Business Finance

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Business Finance
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BUSINESS FINANCE1
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Part A: Risk and Return...................................................................................................................2
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BUSINESS FINANCE2
Part A: Risk and Return
a) The return generated by the All Share Ordinary Index has been volatile for the company
whereby the investment return associated with the index in the period 2013.2019 has been
around 0.40% and the associated standard deviation or risk return associated with market index
data has been around 3.17%. On a risk return basis the company has not provided a sound return
to the shareholders of the company and the holding period return generated by the company in
the trend period analysed for the company has been volatile stating that the same has been
affected due to the changing market conditions and associated business factors.
b) RIO Stock: The expected return from the RIO Stock on a monthly basis has been around
0.76% and the same on a yearly basis has been around 9.11% for the company. The stock has
provided a sound return along with the low risk that was around 6.60% for the company.
ANZ Stock: The expected return for the ANZ Stock has been around 0.63% and on an annual
basis the same has been around 7.60% for the company. On the other hand the return generated
by the company in the same trend period has been around 5.79% indicating that the company has
done adequate enough for the shareholders of the company.
WES: The return generated from the WES Stock for the time period has been around 0.92% and
the same on an annual basis has been around 10.99% for the company along with the stated level
of risk that is 4.60% for the company. The performance of the stock on a risk return basis has
been consistent for the company.
TLS Stock: The return generated from the TLS stock has been around 0.36% on a monthly basis
and on an annual basis the stock has provided a return of 4.32% in the trend period analysed. The