Investment Portfolio Project: Nike, Adidas Stock Analysis

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The investment portfolio project aims to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing 95% of its assets in stocks across various industries, switching between industries to reap industry-specific profits. The first security to enter the portfolio is Nike stock, which has a PE ratio of 22.76 times its earnings per share. Financial ratios analysis reveals that Nike outperforms Adidas and peer company Skechers U.S.A. in terms of profit and operating margin, return on assets and equity, but Adidas has a higher debt-to-equity ratio. The portfolio's efficient frontier for expected return is also analyzed.
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO PROJECT
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Table of Contents
INVESTMENT STRATEGY 3
FIRST SECURITY TO ENTER THE PORTFOLIO 3-5
COMPUTATIONS 5-6
FINANCIAL RATIOS ANALYSIS 6-7
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Answer 1
Investment Objective:
The Fund seeks to provide long capital appreciation.
Principal Investment Strategies:
The Fund invests 95% of its assets in stocks of companies across varies industries depending upon
the boom in the market for a particular industry. Once the benefits are reaped from that industry, the
funds are taken out and invested in other industry. This helps in gaining the industry specific profits
and appreciating the capital of the Fund. Ultimately resulting in increase of the value of the
portfolio in the hands of investors.
Answer 2
First Security to enter into Portfolio:
Nike is the first security to enter into portfolio.
The PE Ratio of the Stock is at 22.76 times it Earnings Per Share which is to stay that the stock is
trading at 22.76 time its Earnings.
The Financial Highlights of the stock are provided below:
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Stocks selected: Nike and Adidas
ANSWER 3-4-5-6-7
It is summary result of selected stock, as the data for the same is much can not be pasted in
word. Refer excel sheet for detail calculation step wise
Computations:
Stock/Index Nike Adidas S&P 500
Mean (0.10%) 0.25% 0.01%
Standard Deviation 1.48% 1.58% 0.88%
Beta Co-efficient 0.89 0.73 -
Systematic Risk 0.0078 0.0116 -
Unsystematic Risk 0.0148 0.0158 -
Systematic Risk is also known as non-diversifiable risk. It depends on the market forces.
Unsystematic Risk is also known as diversifiable risk. It is company specific and can be
eliminated.
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Answer 8 &9 & 10 (It is inseparable)
PORTFOLIO:
Weightage:
Nike 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Adidas 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Portfolio Return 0.216% 0.182% 0.147% 0.113% 0.078% 0.043% 0.009% -0.026% -0.060% -0.095%
Portfolio Variance 0.0248% 0.0244% 0.0241% 0.0238% 0.0235% 0.0232% 0.0229% 0.0226% 0.0222% 0.0219%
Portfolio Beta 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.86 0.87 0.89
Expected Return 0.65% 0.61% 0.57% 0.53% 0.49% 0.45% 0.41% 0.37% 0.33% 0.29%
Portfolio Variance 0.000291 0.000290 0.000289 0.000287 0.000286 0.000285 0.000284 0.000283 0.000282 0.000281
Efficient Frontier for Portfolio Return:
0.0248
% 0.0244
% 0.0241
% 0.0238
% 0.0235
% 0.0232
% 0.0229
% 0.0226
% 0.0222
% 0.0219
%
0.0205%
0.0210%
0.0215%
0.0220%
0.0225%
0.0230%
0.0235%
0.0240%
0.0245%
0.0250%
Portfolio Variance
Portfolio Return
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FINANCIAL RATIOS ANALYSIS: (Source: finance.yahoo.com)
Particulars Nike Adidas Peer Company –
Skechers U.S.A
P/E Ratio 22.76 times 28.44 times 12.92 times
Profit Margin 11.60% 5.24% 7.53%
Operating Margin 13.05% 7.86% 11.23%
Return on Assets 12.85% 6.77% 11.90%
Return on Equity 30.57% 16.82% 20.58%
Total Debt/Equity 17.99 33.52 4.45
Current Ratio 2.72 1.33 3.66
Dividend Payout
Ratio
28.3% - -
Beta 0.53 - 0.2
In terms of P/E Ratio, Adidas is trading at highest multiple of its Earnings, however Nike is a
better performer in terms of Profit and Operating Margin. Also Nike has a better edger over other
peers in terms of Return earned on the Assets and Equity introduced. Adidas is highly levered as
its debt component is huge. This might be one of the reasons for lower profits as debt involves
fixed interest payments.
Answer 11
Efficient Frontier for Expected Return:
0.000291
0.000290
0.000289
0.000287
0.000286
0.000285
0.000284
0.000283
0.000282
0.000281
0.00%
0.10%
0.20%
0.30%
0.40%
0.50%
0.60%
0.70%
Portfolio Variance
Expected Return
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