CORPORATE FINANCE Master in Banking and Finance 2012 FINAL EXAM A. PROBLEMS (20 points each problem) 1. FAGE Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect FAGE to remain an all-equity firm‚ the company plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and use the funds to repurchase shares. FAGE will pay interest only on this debt‚ and it has no further plans to increase or decrease
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Downsizing has become an extremely popular strategy in today ’s business environment. Companies began downsizing in the late 1970 ’s to cut costs and improve the bottom line (Mishra et al.‚ 1998). The term "downsizing" was coined to describe the action of dismissing a large portion of a company ’s workforce in a very short period of time. According to online encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org downsizing refers to "layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size
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Ready meals market has increased the sale of many supermarkets. A case study of Tesco Table of contents 1. Introduction The developments in policy and technology in 1990s led to a huge change in food industry. All the business have become automated and globalised and because of acquisitions and mergers the main competitors grown‚ and more dominant but more efficient. As the birth rates had declined
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independence etc. Has the company expanded board size? Compensation to directors – as % of revenues & increase over last year. How many Board meetings were held during the year? Do these directors also hold directorships in other companies? 3. Shareholders: Issued Share Capital : No of shares & par value -Rs10. 2009: 88‚81‚26‚020 2010: 96‚01‚26‚020 2011: 97‚21‚26‚020 2012: 97‚21‚26‚020 2013: 97‚21‚26‚020 Has the company issued any shares during the year? Yes in 2009‚ 2010 and 2011 How &
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competing Adidas for more market share‚ including Nike‚ Puma‚ Reebok and Umbro to name a few. Adidas must ensure that their goods are of a high quality and at a reasonable price in order to keep their market share in this industry. Intensity in this industry is high as there are a large number of organisations with similar products all trying to gain market share. Threat of Entry to the Industry by New Competitors There isn’t very much of a threat of new competitors to Adidas as there
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CORPORATE GAVERNANCE CASE OF VINGROUP JOINT STOCK COMPANY After the economic crisis 2008 ‚ many company bankrupted or closed in all areas . According to the statistics in Viet Nam had more than 79000 governance bankrupted in 2011‚ reduced to 58‚000 in 2012 and 2013 increased more than 60 700 companies closed . Particular throughout the construction industry in 2013 at over 10‚000 enterprises have ceased operations or solutions . However ‚Vingroup is not only closed but also that business growth
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR REPORT CASE STUDY: ADIDAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report contains information regarding the global brand Adidas in relation to the consumer’s decision making process and its positioning strategy. The report starts off with a brief introduction followed by the consumer decision making process section which goes into how a consumer would end up purchasing an Adidas product. This is then followed by the positioning strategies section which includes a perceptual map and discusses
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Assignment question 2. Definition of Corporate Governance 3. Literature Review 4. Reports and Reviews 5. Challenges 6. Director’s Responsibilities 7. Conclusion 8. References 1. ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS Question 1 Define‚ and state the importance of Corporate Governance Question 2 Provide a Literature Review Question 3 Provide a report and review of the debate on Corporate Governance. Question 4 Discuss the challenges that face Corporate Governance Question 5 Discuss
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and Mix for athletic shoe brands in the UK: Adidas Vs Nike. Table of contents 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………p.3 2.0 Market and Literature Review 3.1 Nike Inc…………………………………………………………………………………………..p.3 3.2 Business Segments……………………………………………………………………………….p.3 3.3 Marketing mix: Nike……………………………………………………………………………..p.3 3.4 Adidas……………………………………………………………………………………………p.3 3.5 Marketing mix: Adidas…………………………………………………………………………..p.4 3.6
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"Rights and Protection of the Interest of the Minority Shareholders" I will discuss the recent development‚ issues and legal practices in the subject in Bangladesh perspective as well as international. Rights of Minority Shareholder and protection of their rights is now talked topics as new problems are emerging regarding the issues. A few initiatives have taken by national level and problems are gradually increasing‚ therefore some recommendation has been prescribed in the paper.
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