Valuing a business - Quiz

Lesson 4 – Valuing a business

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Why is stock valuation crucial in investing?

It allows for better prediction of market trends.

It allows you to assess if a stock’s price represents good value.

It provides an exact measurement of future profits.

It guarantees a return on investment.

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According to Warren Buffett’s quote, which of the following is better?

Buying a fair company at a wonderful price.

Buying a wonderful company at a fair price.

Buying a fair company at a fair price.

Buying a wonderful company at a high price.

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What does the anecdote about the $10 bag in Beijing teach about investing?

Always go for the cheapest option.

All bags made in China are of poor quality.

Price is not always an indicator of quality.

The best investments are in the retail sector.

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What do we need to consider when valuing a stock?

The company’s location.

The company’s employees.

The company’s profitability and its stock price.

The company’s years of operation.

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What is a PEG ratio and when can you use it?

It is a valuation method that can be used when a company’s net income is consistently decreasing.

It is a valuation method that can be used when a company’s net income or earnings are consistently increasing.

It is a valuation method that can be used regardless of a company’s earnings trend.

It is a valuation method that can only be used when a company’s net income is negative.

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How is the PEG ratio calculated?

By dividing a company’s P/E ratio by its projected earnings growth rate.

By dividing a company’s P/E ratio by its projected earnings decline rate.

By multiplying a company’s P/E ratio with its projected earnings growth rate.

By adding a company’s P/E ratio to its projected earnings growth rate.

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When is a stock considered overvalued based on the PEG ratio?

When the PEG ratio is less than one.

When the PEG ratio is equal to one.

When the PEG ratio is more than one.

When the PEG ratio is exactly 1.5.

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What does the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Method involve?

It involves determining the cash flow from operations that the company is generating and will generate in the future, and then discounting it to present value.

It involves taking the company’s current stock price and multiplying it by the projected future earnings.

It involves summing up all past earnings of a company.

It involves finding the average growth rate of a company’s earnings.

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Why should you consider the DCF method as an investor?

It provides the current market price of an investment.

It gives a historical overview of a company’s performance.

It provides an intrinsic value of an investment and takes into account the time value of money.

It provides the most accurate prediction of future stock prices.

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How can you overcome the limitations of the DCF method?

By ignoring past performances of the company.

By focusing only on the company’s current market price.

By gathering accurate, reliable information about the company’s past and projected future performance.

By focusing only on the company’s future earnings.

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Which of the valuation methods is most useful when a company’s cash flow from operations is negative or inconsistent?

Using the PEG Ratio

The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Method

The Discounted Earnings Approach

Valuation by Book Value

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What is the time value of money?

The principle that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow.

The principle that a dollar tomorrow is worth more than a dollar today.

The principle that a dollar today is worth the same as a dollar tomorrow.

The principle that the value of money remains constant over time.

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What is Book Value in the context of stock valuation?

The value of a company’s assets plus its liabilities.

The value of a company’s assets minus its liabilities.

The company’s current stock price.

The company’s projected future earnings.

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