--%>
Assignment Help - homework help

Compute betas against local indexes

Does it make any sense to compute betas against local indexes while a company has a great part of its operations outside such local market? I have two illustrations: BBVA and Santander.

E

Expert

Verified

Both the betas computed against local indexes and also those calculated against international indexes are not very helpful, as we can notice from the following graphs that demonstrate the betas of Santander calculated along with everyday data throughout the past 5 years.

64_figure1.png

   Related Questions in Corporate Finance

  • Q : Problem on Bond Price Kevin is

    Kevin is interested in buying a 5-year bond which pays a coupon of 10 % on a semi-annual basis. The present market rate for similar bonds is 8.8 %. What must be the present price of this bond? (Round to the closest dollar.) (a) $1,048  (b) $965  (c) $1,099&n

    		•
  • Q : Is ROE a correct measurement of return

    The ROE is the ratio among net income and Shareholders’ equity. The meaning of Return on Equity is return to shareholders. Therefore, is ROE a correct measurement of the return to shareholders?

    		•
  • Q : Is it correct to use valuation of

    Is this correct to use in the valuation of the shares of a certain company the “the real net assets value” which, as per to the Institute of Accounting and Auditing (ICAC), shows the “book value of shareholder’s equity, corrected through increa

    		•
  • Q : Explain the model of Heath Explain the

    Explain the model of Heath, Jarrow and Morton regarding tree building or Monte Carlo simulation.

    		•
  • Q : Define Initial public offering or IPO

    Initial public offering: An initial public offering (IPO) otherwise called as stock market launch, is the first time company selling stock to public. Usually raised for capital expansion and to become publicly traded company. Investment banking firms

    		•
  • Q : Does the book value of the debt

    Does the book value of the debt all the time coincide with its market value?

    		•
  • Q : Continuously compounded rate of return

    Solve for the stated annual rate, r equal to the continuously compounded rate of return implicit in turning $1 at the end of 1925 (beginning of 1926) into these reported valued from RWJ9 in 2008 Figure below: 1. Determine the state

    		•
  • Q : Is it possible to use a constant WACC

    Is this possible to use a constant WACC in the valuation of a company along with a changing debt?

    		•
  • Q : Financial engineering financial

    financial engineering examples,benifits,disadvantages

    		•
  • Q : Does value of the company increase when

    According to the valuation method depends on tax shields, the value of the company (Vl) is the value of the unleveraged company (Vu) in addition with the value of tax shields (VTS), thus, the higher the interest and the higher the VTS. Therefore, does

    		•