CONFIDENTIAL MAF653/NOV2016

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

TEST 1

COURSE : FINANCIAL MARKET

COURSE CODE : MAF653
EXAMINATION : NOVEMBER 2016
TIME : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of THREE (3) questions.

2. Answer ALL questions. Start each answer on a new page.

3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by
the invigilator.

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Answer all questions

QUESTION 1

A. Briefly describe what is an efficient market and the conditions that makes the market
more efficient. (5 marks)

B. Financial market can be classify in many ways. Briefly explain the classification of
financial market based on the maturity of the securities together with examples.
(5 marks)
(Total:10 marks)

QUESTION 2

A. Amirah contacted her broker and has placed a limit order to sell 50 shares of
Moneyworld Berhad at RM35. The current price of the Moneyworld Berhad’s share is
RM25. Explain the action that would be taken by the broker if,

i. The stock price increases to RM30 per share.

ii. The stock price increases to RM38 per share.
(3 marks)
iii. Briefly explain “Limit Order”
(2 marks)

B. Finbiz Bhd is expected to pay a dividend of RM1.20 per share for the coming year. The
company’s dividend payout ratio is 40% with P/E ratio of 15. Calculate the estimated
share price of Finbiz Bhd for the current year.
(3 marks)

C. Ashraf is considering investing in Bright Market Bhd’s stock with a two years investment
horizon. The stock is currently quoted at RM40 per share. He forecasted that the next
year’s dividend to be at RM1.50 per share while the second year’s dividend will be at
RM2.00 per share. Ashraf plan

Should he invest in the firm’s stock if the required rate of return of similar risk investment
is 10 percent?
(5 marks)

D. One of the major rating agency has just given Megah Bhd its highest investment rating
along with a strong buy recommendation. An investor, Mr. Zharif decides to invest in
this stock and is seeking your assistance. You find that Megah Bhd has just
announced a dividend of RM3.50 per share for the current year. In view of a strong
growth of the market in the years ahead, the company expects its earnings and
dividend to grow at 10% per annum for the next four (4) years. After the initial period of
super growth, the market would become more saturated; the growth rate of dividend
is expected to decline to 5% per annum indefinitely. You also learned that Niki Bhd
stock has a beta of 1.0 and the risk free rate of return is 8%. The return on market
is at 15%.

Calculate the maximum price Mr Zharif should pay for the stock.
(7 marks)

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(Total: 20 Marks)

QUESTION 3

A. In the money market, borrowers with high credit ratings issue highly liquid and short term
financial instruments such as bankers’ acceptance, treasury bills, certificate of deposits,
commercial paper and Eurodollars.

Required:

Illustrate how bankers’ acceptance is working.

(5 marks)

B. Describe the importance of bond ratings to the investors and state the two (2) rating
agencies available in Malaysia.
(5 marks)

C. En. Feisal bought a bond 5 years ago that has RM 2000 face value and 10 years of
maturity period. The annual coupon rate for the bond is 10%. The required rate of return
is expected to be at 14%.

Required:

i. Calculate the present value of the bond 5 years ago if the interest is payable on
an annual basis.
(2 marks)

ii. Determine the current yield and the yield to maturity if the market price of the
bond is RM2,200.
(3 marks)

iii. Find the present value of the bond for this year.
(2 marks)

iv. If En Feisal plans to sell the bond next year and he expected the market price for
the bond will be RM1,770 and the required rate of return will decreased to 12%,
advise En Feisal whether he should sell the bond or not.
(3 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

END OF QUESTIONS

SUGGESTED SOLUTION

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QUESTION 1
A. Definition:
An efficient market is one where the market price of security reflects all available
information about the security. /

Condition:
1. The availability of information to all market participants at the same time without cost/
2. No transaction cost, taxes or other barrier to trading. /
3. Market demand and supply determine the stock price. Trading by any individual
trader does not impact market price. /
4. All participant pursue profit maximization. /
(5 ticks @ 1 marks each)

B. Money market /: Financial market for short term debt instruments / (less than one year /)
Example: commercial papers /, treasury bills /
Capital market /: Financial market for intermediate and long term instruments /.
Intermediate (1-5 years /) LT (more than 5 years /) Example: LT bonds /

