxed(at(their(marginal(rate(• Although(company(income(is(taxed(twice(–(first(at(company(level(and(then(again(when(

dividends(are(received(by(shareholders(–(shareholders(receive(a(credit(for(the(income(tax(paid(by(the(company(

• Ensures(that(company(net(income(tax(paid(to(shareholders(as(dividends(is(taxed(only(once,(at(the(shareholders(personal(income(tax(rates(

• Dividends(can(be(fully(franked,(partially(franked(or(not(franked(at(all(o Franking(percentage(is(dependent(on(companies(available(franking(credits(

Imputation(Credits:(• Amount(of(Australian(income(tax(paid(by(a(company(which(is(associated(with(a(franked(

dividend(paid(by(a(company(to(its(shareholders.(Its(purpose(is(to(provide(the(shareholder(with(a(credit(for(the(income(tax(paid(by(the(company(which(can(be(used(to(offset(the(total(amount(of(personal(income(tax(levied(on(the(tax(payer(

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Taxation"Categories"

Taxation(Category(1:(• Companies(with(shareholders(that(are(fully(or(substantially(integrated(by(the(dividend(

imputation(system(• Company(pays(fully(franked(shares,(therefore(tax(rate(isn’t(important(

Taxation(category(2:(• Shareholders,(sole(proprietors(and(companies(not(integrated(by(dividend(imputation(system(• 0%(franked(shares,(so(shareholders(have(to(pay(full(tax(D(∴(tax(rate(is(important(

Taxation(Category(3:(• Companies(with(shareholders(that(are(part(integrated(by(the(dividend(imputation(system(• Pay(partially(franked(dividends(• Therefore(amount(of(income(tax(paid(by(company(has(some(effect(on(afterDtax(wealth(

(Topic&2:&Time&Value&of&Money&(

• The(time(value(of(money(recognises(the(change(in(value(over(time(• A(dollar(received(today(is(worth(more(than(a(dollar(received(in(the(future(• Time(value(of(money(concept(is(important(as(it(forms(the(basis(of(financial(decision(making(• When(deciding(whether(an(investment(project(should(proceed,(the(present(future(of(cash(

inflows(would(need(to(exceed(initial(outflows(in(order(to(maximise(wealth((Interest(

• Difference(between(amount(invested/borrowed(and(future(amount(returned(• Nominal(annual(rate(of(interest(

o Nominal(annual(rate(j,(is(a(way(of(representing(how(interest(is(paid,(where(m(is(the(number(of(times(interest(is(compounded(each(year(

o ! = !!(

• Effective(annual(interest(rate(o The(rate(obtained(by(compounding(a(nominal(i,(m(times(per(year(o !"# = (1 + !

!)!(

• Simple(interest(o Used(for(short(term(financial(instruments(where(compounding(would(have(little(

effect(• Compound(Interest(

o Involves(earning(interest(on(interest((Future(Value(

• !"! = !" 1 + ! !(• Calculator:(±PV,(N,(I/Y,(COMP(FV(=(FV(• Future(Value(Compounding(Continuously(

o !"! = !"!!!"(Present(Value(

• !" = ! !"!(!!!)!(

• Calculator:(FV,(N,(I/Y,(COMP(PV(=(PV(Interest(Rate(

• ! = !"!"

!! − 1(

• Calculator:(±PV,(FV,(N,(COMP(I/Y(=(I/Y((

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Number(of(Periods(• Calculator:(±PV,(FV,(I/Y,(COMP(N,(=(N(

&Topic&3:&Annuities&(Annuity"

• A(series(of(equal(cash(flow(amounts(over(time,(usually(spread(at(equal(time(intervals(• Simple(annuities(–(cash(flows(with(the(same(frequency(as(the(interestDcompounding(

frequency(• General(annuities(–(Cash(flows(with(cash(flows(different(from(interestDcompounding(

frequency((Ordinary(Annuity(

• Cash(flows(occur(at(the(end(of(each(time(interval(• Accumulated(sum(of(an(ordinary(annuity(is(the(total(amount(invested/borrowed(plus(

compound(interest(• For(PV(of(an(annuity:(Calculator:(±PMT,(N,(I/Y,(COMP(PV(=(PV(• To(work(out(annuity(payments:(Calculator:(±PV,(N,(I/Y,(COMP(PMT(=(PMT(• To(work(out(interest(earned:(Calculator:(±PV,(N,(PMT,(COMP(I/Y(=(I/Y(

Annuity(Due(• Payments(occur(at(the(beginning(of(each(time(interval(• Need(to(change(calculator(to(BGN(mode(

(Perpetuity(

• An(annuity(with(an(infinite(life(• Present(Value(of(a(perpetuity(

o Regular(infinite(payments((R)(divided(by(interest(rate((i)(o ! = !

