#1
Which of the following represents the present value of a future cash flow?
Discounted cash flow
ExplanationDiscounted cash flow technique evaluates the present value of future cash flows by discounting them back to the present using a discount rate.
#2
In finance, what does the term 'CAPM' stand for?
Capital Asset Pricing Model
ExplanationCAPM is a model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets.
#3
Which of the following is NOT a type of financial ratio?
Mass ratio
ExplanationMass ratio is not a financial ratio; it's a term unrelated to finance.
#4
What does the term 'EBITDA' represent in finance?
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ExplanationEBITDA represents a company's earnings before accounting for interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization expenses.
#5
Which of the following measures the efficiency of a company's use of its assets to generate revenue?
Asset turnover ratio
ExplanationAsset turnover ratio measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate sales.
#6
What is the formula for calculating the dividend yield?
Dividend yield = Dividend / Current price
ExplanationDividend yield calculates the return on investment in dividends relative to the current market price of a stock.
#7
What is the formula to calculate compound interest?
P = A / (1 + r/n)^(nt)
ExplanationPrincipal equals the future value divided by one plus the interest rate per compounding period raised to the power of the number of compounding periods times the number of years.
#8
Which of the following is a measure of the systematic risk of a security?
Beta
ExplanationBeta quantifies the volatility of a security or portfolio in relation to the market.
#9
What is the purpose of a stock split?
To increase the number of outstanding shares
ExplanationStock split divides existing shares into multiple shares, increasing the number of shares outstanding.
#10
What does ROE stand for in finance?
Return on Equity
ExplanationROE measures a company's profitability by revealing how much profit it generates with shareholders' equity.
#11
What is the formula for calculating the future value of an investment?
FV = PV * (1 + r)^n
ExplanationFuture value equals present value multiplied by one plus the interest rate raised to the power of the number of periods.
#12
What does the term 'IRR' stand for in finance?
Internal Rate of Return
ExplanationIRR represents the discount rate at which the net present value of an investment equals zero.
#13
What does the Sharpe Ratio measure in finance?
Risk-adjusted return
ExplanationSharpe Ratio calculates the excess return per unit of risk, providing a measure of risk-adjusted performance.
#14
Which of the following is NOT a component of the DuPont Analysis?
Inventory turnover
ExplanationInventory turnover is not a component of DuPont Analysis, which focuses on return on equity.
#15
Which of the following is used to evaluate the performance of a mutual fund?
NAV
ExplanationNAV, or Net Asset Value, is used to determine the per-share value of a mutual fund.
#16
Which of the following is used to measure the volatility of a security or portfolio relative to the overall market?
Beta
ExplanationBeta measures the sensitivity of a security's returns to market returns.
#17
Which of the following is a measure of a company's liquidity?
Current ratio
ExplanationCurrent ratio assesses a company's ability to pay short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.