Any possible answer

(10 ticks @ 0.5 marks each)
QUESTION 2

A. (i) The broker will not execute the order as the share price is below the limit price of
RM35.√
(ii) The order will be execute and the broker will sell 50 shares of Moneyworld
Berhad because the share price rises above the limit price. √
(2√ x 1.5 marks = 3 marks)

(iii) A limit order is a request to buy or sell shares at a specified price (the limit) √or at a
better price√.
(2√ = 2 marks)

.
B. Dividend payout ratio = D1
E1

0.40√ = 1.20√
E1
E1 = RM3.00√

Price of the stock for the current year

= EPS x P/E ratio

= RM3 √X 15√
= RM45√
(6√/2 = 3 marks)

C. V = (D1 X PVIF 10%, 1) + [(D2 + SP2) X PVIF 10%, 2]

= (1.50√ X 0.9091√) + [(2√ + RM50√) X 0.8264√]
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= 1.36365 + 42.9728
= RM44.34√ (6√/2 = 3 marks)

Yes√, because the current market price is undervalued. √ (2 marks)

D. Required Return = 8% √+ 1.0 √ (15 – 8) √ = 15%.

Year Dividend PVIF (15%) Present Value

1 3.50√( 1 + 0.10)√ =3.85 0.8696√  3.35
2 3.85 ( 1 + 0.10) =4.24√ 0.7561 3.21
3 4.24 ( 1 + 0.10) =4.66√ 0.6575 3.06
4 4.66 ( 1 + 0.10) =5.13√ 0.5718 2.93
12.55

P4 5.13√(1 + 0.05)√ = 53.865 x 0.5718√  = 30.80

( 0.15 – 0.05) √
Maximum price 43.35√

(14 √ x 1/2 = 7 marks)

QUESTION 3

A. Bankers’ Acceptance is a negotiable instrument or time draft drawn on and accepted by

a bank . Before acceptance, the draft is not an obligation of the bank; it is merely an
order by the drawer to the bank to pay a specified sum of money on a specified date to a
named person or to the bearer of the draft. Upon acceptance, which occurs when an
authorized bank accepts and signs it, the draft becomes a primary and unconditional
liability of the bank . At this point, the acceptance may be traded in secondary markets
much like any other claim on the bank . Bankers’ acceptance is considered very safe
assets, as they allow traders to substitute the bank’s credit standing for their own. Arises
most often in connection with international trade. Especially useful when the
creditworthiness of a foreign trade partner is unknown . The maturities on acceptances
normally range from 30 to 180 days. A banker's acceptance needs to be held until
maturity.
Acceptances are traded at discounts from their face value in the secondary market , for
example:
Face value of banker's acceptance RM1,000,000
Minus 2% per annum commission for one year RM20,000
Amount received by exporter in one year RM980,000

(5 √ = 5
marks)

B. The main purpose of these ratings is to measure the credit worthiness of the company
issuing the bonds and the likelihood of the issuer to default  in paying the interest
income and par value of the bond upon maturity. 
The two (2) rating agencies in Malaysia:
Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad (RAM) 
Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) 

(5  ticks x 1 mark = 5 marks)

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C.
i. BPc = 200 PVIFA14%, 10 + 2000 PVIF14%, 10
= 200 (5.2161) + 2000 (0.2697) 
= 1,043.22 + 539.40
= RM1,582.62 (4 x 0.5 = 2
marks)

ii. CY = 200 x 100

2,200 
= 9.09%

YTM: TRY i at 8%

= 200 (PVIFA 8%, 10) + 2000 (PVIF 8%, 10) - RM2,200

= 200 (6.7101) + 2000 (0.4632) - RM2,200
= RM 1,342.02 + RM926.40 – RM2,200
= RM 68.42

YTM: TRY i at 10%

= 200 (PVIFA 10%, 10) + 2000 (PVIF 10%, 10) - RM2,200

= 200 (6.1446) + 2000 (0.3855) - RM2,200
= RM 1,228.92+ RM771 – RM2,200
= RM - 200.08

YTM = 8% √ + (68.42 √ / 68.42 – (-200.08) √ (10% - 8%) √

= 8.51%

(6√ X ½ mark = 3 marks)

iii. BPc = 200 PVIFA14%, 5 + 2000 PVIF14%, 5

= 200 (3.4331)  + 2000 (0.5194) 
= 686.62 + 1,038.80
= RM1,725.42
(4 x 0.5 = 2 marks)

iv. BPc = 200 PVIFA12%, 4 + 2000 PVIF12%, 4

= 200 (3.0373) + 2000 (0.6355) 
= 607.46 + 1,271
= RM1,878.46

No. , En Feisal should not sell the bond next year because the bond is underpriced 

