Executive Summary Eiteman et al (2003) contend that Hedging is undertaken by the firms in the market to cover their exposure to fluctuation in exchange rates. Stulz (1996) assert that the prime reason for a firm resorting to hedging is that it wants to ensure reduction in such events that may result in financial distress to the firm. Due to such financial distress, a firm may incur losses due to exchange rate fluctuations. In this context, Leland (1998) also supported the view of Stulz (1996) by showing that through hedging current the debt capacity of the firm may increase which would result in increase in value of the firm through higher interest tax shields. Thus hedging is an effective method through which the firm may be able to cover its exposure and it may increase value of the firm also although the topic relating to hedging and its impact on value is of intense debate among various thinkers. Smith and Stulz (1985) in their extensive research have shown that due to taking advantage of interests costs, the firm may gain from hedging. Eiteman et al (2003) contend that the main advantage of hedging is that it will cover exposure of the firm towards fluctuations in exchange rates. This assignment is an effort by us to show the advantages hedging can have on coverage of foreign exchange exposure for the firm. The firms in the current scenario make use of various methods to hedge their payables as well as receivables. The appropriate mode of hedging depends on the management strategy and the aptitude for risk (Allayannis and Weston 2001). In this assignment, we are dealing with the situation for a US importer who is to make a payment of €9,10,000 in next two months time. In the meantime, there may be fluctuation in the exchang... ... middle of paper ... ...of Multinational Finance, Addison Wesley 11th edition, Pearson Education Froot, K., Schrfstein, D., and Stein, J. (1993) Risk Management: Coordinating Corporate Investment and Financing Policies. The Journal of Finance, vol. 48:1629-1658. Geczy, C., Minton, B. A. and Schrand, C. (1997), Why firms use currency derivatives, The Journal of Finance, II (4), 1323 – 1354 Lewent, J. and Kearney, J. (1990), Identifying, measuring and hedging currency risk at Merck, Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 1, 19–28 Leland, H. E., (1998), Agency Costs, Risk Management, and Capital Structure, Journal of Finance, 53, 1213-1243. Smith, C. and Stulz, R. (1985), The Determinants of Firms Hedging Policies. Journal of Financial and Qualitative Analysis, v. 20 (4): 391-405. Stulz, R., (1996), Rethinking Risk Management, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 9(3), 8-24.
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The pharmaceutical industry is relatively immune from the effects of economic cycles. Demand for the industry's product remains constant in up and down economic cycles as market demand is a function of the overall health of the population. However the globalization of the pharmaceutical industry increases the risk associated with foreign investments and exchange rates. The firms in this industry seek to minimize risks by using hedging practices such as foreign currency forward-exchange contracts, borrowing in foreign markets, and using currency swaps.
• Jaguar Treasury should engage in Forward/Swap Contracts to Sell US$ and hedge against currency fluctuations.
When considering the currency exposure that would need to be managed by Roraima, three aspects must be considered. Transaction exposure, translation exposure and economic exposure. Transaction exposure would be when dealings would be “affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange rate values” (306). Translation exposure would occur when these exchange rate differences show up differently on the financial statements. And lastly, the economic exposure refers to a situation in which the projected “earning power is affected by changes in exchange rates” (307). Economic exposure is the concept that best reflects the overall process of managing foreign exchange risk because it deals with the long-term effects of a global strategy and earning power. The firm would have to be alert to changes in exchange rates enabling them to project their costs and
Obviously, financial establishments can endure breathtaking misfortunes notwithstanding when their risk management is top notch. They are, all things considered, in the matter of going out on a limb. At the point when risk management fails, be that as it may, it is in one of the many fundamental ways, almost every one of them exemplified in the present emergency. In some cases, the issue lies with the information or measures that risk directors depend on. At times it identifies with how they recognize and impart the risks an organization is presented to. Financial risk management is difficult to get right in the best of times.
1. What is the business reason for China Noah’s potential currency exposure? Does the company need to subject itself to substantial exchange rate risk? Is the risk “material” to China Noah? Do you think China Noah should hedge?
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Finance theory does not provide a complete framework for explaining risk management under the fluctuated financial environment in which firm operates. Hence, for corporate managers, they rank risk management as one of their top priorities. One of the strategies to reduce risk is by hedging. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of hedging risk using financial derivatives.
According to Guay (1999) firms can reduce dramatically their risk by the means of derivatives. But in the same research he finds out that derivatives could be used either do increase or decrease risk. Guay (1999) undertakes an empirical examination of new derivative users in attempt to find out whether derivatives are used to reduce firm’s risk. The results show that firms use derivatives to hedge, not to speculate by increasing company’s risk. The investigation is conducted for a sample of 254 non-financial corporations starting using derivatives and the outcomes indicate that during this period the companies’ risk has declined with about...
Other types of exchange rate risks are translation risk and so-called hidden risk. The translation risk relates to cases where large multinational companies have subsidiaries in other countries. On the financial statement of the whole group, the company may have to translate the assets and liabilities from foreign accounts into the group statement. The translation will involve foreign exchange exposure. The term hidden risk evolves around the fact that all companies are subject to exchange rate risks, even if they don’t do business with companies using other currencies. A company that is buying supplies from a local manufacturer might be affected of fluctuating foreign exchange rates if the local manufacturer is doing business with overseas companies. If a manufacturer goes out of business, or experience heavy losses, it will affect all the companies it does business with. The co...
...ting in hedging activities in the financial futures market companies are able to reduce the future risk of rising interest rates. By participating in the financial futures market companies are able to trade financial instruments now for a future date (Block & Hirt, 2005).
The foreign exchange market is one of important mechanism in the international business because foreign exchange is an intermediary for all nations in term of the growth of the economy. There are many functions of foreign exchange market in the global economy. In the international business, it uses the foreign exchange markets in four ways. First, the pay...