Tài chính doanh nghiệp - Chapter 5: Risk and rates of return

CHAPTER 5Risk and Rates of ReturnStand-alone riskPortfolio riskRisk & return: CAPM / SMLInvestment returnsThe rate of return on an investment can be calculated as follows: (Amount received – Amount invested) Return = ________________________ Amount investedFor example, if $1,000 is invested and $1,100 is returned after one year, the rate of return for this investment is: ($1,100 - $1,000) / $1,000 = 10%.What is investment risk?Two types of investment riskStand-alone riskPortfolio risk Investment risk is related to the probability of earning a low or negative actual return.The greater the chance of lower than expected or negative returns, the riskier the investment.Probability distributionsA listing of all possible outcomes, and the probability of each occurrence.Can be shown graphically.Expected Rate of ReturnRate ofReturn (%)100150-70Firm XFirm YSelected Realized Returns, 1926 – 2001 Average Standard Return DeviationSmall-company stocks 17.3% 33.2%Large-company stocks 12.7 20.2 L-T corporate bonds 6.1 8.6L-T government bonds 5.7 9.4U.S. Treasury bills 3.9 3.2 Source: Based on Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation: (Valuation Edition) 2002 Yearbook (Chicago: Ibbotson Associates, 2002), 28.Investment alternativesEconomyProb.T-BillHTCollUSRMPRecession0.18.0%-22.0%28.0%10.0%-13.0%Below avg0.28.0%-2.0%14.7%-10.0%1.0%Average0.48.0%20.0%0.0%7.0%15.0%Above avg0.28.0%35.0%-10.0%45.0%29.0%Boom0.18.0%50.0%-20.0%30.0%43.0%Why is the T-bill return independent of the economy? Do T-bills promise a completely risk-free return?T-bills will return the promised 8%, regardless of the economy.No, T-bills do not provide a risk-free return, as they are still exposed to inflation. Although, very little unexpected inflation is likely to occur over such a short period of time.T-bills are also risky in terms of reinvestment rate risk.T-bills are risk-free in the default sense of the word.How do the returns of HT and Coll. behave in relation to the market?HT – Moves with the economy, and has a positive correlation. This is typical.Coll. – Is countercyclical with the economy, and has a negative correlation. This is unusual.Return: Calculating the expected return for each alternativeSummary of expected returns for all alternatives Exp return HT 17.4% Market 15.0% USR 13.8% T-bill 8.0% Coll. 1.7%HT has the highest expected return, and appears to be the best investment alternative, but is it really? Have we failed to account for risk?Risk: Calculating the standard deviation for each alternativeStandard deviation calculationComparing standard deviationsUSRProb.T - billHT0 8 13.8 17.4 Rate of Return (%)Comments on standard deviation as a measure of riskStandard deviation (σi) measures total, or stand-alone, risk.The larger σi is, the lower the probability that actual returns will be closer to expected returns.Larger σi is associated with a wider probability distribution of returns.Difficult to compare standard deviations, because return has not been accounted for.Comparing risk and returnSecurityExpected returnRisk, σT-bills8.0%0.0%HT17.4%20.0%Coll*1.7%13.4%USR*13.8%18.8%Market15.0%15.3%* Seem out of place.Coefficient of Variation (CV)A standardized measure of dispersion about the expected value, that shows the risk per unit of return.Risk rankings, by coefficient of variation CV T-bill 0.000 HT 1.149 Coll. 7.882 USR 1.362 Market 1.020Collections has the highest degree of risk per unit of return.HT, despite having the highest standard deviation of returns, has a relatively average CV.Illustrating the CV as a measure of relative riskσA = σB , but A is riskier because of a larger probability of losses. In other words, the same amount of risk (as measured by σ) for less returns.0ABRate of Return (%)Prob.Investor attitude towards riskRisk aversion – assumes investors dislike risk and require higher rates of return to encourage them to hold riskier securities.Risk premium – the difference between the return on a risky asset and less risky asset, which serves as compensation for investors to hold riskier securities.Portfolio construction:Risk and returnAssume a two-stock portfolio is created with $50,000 invested in both HT and Collections.Expected return of a portfolio is a weighted average of each of the component assets of the portfolio.Standard deviation is a little more tricky and requires that a new probability distribution for the portfolio returns be devised.Calculating portfolio expected returnAn alternative method for determining portfolio expected returnEconomyProb.HTCollPort.Recession0.1-22.0%28.0%3.0%Below avg0.2-2.0%14.7%6.4%Average0.420.0%0.0%10.0%Above avg0.235.0%-10.0%12.5%Boom0.150.0%-20.0%15.0%Calculating portfolio standard deviation and CVComments on portfolio risk measuresσp = 3.3% is much lower than the σi of either stock (σHT = 20.0%; σColl. = 13.4%).σp = 3.3% is lower than the weighted average of HT and Coll.’s σ (16.7%).\ Portfolio provides average return of component stocks, but lower than average risk.Why? Negative correlation between stocks.General comments about riskMost stocks are positively correlated with the market (ρk,m  0.65).