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Thank you for participating in this experiment. As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a flat payment of AUDX. However, your final payment is contingent on how your chosen investment performs relative to your investment position. NEXT PAGE.
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Thank you for participating in this experiment. As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a flat payment of AUDX. However, your final payment is contingent on how your chosen investment performs relative to your investment position. NEXT PAGE
In this experiment, you will have a stake in the earnings of a company that you will shortly choose to invest in. As derived from the performance of your investment choice relative to your current long investment position, the higher the actual earnings for Year 20X3 are relative to the consensus analysts’ forecast, the higher will be your compensation and vice versa. You will- Receive an additional AUDY in payment for every 0.1 cent that your invested company’s actual earnings are higher than the consensus analysts’ forecast for Year 20X3. Lose an additional AUDY in payment for every 0.1 cent that your invested company’s actual earnings are lower than the consensus analysts’ forecast for Year 20X3. Note: there is a cap of AUDZ on the additional amount that you could earn or loss. NEXT PAGE
Moreover, you are requested to provide your earnings forecast for your chosen investment for Year 20X3. If your forecast estimate is the closest to the actual EPS for Year 20X3 out of all other participants in this study, you will win a prize of AUDZ. NEXT
Understanding Check Question Please carefully answer the following two questions. In the experiment as you have chosen to invest in company A by taking a long position,do you expect stock price and earning to increase or decrease in the near future? Please Select: In the experiment you were asked to take a long investment position in one of the companies. You have just chosen company B. A year has past. You have just reviewed the company’s 20X2performance and received eight analysts’ forecasts for company A’s EPS for 20X3. They are $3.20, $2.50, $2.65 $3.35, 4.20, $3.70, $3.65 and $3.50. The range of the eight EPS is $2.50 to $4.20 and the consensus forecast from taking the average is $3.35. Your EPS estimate for 20X3 is $3.70. After the experiment it is revealed a year has passed and the actual EPS for 20X3 is $3.65. Which of the following formulas describes your payment for this experiment? Please Select: . START REVIEW INFORMATION
Overall Instructions Thank you for your participation in this study. In this study, we will ask you to assume the role of an investor considering investing in either one of two fictitious companies. Please read all the information provided carefully and press START to begin. START
You have recently inherited a sum of money. You are currently considering taking a long position in a company currently listed on the stock exchange. By taking a long position, you stand to gain when the invested company increases in value and therefore by taking this position you expect the company to perform well both financially and non-financially in the future. Through careful assessment, you have narrowed your investment choices to two companies within the retail industry: Delish Food and Stylish Food. Currently both companies are trading at AUD20 per share and you are contemplating taking a five thousand shares long position in one of the companies. . NEXT PAGE
You have decided toreview the financial and non-financial summary again before choosing the one company you want to invest in. You believe this information contain all the differences between the two companies. That is, you strongly believe all other factors that you would consider in making this investment are similar across the two companies. You believe you will be able to decide which company to invest in after reviewing the information. REVIEW THE COMPANIES
Please make a selection of the company you are willing to take a long (/short) position in- It is important to remember that part of your payment is based on the performance of the investment position you choose. Please carefully select the company in which you would like to take a long (short) position in. After reviewing the information provided, I have decided to take a ten thousand shares long/ short position in Please press continue to proceed after finalizing your investment. Review Information Continue
Please type a brief explanation of your reason for taking this longposition in Delish Food/ Stylish Food- Continue