! ((Unequal(Cash(flows(

• Not(an(annuity(as(cash(flow(aren’t(equal(• Calculator:(0(DATA,(then(each(cash(flow(followed(by(data,(2ND(F(CASH,(enter(I/Y,(!(COMP(

((Topic&4:&Risk&&&Rates&of&Return&(Nominal"Rate"of"Return"

• The(interest(rate(paid(on(debt(securities(without(an(adjustment(for(loss(in(purchasing(power(• To(get(you(to(invest(money(for(a(period,(the(nominal(rate(of(return(has(to(compensate(for:(

o Forgoing(spending(your(money(now(o Increases(in(price(over(the(period(o Risk(of(default(and(losing(you(investment(

Real"Rate"of"Return"

• The(nominal(rate(of(interest(less(any(loss(in(purchasing(power(during(the(time(of(the(investment(

• Approximate(rate:(! = ! + !( where:(R(=(real(rate,(r(=(inflation(rate(• Accurate(rate:(1 + ! = (1 + !)(1 + !)(

! = ! + ! + !"((• Rearrange(for(R:(1 + ! = !!!

!!!(

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Expected"Return"

• Expected(rate(of(Return(o The(arithmetic(average(of(all(possible(outcomes(where(each(outcome(is(weighted(

against(its(probability(o This(is(because(returns(from(dividends(and(capital(gains(are(uncertain(o ! ! = ! !!!!(!!)!

!!! ((Risk"

• Financial(risk(is(the(uncertainty/variability(of(future(cash(flows(• Upside(–(future(cash(flows(may(be(higher(• Downside(–(future(cash(flows(could(be(lower(–(could(even(lose(all(• ! = ! (!! − ! ! )!!!(!!)!

!!! (• If(normally(distributed,(68%(of(returns(will(be(within(±(calculated(standard(deviations(

o Is(mean(is(20(and(SD(is(5,(then(68%(will(be(within(15(and(25((Risk/Return(Relationship(

• You(would(expect(a(higher(expected(return((E(R))(from(a(higher(risk(• Systematic(Risk(

o Effects(the(whole(market(o The(proportions(of(variations(in(treatment(that(cannot(be(eliminated(through(

investor(diversification((o e.g.(RBA(increasing(rates(–(all(shares(will(fall(

• Unsystematic(Risk(o Company(related(o The(portion(of(variation(in(investment(returns(that(can(be(eliminated(through(

investor(diversification(o e.g.(Myer(opening(a(new(store,(BHP(workers(going(on(strike(

Diversification(• Combine(investments(together(into(portfolios(• Now(view(total(risk(of(investments(return(as(coming(from(two(sources:(systematic(and(

unsystematic(• Adding(investments(into(a(portfolio(reduces(the(unsystematic(risk(component(so(ultimately(

market(risk(is(the(only(risk(remaining(• Best(to(spread(investments(over(multiple(industries(to(further(reduce(risk(

(HoldingDPeriod(Return(

• The(return(an(investor(would(receive(from(holding(a(security(for(a(designated(period(of(time(

• !"#!!"#$%& = ! !"#$%&!!"!!"#$!!!!!!!"#$%&!!"!!"#$!! = ! !!!

!!!! (

• !"#$%#&%!!"#$%&$'( = ! (!!!!(!))!!!!!!!! (

(Capital(Asset(Pricing(Model((CAPM)(

• Equation(stating(that(the(expected(rate(of(return(on(an(investment(is(a(function(of(the(riskDfree(rate(the(investors(systematic(risk,(and(the(expected(risk(premium(in(the(market(

• !! = !! + !!(!! − !!)(o Rj=(required(rate(of(return(for(jth(security(o Rf(=(risk(free(rate(of(return(o !j(=(the(investments(systematic(risk(o Rm(=(the(return(from(market(portfolio,(beta(=(1(

• If(!(<(1,(it(moves(less(than(market,(∴(less(risk(