σ  35% for an average stock.Combining stocks in a portfolio generally lowers risk. Returns distribution for two perfectly negatively correlated stocks (ρ = -1.0)-101515252525150-10Stock W0Stock M-100Portfolio WMReturns distribution for two perfectly positively correlated stocks (ρ = 1.0)Stock M01525-10Stock M’01525-10Portfolio MM’01525-10Creating a portfolio:Beginning with one stock and adding randomly selected stocks to portfolioσp decreases as stocks added, because they would not be perfectly correlated with the existing portfolio.Expected return of the portfolio would remain relatively constant.Eventually the diversification benefits of adding more stocks dissipates (after about 10 stocks), and for large stock portfolios, σp tends to converge to  20%. Illustrating diversification effects of a stock portfolio# Stocks in Portfolio10 20 30 40 2,000+Company-Specific RiskMarket Risk20 0Stand-Alone Risk, spsp (%)35Breaking down sources of riskStand-alone risk = Market risk + Firm-specific riskMarket risk – portion of a security’s stand-alone risk that cannot be eliminated through diversification. Measured by beta.Firm-specific risk – portion of a security’s stand-alone risk that can be eliminated through proper diversification.Failure to diversifyIf an investor chooses to hold a one-stock portfolio (exposed to more risk than a diversified investor), would the investor be compensated for the risk they bear?NO!Stand-alone risk is not important to a well-diversified investor.Rational, risk-averse investors are concerned with σp, which is based upon market risk.There can be only one price (the market return) for a given security.No compensation should be earned for holding unnecessary, diversifiable risk.Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)Model based upon concept that a stock’s required rate of return is equal to the risk-free rate of return plus a risk premium that reflects the riskiness of the stock after diversification.Primary conclusion: The relevant riskiness of a stock is its contribution to the riskiness of a well-diversified portfolio.BetaMeasures a stock’s market risk, and shows a stock’s volatility relative to the market.Indicates how risky a stock is if the stock is held in a well-diversified portfolio.Calculating betasRun a regression of past returns of a security against past returns on the market.The slope of the regression line (sometimes called the security’s characteristic line) is defined as the beta coefficient for the security. Illustrating the calculation of beta...ki _kM_-5 0 5 10 15 202015105-5-10Regression line:ki = -2.59 + 1.44 kM^^Year kM ki 1 15% 18% 2 -5 -10 3 12 16Comments on betaIf beta = 1.0, the security is just as risky as the average stock.If beta > 1.0, the security is riskier than average.If beta < 1.0, the security is less risky than average.Most stocks have betas in the range of 0.5 to 1.5.Can the beta of a security be negative?Yes, if the correlation between Stock i and the market is negative (i.e., ρi,m < 0).If the correlation is negative, the regression line would slope downward, and the beta would be negative.However, a negative beta is highly unlikely.Beta coefficients for HT, Coll, and T-Billski_kM_-20 0 20 404020-20HT: β = 1.30T-bills: β = 0Coll: β = -0.87Comparing expected return and beta coefficientsSecurity Exp. Ret. Beta HT 17.4% 1.30Market 15.0 1.00USR 13.8 0.89T-Bills 8.0 0.00Coll. 1.7 -0.87Riskier securities have higher returns, so the rank order is OK.The Security Market Line (SML):Calculating required rates of return SML: ki = kRF + (kM – kRF) βi Assume kRF = 8% and kM = 15%.The market (or equity) risk premium is RPM = kM – kRF = 15% – 8% = 7%.What is the market risk premium?Additional return over the risk-free rate needed to compensate investors for assuming an average amount of risk.Its size depends on the perceived risk of the stock market and investors’ degree of risk aversion.Varies from year to year, but most estimates suggest that it ranges between 4% and 8% per year.Calculating required rates of returnkHT = 8.0% + (15.0% - 8.0%)(1.30) = 8.0% + (7.0%)(1.30) = 8.0% + 9.1% = 17.10%kM = 8.0% + (7.0%)(1.00) = 15.00%kUSR = 8.0% + (7.0%)(0.89) = 14.23%kT-bill = 8.0% + (7.0%)(0.00) = 8.00%kColl = 8.0% + (7.0%)(-0.87) = 1.91%Expected vs. Required returnsIllustrating the Security Market Line..Coll..HTT-bills.USRSMLkM = 15 kRF = 8-1 0 1 2 .SML: ki = 8% + (15% – 8%) βi ki (%)Risk, βiAn example:Equally-weighted two-stock portfolioCreate a portfolio with 50% invested in HT and 50% invested in Collections.The beta of a portfolio is the weighted average of each of the stock’s betas. βP = wHT βHT + wColl βColl βP = 0.5 (1.30) + 0.5 (-0.87) βP = 0.215Calculating portfolio required returnsThe required return of a portfolio is the weighted average of each of the stock’s required returns. kP = wHT kHT + wColl kColl kP = 0.5 (17.1%) + 0.5 (1.9%) kP = 9.5%Or, using the portfolio’s beta, CAPM can be used to solve for expected return. kP = kRF + (kM – kRF) βP kP = 8.0% + (15.0% – 8.0%) (0.215) kP = 9.5%Factors that change the SMLWhat if investors raise inflation expectations by 3%, what would happen to the SML?SML1ki (%)SML20 0.5 1.0 1.5181511 8D I = 3%Risk, βiFactors that change the SMLWhat if investors’ risk aversion increased, causing the market risk premium to increase by 3%, what would happen to the SML?SML1ki (%)SML20 0.5 1.0 1.5 181511 8D RPM = 3%Risk, βiVerifying the CAPM empiricallyThe CAPM has not been verified completely.Statistical tests have problems that make verification almost impossible.Some argue that there are additional risk factors, other than the market risk premium, that must be considered.More thoughts on the CAPMInvestors seem to be concerned with both market risk and total risk. Therefore, the SML may not produce a correct estimate of ki. ki = kRF + (kM – kRF) βi + ???CAPM/SML concepts are based upon expectations, but betas are calculated using historical data. A company’s historical data may not reflect investors’ expectations about future riskiness.