Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus Author: Muhammad Yunus Copyright: 2003 Introduction Banker to the Poor narrates the life of Muhammad Yunus and his conception of the micro-lending institution‚ Grameen Bank‚ to provide help to the poor. Yunus had a dream of providing help the poor to be able to help themselves. He believes that if the poor can receive financial help in the form of very small loans and are taught some basic principles of financial management‚ they will learn
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companies‚ it is important to consider debt-to-equity ratio and return on shareholders’ equity (ROE) in order to evaluate the relationship between risk and profitability of each company. Debt to equity ratio is a debt ratio which measures a company’s leverage. It is caculated by dividing total liabilities by total shareholder equity. During the fiscal year 2016‚ the debt-to-equity ratio of Costco‚ Target‚ Walmart were 1.72‚ 2.42‚ and 1.52‚ perspectively. Target had the highest ratio 2.42. This means for
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The Debt/Equity ratio is another important indicator of Dunkin Donuts’ financial standing. In equation form‚ the Debt/Equity = Total Liabilities/(Total Assets – Total Liabilities). Debt/equity ratio is able to indicate all of its debt obligations of the next year with its current resources. In general‚ a high debt-to-equity ratio indicates that a company may not be able to generate enough cash to satisfy its debt obligations. However‚ a low debt-to-equity ratio may also indicate that a company is
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A. Debt Management Ratios (Leverage Ratios) The extent to which a firm uses debt financing‚ or financial leverage‚ has three important implications: 1. By raising funds through debt‚ stockholders can maintain control of a firm while limiting their investment 2. Creditors look to the equity‚ or owner-supplied funds‚ to provide a margin of safety‚ so the higher the proportion of the total capital that was provided by stockholders‚ the less the risk faced by creditors 3. If the firm earns more
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BANKER CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP BANKER RIGHTS * Right of Lien * Right of Set-off * Right of Appropriation DUTIES * Duty to Honour Cheques * Duty to Secrecy BANKER::RIGHTS LIEN: Right to retain a security until the debt is discharges or a promise to performed. LIEN GENERAL SPECIFIC - One security more than one charge - One security one charge - Normally the right is exercised - The charge is offered (created by borrower) - This is available to Bankers‚ Factors (finance against
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Annual Report 2010 that household debt was RM581 billion. It represents 76% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This scenario arises because Malaysian spend on avarage almost half of their income to pay off their debts. Only a minimum amount is left to be spent on children education‚ food‚ transport‚ health or even emergencies. If the breadwinner lose his job or passed away‚ the family will find it difficult to take over the responsibility and most of the time loans may be defaulted. The major contributor
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Homework week 7 1. Why do corporations employ investment bankers? Corporations rarely issue securities while Bankers do it all the time. Bankers with their experience can help issuers to design adequate security‚ obtain a wide distribution and get a fair price for it. Investment bankers have experience in the sale and distribution of securities. They have sales networks and are constantly in touch with the financial market. 2. Identify the primary market functions of investment bankers. The primary market
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OPERATING & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY PROFITABILITY RATIOS * Gross Profit marging Gross ProfitSales×100% 2010/2011 2009/2010 = (171‚325‚029/435‚759‚776) *100 = (59‚257‚454/327‚593‚843)*100 = 39.3164% = 18.0887% * Profit Margin = NPBT * 100 Sales 2011/2012 2010/2011 = (41‚896‚089/ 435‚759‚776)
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reconcile and rebuild the country after the civil war. It was the need to look beyond the immediate present and think of the future leadershipof the country that necessitated the mobilisation of certain categories of our youths through the NYSC scheme. This was done with a view to giving them the proper guidance and orientation relevant to the needs of the country. The NYSC decree number 24 which has now been repealed and replaced by Decree No.51 on 16th June 1993 was then formally promulgated. The purpose
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Investment Banker The primary function that an investment banker would carry out is assisting the companies to raise money through various measures like the sale of the traditional securities in the markets. These securities can be bonds‚ preferred stocks or common stock options. An investment bank provides three primary functions for its clients‚ while raising money for them 1. Investigation Any company that wants to raise money will be approaching an investment banking firm or a banker individually
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