(6 x 0.5 = 3 marks)

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209754296541951
47037167963840
6004374251244
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9396321570846
086382380576758
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87765543
529630839751827
42258352125232
871904051838305
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8776654432
284184261973049
13730907976711
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940639605317372
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06720163065628
78403959690698
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049406260862940
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Table A-2: Present Value of an Annuity of RM1 per period for n Periods

Period 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 12% 14% 15% 16% 18%

1 0.9615 0.9524 0.9434 0.9346 0.9259 0.9174 0.9091 0.8929 0.8772 0.8696 0.8621 0.8475
2 1.8861 1.8594 1.8334 1.8080 1.7833 1.7591 1.7355 1.6901 1.6467 1.6257 1.6052 1.5656
3 2.7751 2.7232 2.6730 2.6243 2.5771 2.5313 2.4869 2.4018 2.3216 2.2832 2.2459 2.1743
4 3.6299 3.5460 3.4651 3.3872 3.3121 3.2397 3.1699 3.0373 2.9137 2.8550 2.7982 2.6901
5 4.4518 4.3295 4.2124 4.1002 3.9927 3.8897 3.7908 3.6048 3.4331 3.3522 3.2743 3.1272
CO
NF
6 5.2421 5.0757 4.9173 4.7665 4.6229 4.4859 4.3553 4.1114 3.8887 3.7845 3.6847 ID
3.4976
EN
7 6.0021 5.7864 5.5824 5.3893 5.2064 5.0330 4.8684 4.5638 4.2883 4.1604 4.0386 3.8115
TI
8 6.7327 6.4632 6.2098 5.9713 5.7466 5.5348 5.3349 4.9676 4.6389 4.4873 4.3436 4.0776
AL
9 7.4353 7.1078 6.8017 6.5152 6.2469 5.9952 5.7590 5.3282 4.9464 4.7716 4.6065 4.3030
10 8.1109 7.7217 7.3601 7.0236 6.7101 6.4177 6.1446 5.6502 5.2161 5.0188 4.8332 4.4941

11 8.7605 8.3064 7.8869 7.4987 7.1390 6.8052 6.4951 5.9377 5.4527 5.2337 5.0286 4.6560
12 9.3851 8.8633 8.3838 7.9427 7.5361 7.1607 6.8137 6.1944 5.6603 5.4206 5.1971 4.7932
13 9.9856 9.3936 8.8527 8.3577 7.9038 7.4869 7.1034 6.4235 5.8424 5.5831 5.3423 4.9095
14 10.563 9.8986 9.2950 8.7455 8.2442 7.7862 7.3667 6.6282 6.0021 5.7245 5.4675 5.0081
AP
15 11.1184 10.38 9.7122 9.1079 8.5595 8.0607 7.6061 6.8109 6.1422 5.8474 5.5755 PE
5.0916
ND
IX
16 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.4466 8.8514 8.3126 7.8237 6.9740 6.2651 5.9542 5.6685 5.1624
1
17 12.166 11.274 10.477 9.7632 9.1216 8.5436 8.0216 7.1196 6.3729 6.0472 5.7487 5.2223
(2)
18 12.659 11.69 10.828 10.059 9.3719 8.7556 8.2014 7.2497 6.4674 6.1280 5.8178 5.2732
19 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.6036 8.9501 8.3649 7.3658 6.5504 6.1982 5.8775 5.3162
20 13.59 12.462 11.47 10.5940 9.8181 9.1285 8.5136 7.4694 6.6231 6.2593 5.9288 5.3527

21 14.029 12.821 11.764 10.836 10.017 9.2922 8.6487 7.5620 6.6870 6.3125 5.9731 5.3837
22 14.451 13.1630 12.042 11.061 10.201 9.4424 8.7715 7.6446 6.7429 6.3587 6.0113 5.4099
23 14.857 13.489 12.303 11.272 10.371 9.5802 8.8832 7.7184 6.7921 6.3988 6.0442 5.4321
24 15.2470 13.799 12.55 11.469 10.529 9.7066 8.9847 7.7843 6.8351 6.4338 6.0726 5.4509
25 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 10.675 9.8226 90770 7.8431 6.8729 6.3641 6.0971 5.4669

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