Financial Markets and Institutions Assignment You are the chief financial officer (CFO) of Rich Man Conspany Inc, The company has performed well over the past year. After setting aside money for dividends for the sharcholders you have 10,000,000 Riyals in cash. You need to decide what to do with all the money you made. A mecting with the heads of the finance departments is called and you asked them for their recommendations. You tell them that although the current year has been good, you don't know how the next year is going to be. You also explain that according to the company's current expansion plans, you will need 1,000,000 Riyals every year for the next ten years. When you asked for their opinions, everything goes crazy and as expected, they can't agree about anything. From their presentations, you undentand that the current market conditions are as follows: Stock market: The stock market has been doing well. The average growth in stock prices is at 10% year over year. The company's stock (RICH) is currently priced at 150 SAR and the dividends per share will be at 3 SAR by the next quarter. Your analysts expect that the average required rase of retum for investors in the market is at 8%. The current dividend growth rate for your stock has been 5%. Bond market: The bond market is also doing well. The bonds that are mentioned in the presentations are the following three bonds that nov counons annuallv: Banks and Money Markets: At the current market conditions, the interest rates offered for savings deposits by the bank is at 1.0% APY. For Certificate of Deposits, the current rate for a 90-day deposit is at 3.0% APY. You also have the option of issuing commercial puper due within 90 days at 1.50% APY. Here is a summary of the presentations: - The first head of department, Mr. Sacod, has been with the company for a long time. He thinks that the company's stock is overvalued and is proposing to bold the excess money in a savings account to acerue interest. He believes that this would be the safest investment. You proposed that putting the money in the moncy market would be a better option but he said that he has never done that and doesn't think it's a good idea. - The second head of department, Ms. Nourah, is not as experienced as Mr. Saced but is excited about the future growth of the company. She disagrees with him and thinks that the stock is undervalued. She is proposing to issue greater dividends to investors. She tefls you that, by sharing the profits with the stareholders, the compuny is doing what is best for them. She also thinks that the stock price Banks and Money Markets: At the current market conditions, the interest rates offered for savings deposits by the bank is at 1.0 N. APY. For Certificate of Deposits, the current sate for a 90-day deposit is at 3.0% APY. You also bave the option of issuing commercial paper due within 90 days at 1.50% APY. Here is a summary of the presentations: - The first head of department, Mr. Sacod, has becn with the company for a long time. He thinks that the company's stock is overvalued and is proposing to bold the excess money in a savings account to acerue interest. He believes that this would be the safest investment. You proposed that putting the money in the moncy market would be a better option but he said that he has never done that and doesn't think it's a good idea. - The second head of department, Ms. Nourah, is not as experienced as Mr. Saced but is excited about the future growth of the company. She disagrees with him and thinks that the stock is undervalued. She is proposing to issue greater dividends to investors. She tells you that, by sharing the profits with the sharebolders, the company is doing what is best for them. She also thinks that the stock price will increase and investors will have more confidence in the company. If the company needs to raise monsy in the future, it can issue stock at a later date. - The third head of department, Ms. Jansecla, who recently joined the company after working at a consulting firm for 10 years disagrees with them both. She thinks that, instead of focusing on the stock market, the company should diversify its investments by buying bonds. She believes that the bonds found above are excellent invextments and that the company should not miss out on this opportunity. And if the company needs money in the future, it can issue commercial paper. The discussion becomes so heated that you need to intervene. Based on the information provided above, detail the investment strategy that you will approve with appeopriate justification for your decision. Koep in mind that you can pick more than one option. Note: You will need to provide an analysis of all the options provided above including your response to each of the department heads with detailed calculations and rationalizations for your answer. Please refer to the Answering the Assignment Givideline document. Guide to Answering the Assignment The following is a guide to help you answer the question in the assignment. You and your team will need to discuss all of the following points to be able to provide a comprehensive answer in the final part of the assignment. Kindly provide your analysis in the following format and include all calculations in your report. Your report should be in the form of a memo addressed to the heads of the finance departments. Start with an introduction followed by the points below. Part 1 - Analysis of the Stock price - Apply what we learned in the course to assess whether the company's stock price is overvalued, undervalued or appropriate. If you find that it is over- or undervalued, what would you need to change for the stock to be appropriately