HW3 Managerial Finance
HW3 Managerial Finance
HW3 Managerial Finance
a. Use the data given to calculate annual returns for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Market Index, and then calculate average returns
year period. (Hint: Remember, returns are calculated by subtracting the beginning price from the ending price to get the capital ga
adding the dividend to the capital gain or loss, and dividing the result by the beginning price. Assume that dividends are already incl
index. Also, you cannot calculate the rate of return for 2005 because you do not have 2004 data.)
We now calculate the rates of return for the two companies and the index:
Note: To get the average, you could get the column sum and divide by 5, but you could also use the function wizard, fx. Click fx, then statist
Average, and then use the mouse to select the proper range. Do this for Bartman and then copy the cell for the other items.
b. Calculate the standard deviation of the returns for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Market Index. (Hint: Use the sample standard d
formula given in the chapter, which corresponds to the STDEV function in Excel.)
Bartman Reynolds
Standard deviation of returns 31.5% 9.7%
Sort the companies by their stand-alone risk: Bartman is the riskiest while Reynolds isnt as risky
c. Now calculate the coefficients of variation Bartman, Reynolds, and the Market Index.
Bartman Reynolds
Coefficient of Variation 1.07 3.63
Which company is riskier now? Reynolds is riskier than bartman when looking at it this way
d. Construct a scatter diagram graph that shows Bartmans and Reynolds returns on the vertical axis and the Market Indexs retu
horizontal axis.
It is easiest to make scatter diagrams with a data set that has the X-axis variable in the left column, so we reformat the returns data
calculated above and show it just below.
Chart Title
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
To make the graph, we first selected the range with the returns and the column heads, then clicked the chart wizard, then choose the scatter d
connected lines. That gave us the data points. We then used the drawing toolbar to make free-hand ("by eye") regression lines, and changed
and weights to match the dots.
e. Estimate Bartmans and Reynoldss betas as the slopes of regression lines with stock returns on the vertical axis (y-axis) and mar
the horizontal axis (x-axis). (Hint: use Excels SLOPE function.) Are these betas consistent with your graph?
f. The risk-free rate on long-term Treasury bonds is 6.04%. Assume that the market risk premium is 5%. What is the expected retu
SML equation to calculate the two companies' required returns.
Market risk premium (RPM) = 5.000%
Risk-free rate = 6.040%
Bartman:
Required return = 6.040%
= 13.736560787954400%
Reynolds:
Required return = 6.040%
= 3.2377135171644400%
g. If you formed a portfolio that consisted of 50% Bartman stock and 50% Reynolds stock, what would be its beta and its required
The beta of a portfolio is simply a weighted average of the betas of the stocks in the portfolio, so this portfolio's beta
would be:
h. Suppose an investor wants to include Bartman Industries stock in his or her portfolio. Stocks A, B, and C are currently in the po
their betas are 0.769, 0.985, and 1.423, respectively. Calculate the new portfolios required return if it consists of 25% of Bartman, 1
A, 40% of Stock B, and 20% of Stock C.
use the function wizard, fx. Click fx, then statistical, then
py the cell for the other items.
Index
13.8%
Index
0.67
an when looking at it this way
(Bartman)
(Reynolds)
icked the chart wizard, then choose the scatter diagram without
e-hand ("by eye") regression lines, and changed the lines color
isk premium is 5%. What is the expected return on the market? Now use the
Market risk premium
5.000%
5.000% 1.539
5.000% -0.560
erefore if your portfolio had shares of reynolds and the market went down your losses should be partially offset by the gains of reynolds. Kinda like hedgin
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.79734799
R Square 0.63576382
Adjusted R Sq 0.51435176
Standard Erro 0.06768672
Observations 5
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance F
Regression 1 0.02399059 0.02399059 5.23641416 0.10611997
Residual 3 0.01374448 0.00458149
Total 4 0.03773506
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.67547226
R Square 0.45626278
Adjusted R Sq 0.27501704
Standard Erro 0.26812111
Observations 5
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance F
Regression 1 0.18097111 0.18097111 2.51737104 0.21078988
Residual 3 0.21566679 0.07188893
Total 4 0.3966379