Case 5: Financing PPL Corp.’s Growth Strategy Study Questions 1. Evaluate PPL’s growth strategy and financing policies. Why is it important for PPL to seek out alternative financing strategies instead of using its own corporate balance sheet? In the early 1990’s‚ the anticipation of deregulation in the electricity marketplace led PPL to change its business strategy. It was essential for them to enter the market as soon as possible or they may have faced barriers to entry. In 1994‚ PPL established
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Each business owner’s situation is different. The decision to buy or lease business equipment is unique. It must be made on a case-by-case basis. Leasing equipment preserves capital giving the business more flexibility. While leasing can be good in the short run it can cost you more in the long run. We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of leasing. My research will look at the different options a company faces if they lease or buy and why it has become more attractive to lease. First let’s
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Debt and equity financing Debt and equity financing is the sources of funding can provide you with all the cash you need to start or grow your business. Debt financing Debt financing means borrowing money from an outside source with the promise of paying back the borrowed amount‚ plus the agreed-upon interest‚ at a later date. When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to individual and/or institutional investors can be considered as debt
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with the owner till agreed price is paid in full. Similarly‚ leasing is a method of financing the acquisition of capital equipment where the user (lessee) of the equipment selects the equipment and is allowed to use the equipment during the period of the lease by paying a predetermined lease rental. The legal ownership continues to vest with the leasing company (lessor). The main difference between the hire purchase and leasing relates to the ownership and accounting treatment. While in the
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Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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ASKARI LEASING LIMITED “ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL YEAR 2009” OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY: Askari Leasing Limited (ALL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company on August 1‚ 1993 and was granted certificate of commencement of business on November 3‚ 1993 with a capital base of Rs 100 million. As of June 30‚ 2009‚ its total equity was over Rs 1.4 billion while its balance sheet was nearly Rs 11.8 billion. The company is controlled by the Army Welfare Trust (AWT) which
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This means of financing has developed rapidly in the decades of sixties and seventies. At present this means of financing gained considerable importance due to its wide variety of applications and has gained a substantial increase in the sheer volume of transactions. Although this type of financing can be for long term‚ most lease financing is for periods of less than ten years. Under the subject of finance our concern is with financial leases rather than with operating leases. Hence we will study
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ACUPUNCTURE. INDEED TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND ACUPUNTURE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENCES;HOWEVER‚ BOTH PILLS TREATMENT AND ACUPUNTURE HAVE IMPORTANTS SIMILARITIES. THE BIG SIMILARITY IS THEIR EFFECTIVITY. USING PILLS‚ GRADUALLY‚ CAN HELP YOU TO OVERCOME WHAT IS AFFECTING TO YOU; SIMILAR TO ACUPUNTURE THAT HELP YOU TO IN A SAME PERIOD OF TIME; IN ADDITION‚ NEITHER PILLS TREATMENT OR ACUPUNCTURE HAVE SECUNDARY EFFECTS IN BODY´HUMANS. AS WE CAN SEE NOT ONLY TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AS PILLS
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internal source (for ex: retained profits‚ sales of existing assets‚ cut down stock level‚ etc) and external sources that can be furthermore divided into three different form‚ either short term (for ex: bank overdraft‚ creditors‚ debt factoring etc)‚ medium term (leasing‚ hire purchase‚ medium term loan‚ etc) or long term (shares‚ debentures‚ long term loan‚ etc). So the business can raise finance in number of ways. It also depends on the nature of business‚ if it is a big organisation than they
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PRIVATE EQUITY – A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR GHANAIAN SMEs By Joseph Ciici Arthur Ghana’s workforce is predominantly employed by the informal sector. This sector of our economy is largely made up of Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) and sole proprietorships (“one man business”). This is confirmed by available data from the Registrar General which indicates that 90% of companies registered in Ghana are SMEs. Over time‚ this target group has been identified as the catalyst for
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