priced? Financial Markets and Institutions Assignment You are the chief financial officer (CFO) of Rich Man Conspany Inc, The company has performed well over the past year. After setting aside money for dividends for the sharcholders you have 10,000,000 Riyals in cash. You need to decide what to do with all the money you made. A mecting with the heads of the finance departments is called and you asked them for their recommendations. You tell them that although the current year has been good, you don't know how the next year is going to be. You also explain that according to the company's current expansion plans, you will need 1,000,000 Riyals every year for the next ten years. When you asked for their opinions, everything goes crazy and as expected, they can't agree about anything. From their presentations, you undentand that the current market conditions are as follows: Stock market: The stock market has been doing well. The average growth in stock prices is at 10% year over year. The company's stock (RICH) is currently priced at 150 SAR and the dividends per share will be at 3 SAR by the next quarter. Your analysts expect that the average required rase of retum for investors in the market is at 8%. The current dividend growth rate for your stock has been 5%. Bond market: The bond market is also doing well. The bonds that are mentioned in the presentations are the following three bonds that nov counons annuallv: Banks and Money Markets: At the current market conditions, the interest rates offered for savings deposits by the bank is at 1.0% APY. For Certificate of Deposits, the current rate for a 90-day deposit is at 3.0% APY. You also have the option of issuing commercial puper due within 90 days at 1.50% APY. Here is a summary of the presentations: - The first head of department, Mr. Sacod, has been with the company for a long time. He thinks that the company's stock is overvalued and is proposing to bold the excess money in a savings account to acerue interest. He believes that this would be the safest investment. You proposed that putting the money in the moncy market would be a better option but he said that he has never done that and doesn't think it's a good idea. - The second head of department, Ms. Nourah, is not as experienced as Mr. Saced but is excited about the future growth of the company. She disagrees with him and thinks that the stock is undervalued. She is proposing to issue greater dividends to investors. She tefls you that, by sharing the profits with the stareholders, the compuny is doing what is best for them. She also thinks that the stock price Banks and Money Markets: At the current market conditions, the interest rates offered for savings deposits by the bank is at 1.0 N. APY. For Certificate of Deposits, the current sate for a 90-day deposit is at 3.0% APY. You also bave the option of issuing commercial paper due within 90 days at 1.50% APY. Here is a summary of the presentations: - The first head of department, Mr. Sacod, has becn with the company for a long time. He thinks that the company's stock is overvalued and is proposing to bold the excess money in a savings account to acerue interest. He believes that this would be the safest investment. You proposed that putting the money in the moncy market would be a better option but he said that he has never done that and doesn't think it's a good idea. - The second head of department, Ms. Nourah, is not as experienced as Mr. Saced but is excited about the future growth of the company. She disagrees with him and thinks that the stock is undervalued. She is proposing to issue greater dividends to investors. She tells you that, by sharing the profits with the sharebolders, the company is doing what is best for them. She also thinks that the stock price will increase and investors will have more confidence in the company. If the company needs to raise monsy in the future, it can issue stock at a later date. - The third head of department, Ms. Jansecla, who recently joined the company after working at a consulting firm for 10 years disagrees with them both. She thinks that, instead of focusing on the stock market, the company should diversify its investments by buying bonds. She believes that the bonds found above are excellent invextments and that the company should not miss out on this opportunity. And if the company needs money in the future, it can issue commercial paper. The discussion becomes so heated that you need to intervene. Based on the information provided above, detail the investment strategy that you will approve with appeopriate justification for your decision. Koep in mind that you can pick more than one option. Note: You will need to provide an analysis of all the options provided above including your response to each of the department heads with detailed calculations and rationalizations for your answer. Please refer to the Answering the Assignment Givideline document. Guide to Answering the Assignment The following is a guide to help you answer the question in the assignment. You and your team will need to discuss all of the following points to be able to provide a comprehensive answer in the final part of the assignment. Kindly provide your analysis in the following format and include all calculations in your report. Your report should be in the form of a memo addressed to the heads of the finance departments. Start with an introduction followed by the points below. Part 1 - Analysis of the Stock price - Apply what we learned in the course to assess whether the company's stock price is overvalued, undervalued or appropriate. If you find that it is over- or undervalued, what would you need to change for the stock to be appropriately priced