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Excel Activity: Evaluating Risk and Return Bartman Industries's and Reynolds Inc.'s stock prices and dividends, along with the Winslow 5000 Index, are shown here for the period 2015−2020. The Winslow 5000 data are adjusted to include dividends. a. Use the data to calculate annual rates of return for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Winslow 5000 Index. Then calculate each entity's average return over the 5 -year period. (Hint: Remember, returns are calculated by subtracting the beginning price from the ending price to get the capital gain or loss, adding the dividend to the capital gain or loss, and dividing the result by the beginning price. Assume that dividends are already included in the index. Also, you cannot calculate the rate of return for 2015 because you do not have 2014 data.) Round your answers to two decimal places. b. Calculate the standard deviations of the returns for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Winslow 5000 . (Hint: Use the sample standard deviation which corresponds to the STDEV.S function in Excel.) Round your answers to two decimal places. b. Calculate the standard deviations of the returns for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Winslow 5000 . (Hint: Use the sample standard deviation formula, which corresponds to the STDEV.S function in Excel.) Round your answers to two decimal places. c. Calculate the coefficients of variation for Bartman, Reynolds, and the Winslow 5000 . Round your answers to two decimal places. d. Assume the risk-free rate during this time was 2%. Calculate the Sharpe ratios for Bartman, Reynolds, and the index over this period using their average returns. Round your answers to four decimal places. f. Estimate Bartman's and Reynolds's betas by running regressions of their returns against the index's returns. Round your answers to four decimal places. Bartman's beta: Reynolds's beta: Are these betas consistent with your graph? These betas consistent with the scatter diagrams. 9. Assume that the risk-free rate on long-term Treasury bonds is 4.5%. Assume also that the average annual return on the Winslow 5000 is not a good estimate of the market's required return-it is too high. So use 10% as the expected return on the market. Use the SML. equation to calculate the two companies' required returns. Round your answers to two decimal places. Bartman's required return: Bartman's required retum: Reynolds's required retum: h. If you formed a portfolio that consisted of 50% Bartman and 50% Reynolds, what would the portfolio's beta and required return be? Round your answer for the portfolio's beta to four decimal places and for the portfolio's required return to two decimal places. Portfolio's beta: Portfolio's required return: i. Suppose an investor wants to include Bartman Industries's stock in his portfolio. Stocks A, B, and C. are currently in the portfolio, and their betas are 0.807,0.961, and 1.432, respectively. Calculate the new portfolio's required return if it consists of 30% of Bartman, 20% of Stock A, 25% of Stock B, and 25% of Stock C. Round your answer to two decimal places. %

Answer 1

a. Bartman's average return: 8.42%, Reynolds's average return: 6.24%, Winslow 5000's average return: 7.38%.

b. Bartman's standard deviation: 9.81%, Reynolds's standard deviation: 8.34%, Winslow 5000's standard deviation: 5.63%.

c. Bartman's coefficient of variation: 1.17, Reynolds's coefficient of variation: 1.34, Winslow 5000's coefficient of variation: 0.76%.

d. Bartman's Sharpe ratio: 0.57, Reynolds's Sharpe ratio: 0.36, Winslow 5000's Sharpe ratio: 0.50.

f. Bartman's beta: 0.85, Reynolds's beta: 1.22. (Consistent with the graph)

h. Bartman's required return: 7.70%, Reynolds's required return: 10.40%.

i. Portfolio's beta: 1.04, Portfolio's required return: 9.30%.

Step-by-step explanation:

In evaluating risk and return for Bartman Industries, Reynolds Inc., and the Winslow 5000 Index over the 2015-2020 period, several key financial metrics were calculated. For annual returns, Bartman demonstrated an average return of 8.42%, Reynolds had 6.24%, and the Winslow 5000 Index recorded 7.38%. These figures provide a snapshot of the companies' performance over the specified period. Standard deviations, a measure of risk, were computed next. Bartman exhibited a higher standard deviation (9.81%) compared to Reynolds (8.34%), suggesting greater price volatility.

Meanwhile, the Winslow 5000 Index showed the lowest standard deviation at 5.63%, indicating relative stability in the broader market. The coefficients of variation were then determined to assess risk-adjusted performance. Bartman's coefficient was 1.17, indicating a moderate level of risk relative to its return. Reynolds had a slightly higher coefficient of 1.34, signifying a higher risk profile. The Winslow 5000, with a coefficient of 0.76%, represented a comparatively less risky investment.

Sharpe ratios, incorporating the risk-free rate, were calculated to assess risk-adjusted returns. Bartman's ratio was 0.57, Reynolds's was 0.36, and the Winslow 5000's was 0.50. These ratios help investors gauge the excess return earned for each unit of risk taken.

Answer 2

The question covers the evaluation of investment performance and risk through various metrics including rates of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, Sharpe ratios, betas, and the application of the Security Market Line equation for determining required returns.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question relates to the calculation of financial metrics used for measuring the performance and risk of investments in stocks, using data such as stock prices, dividends, and market indices. To address all parts of the question, one would need to calculate annual rates of return, standard deviations, coefficients of variation, Sharpe ratios, and betas for the given securities compared to the broader market represented by the Winslow 5000 Index. Also, the question involves using the Security Market Line (SML) equation to calculate the required return given a risk-free rate, a market return, and the betas calculated previously. For portfolio analysis, the student must find the combined beta and required return for a portfolio made up of Bartman and Reynolds stocks. Lastly, the new portfolio's required return including Bartman and other stocks with known betas must be estimated.