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15.7
■ Purpose – an OL is undertaken in order to perform a specific job over a short period of time, whereas
an FL is usually contracted over a term which matches the expected working life of an asset.
■ Termination – an OL can be easily terminated whereas cancellation penalties on an FL are prohibitive.
■ Obsolescence risk – with an OL, this is borne by the lessor, while the lessee bears the risk with an FL.
■ Cost – OLs are generally more expensive than FLs for the same period.
15.8 (i)
(ii) The full 9%, as the firm cannot use the tax break.
9% 31 10% 4 8.1%
CHAPTER 16
16.1 The events of 9/11 have made people more fearful for the future, and less inclined to invest. Equity would
look safer for firms as it carries no interest obligations, although as the authorities used interest rate reduc-
tions to support their economies, this might encourage more borrowing, e.g. as firms re-finance existing
loans at more favourable rates. So, on balance, probably a shift towards fixed interest financing to lock in
historically low interest rates, certainly for as long as it takes fragile equity markets to recover.
16.2 The statement is nonsense. Reserves reflect financing of past investment, i.e. they represent funds already
invested. The speaker is probably confused between reserves and ‘cash reserves’, common parlance for
‘cash balances’.
16.3 Pre-issue, a shareholder holds in shares plus in cash, totalling Post-issue, this
value is spread over 7 shares so the
16.4 In a ‘2-for-1’ split:
■ the number of shares doubles, i.e. two new shares for each old one.
■ both capital and assets are unchanged – no further cash is raised.
■ the market value of the whole equity is unchanged but the value per share is halved.
16.5 grows to over 10 years, i.e.
Inverting, From the present value tables,
16.6 (a)
(b) Yield to maturity is the interest rate that satisfies:
The solution is 5.35%.
16.7 The warrant gives the right to buy something worth for – its value is thus The one-for-four terms
are irrelevant to the value per warrant. Someone holding 400 shares would have 100 warrants valued at
etc.
16.8 Logic might suggest the following:
A SAL generates cash which raises assets, but as the lease is long-term it must be capitalised. It will thus
appear (remain as) as a fixed asset, but is offset by the corresponding PV of rental commitments, shown as
long-term debt. Overall, it leaves net assets unchanged but, initially, it increases the calculated gearing ratio
unless and until the cash generated is used to repay existing debt.
However, the reality is rather different, especially for property assets, which are usually classified as
operating leases as the lessor retains the risks and rewards of ownership. Hence, most rented properties do
not appear on the tenant’s balance sheets. The balance sheet effect is largely cosmetic (‘smoke and mirrors’),
except that it does increase liquidity.
1100 £32 £300,
£3.£5£8
£110 1£8.3 3-year annuity factor2 1£100 3-year discount factor2.
Flat yield interest>market price 1£8.30>£1102 7.5%
g 7.2%.1>11 g2
10
1£50>£1002 0.5000.
£5011 g2
10
£100.£100£50
TERP £33.50>7 £4.79.16 12
£33.50.£3.5016 £52 £30
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