A year has just lapsed… The retail industry has been growing steadily. Delish Food have just released their Annual Report and Sustainability Report for Year 20X2. (or integrated report?) As a stockholder, you had requested a paper copy of Delish Food’s 20X2 Annual Report (or integrated report?) which arrived in the mail the next day. You have decided to review the performance of your latest investment: The 5000 shares long position in Delish Food. You identified and decided to use the following extract from Delish Food’s 2012 Annual Report to review Delish Food’s 20X2 performances. As well you intend to use the information to inform your 20X3 earning per share forecast of Delish. Please click “START MY REVIEW” to Start. . START MY REVIEW
is a national grocery chain providing an assortment of food that customers are always satisfied with. OUR MISSION: Deliver a wide range of quality food and revolutionize contemporary healthy eating and cooking.OUR STRATEGY:Delish Food’s strategy is to be a leading food supermarket accommodating customers’ need for healthy living and general well being. Our Key Stakeholders Our Strategic Priorities Maintain balance sheet strength Build our brand of healthy food and wellbeing Enhance in-store experience Increases engagement with local communities Engender a strong team spirit Investors – who provide us with capital Customers – who believe in our products Employees – who contribute to our success Suppliers – who supply us with top quality produce Communities – who support our operations FLIP TO NEXT PAGE
Balance sheet strength Underlying profit Growth in Return on Asset Build our brand % suppliers passed social responsibility audits Brand recognition % Strong team spirits Employee satisfaction Lost time injury hours per employee Engagement with local communities % Reduction of Carbon footprint per sq ft of Selling Space Contribution to farmer charities In-store experience Customer satisfaction index Average queuing time Our 2012 Performance Target +1.8% Actual -2.3% Target 90 Actual 95 Target +60% Actual 75% Target +2.3% Actual -0.8% Target 5 minutes Actual 3.5 minutes Target 60% Actual 60% Target 90% Actual 95% Target 5% Actual 5% Target 0.5 hour Actual 0.1 hour Target +8% Actual +10% Note: All information have been assured by an accounting firm BACK REVIEW FINISHED
You have just reviewed Delish Food’s performance for Year 20X2 Eight independent analyst forecasts for Delish Food’s earning for Yr 20X3 were also co-incidentally released on the day and they are: (1) 139 cents (2) 163 cents (3) 135 cents (4) 142 cents (5) 143 cents (6) 150 cents (7) 146 cents (8) 152 cents The range of the eight EPS is 135 cents to 163 cents and the consensus forecast from taking the average is calculated to be 146 cents. Please in the space provided, type what your EPS forecast for the Year 20X3 will be for Delish Food. My EPS forecast for Delish Food for Yr 20X3 is cents NEXT
Please answer ALL the following questions: 1. Please assess the potential that Delish Food’s stock price will appreciate in the near future? 2. Please indicate your preferred investment position regarding Delish Food’s shares given Delish Food’s disclosure. 3. Please indicate how confident you are with your judgements and estimates. NEXT
5. Please indicate do you consider Delish Food investable? 6. Please indicate to what extent you perceive non-financial information as more relevant relative to financial information 7. Please indicate to what extent you perceive non-financial information as more useful relative to financial information NEXT
8. Please indicate to what extent you perceive non-financial information as more important relative to financial information. Etc…. NEXT
Please answer the two questions below by checking the appropriate box. Please indicate whether you gain or lose if Delish Food which you have invested increases in earning? • Gain • Lose Please indicate whether your compensation will be higher or lower if the actual 20X3 EPS is lower than the consensus analysts’ forecast? • Higher • Lower NEXT
DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS Please complete the following demographic details in the spaces provided. • Gender • Age • Are you a full- time student? (Please Tick One) • Yes. • No • What were your majors in your undergraduate studies? (Please type) • Have you invested in any shares in the past? • Yes • No NEXT
6. Are you planning to invest in shares in the near future? • Yes • No 7. Have you invested in, or are you planning to invest in, socially responsible funds? • Yes • No • Short term investor (less than 1 year) • Long term investor (greater than 1year) 9. What tends to be your motive when investing in shares? • Speculative profit motives • Long term share ownership • 8. Do you consider yourself as a short-term or long-term investor? NEXT
10. Were you born in Australia? • Yes • No If No: How long have you been in Australia? And Which country were you born in? ___________________ 11. Please indicate if you have any work experience related to the disciplines below and the number of years of work experience? Number of Years of work experience • Finance • Accounting • Auditing • Others, Please specify_____________________ FINISH