Early in December 2001‚ one of the biggest companies in the world went bankrupt. Enron was a world leader in natural gas and oil‚ or so the investors thought. What seemed to be a booming company in a booming economy turned out to be one of the biggest financial scandals in the history of the world. Executives at Enron misled investors into thinking they were continuously growing‚ when the real numbers insured that they were losing money every quarter. Enron‚ founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985‚
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DUBAI DEBT CRISIS INTRODUCTION Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. The Dubai Municipality is sometimes called Dubai state to distinguish it from the emirate. Written accounts document the existence of the city for at least 150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Legal‚ political‚ military and economic functions with the other emirates within a federal framework‚ although each emirate has
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The International Debt Crisis What is International Debt? Like individuals and families who borrow money to pay for a house or an education‚ countries borrow money from private capital markets‚ international financial institutions‚ and governments to pay for infrastructure such as roads‚ public services‚ and health clinics; to run a government ministry; or even to purchase weapons. Also like individuals‚ countries must pay back the principal and interest on the loans they take out. But there are
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Corporate Debt Restructuring Ashish Makhija B.Com (Hons.)‚ LL.B.‚ AICWA‚ MICA‚ FCA 17/05/2008 1 Meaning of Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) • A method • • • • used by companies with outstanding debt obligations to alter the terms of the debt agreements in order to achieve some advantage Companies use debt restructuring to avoid default on existing debt or to take advantage of a lower interest rate. 17/05/2008 2 Methods of CDR The existing debt is called and then replaced with new
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The European Sovereign- Debt Crisis; an Explanation In recent years‚ it has become apparent that a financial crisis has developed and continues to worsen; in not just our own country‚ but throughout with world. Increases in governmental debts and borrowing have made the concern for a solution grow stronger‚ and the possibilities of one to grow smaller. As these financial issues develop further‚ some European countries are finding it nearly impossible to bail themselves out‚ and therefore are being
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Introduction: Kingfisher airlines‚ JSW steel‚ Essar oil‚ Essar steel‚ HCC and so many Indian corporations have financially stressed balance sheets. Because of the poor performance of these companies and huge debts their continuing existence in the future is a matter of concern. So all those companies facing financial turmoil should consider a number of options to achieve restructuring or liquidity. There are six ways for them to achieve the desired results. These include winding up‚ arrangements
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EMBA 8500 #1 Book value of debt Book value of equity Market value of debt Market value of equity Pretax cost of debt After Tax cost of debt rd Market value weights of: Wd Debt We Equity bL Levered beta Rf Risk-free Rate Market Premium RM Ke Cost of equity WACC EBIT - Taxes (34%) EBIAT + Depreciation - Capital expense Change in Net Working Capital Free Cash Flow Value of Assets ( FCF/WACC) CASE # 31 0% Debt 100% Equity $ $ 20‚000 $ $ 20‚000 7.0% 4.62%
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Debt versus Equity Financing Debt financing versus equity financing‚ which financing has more advantages over the other financing. Debt vs. equity financing is the most vital decision a manager will face when determining the needed capital to fund his or her business operations. Both types of financing are the main sources of capital that is available to a business. Both types of financing have advantages and disadvantages when a manager or owner is trying to raise capital. Debt Financing Debt
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credit analyst would take into account when evaluating the proposed recapitalisation]? UST is a principal producer of moist smokeless tobacco products‚ controlling roughly 77% of the overall market. It has $913.3m of assets of which tobacco accounts for 54.5%. The net income for UST has been growing at 11% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for the past 10 years‚ while the cash flows have been relatively stable and growing at 12% CAGR for 10 years. This can all be ascribed to UST’s dominance of
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A Summary of "Sleep Debt and Mortgaged Mind." William Dement and Christopher Vaughn in “Sleep Debt and the Mortgaged Mind‚” relates sleep debt to a loan. The authors tried to stress the importance of understanding the serious if not fatal consequences of sleep deprivation. We must not only learn to recognize the dangers of sleep debt‚ but how we should manage it as well. The Authors in this well written article went into details of how we should pay back or sleep debt‚ and learn from tragic
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