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INTERVIEW QUESTION: GLG, equity research, internship

Question:

How can a company increase its share price?

Answer given:

In the short term by a share buy back -in the long term by refocusing the business strategy to genereate more revenue and increasing effieciency to reduce costs.

Question:

You’ve got a 10 x 10 x 10 cube made up of 1 x 1 x 1 smaller cubes. The outside of the larger cube is completely painted red. On how many of the smaller cubes is there any red paint?

Answer given:

8 x 8 x 8 inner cubes are not painted which equals 512 cubes. Therefore, 1000 – 512 = 488 cubes that have some paint.

Question:

How can you value a company?

Answer given:

Using discounted cash flow (DCF) or valuation multiples.

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AUTHORSarah Butcher Global Editor

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