Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 4M
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Case summary:
Person J recently joined an investment firm named Company CW. His boss, Person P was taking about the investment portfolio. Person P is concerned about the systematic risks of potential investments. The company wants to analyze one such potential investment namely, Company C.
A vendor provides data about the stocks. However, the vendor does not disclose the method of calculating the data. Person P wants to know the way in which the analysis is made. Hence, he asks Person J to evaluate Company C.
Characters in the case:
- Company CW: Investment firm
- Person P: Founder of Company CW
- Person J: New employee
- Company C: The potential investment
To perform: Regression analysis on the monthly returns of Company C and S and P 500 for 60 months and plot the variables in a graph.
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