Part 1

An investment business situated in Malaysia has just hired you to be a financial analyst on their investment team. As a part of your role, you need to investigate the performance of any TWO (2) non-financial companies listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia by collecting their monthly share prices from the years 2020 and 2021.

Part B

Gomos plc has had a successful launch of their shares recently. The company intends to pay all of its earnings as a dividend and has recently paid a dividend of $8 per share. Investors demand a return of 16% for shares exhibiting similar levels of risk. As a financial analyst, you have been given the task of forecasting the value of Gomos plc’s shares. You have been given the following three alternative scenarios:

1. There will be zero growth in dividends in the foreseeable future.
2. Dividends are expected to grow at 7% per annum in perpetuity.
3. Dividends will grow by 9% over the next 3 years and then stabilize at a level of 6% sustainable for the foreseeable future.