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1
The letters PER stand for:
Pigs Eggs and Rabbits
Prime Earnings Ratio
Price to Earnings Ratio
Price Exchange Risk
2
The letters EPS stand for:
Equity Premium Sensitivity
Emerging Price Signal
Earnings Profit Structure
Earnings per Share
3
How is the dividend yield calculated?
EPS / Share price
Dividend per share / Share price
The all ordinaries index / Dividend per share
Dividend per share / EPS
4
If a share you own fell by 20%, what would you do?
Stop losses and sell
Buy more shares to average down your purchase price
Review your estimate of the company’s value and buy or sell accordingly
Consider the share price chart and buy or sell accordingly
5
Company A’s share price is $2, Company B’s share price is $4. In terms of market value:
Company A is cheaper than Company B
Company B is cheaper than Company A
Company A and Company B are the same value
Cannot tell
6
Company A and B are identical in every respect apart from share price. Company A’s shares trade on a PER of 10, company B’s shares trade on a PER of 6. In terms of value:
Company A is better value than Company B
Company B is better value than Company A
Cannot tell
Would need to see share price chart to tell
7
How do you calculate the net debt to equity ratio?
Total debt / Total equity
Current assets / Current liabilities
(Debt - cash) / Total equity
Debt / (Total equity ­ cash)
8
Free cash flow is generally defined as:
Operating cash flow – maintenance capital expenditure
Operating cash flow + interest paid
Net investing cash flow + net financing cash flow
Net profit after tax + depreciation
9
Given the following figures, calculate the company’s interest coverage ratio
  • Net profit after tax - $5M
  • Interest paid - $2M
  • Cash at bank - $26M
  • Earnings before interest and tax - $9M
0.4
2.5
13
4.5
10
What do you think is the most accurate estimate of the value of a company?
The present value of all future cash flows generated by the company
Current share price
Current book value
Current market capitalisation

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