Business Financing and the Capital Structure Explain the process of financial planning used to estimate asset investment requirements for a corporation. Explain the concept of working capital management. Identify and briefly describe several financial instruments that are used as marketable securities to park excess cash. As a business owner‚ it is important to know the value of your assets as they can be used as leverage for obtaining loans and can be used to estimate your ability to repay your
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Case Discussion – Assignment Questions Thursday‚ February 17‚ 2011 Case (6): Dell Inc in 2008 1. What is your evaluation of Michael Dell’s performance in his roles as Dell’s CEO and Chairman? How well has he performed the five tasks of crafting and executing strategy that were discussed in Chapter 2 I was impressed with what Michael Dell has done for the company. Dells first company‚ PC’s Ltd. had a strategy of selling PC computers which mimicked IBM‚ except for a few minor components‚ were
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Dell is a key competitor in the computer hardware industry. Dell provides its products to the general public‚ governments‚ businesses‚ and educational institutions. Dell operates primarily on two business segments – computers and servers. Dell’s business-level strategy is composed of a focused differentiation approach. In turn‚ the corporate-level strategy Dell uses is a global approach. Dell’ s mission is to be the most successful computer company in the world at delivering the best customer
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and financing capital as well as focusing on the correct financial decisions. The main objective of this report is to examine the two major segments in finance which are capital structure decisions and financing sources. This report is broken down into 5 very specific areas of the 2 main segments‚ which are capital structure decisions and financing sources. The first section of this report touches upon the definitions of debt‚ equity as well as the definition of capital structure. The report also
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Describe briefly Intel’s current capital structure. Discuss whether in your view this capital structure is optimal for Intel‚ with particular emphasis on the pros and cons of Intel’s substantial cash holdings. Articulate and defend a “target” capital structure for Intel. Cee Capital Structure As shown in the financial income statement (Exhibit3)‚ Intel Corp. (INTC) has a capital structure consisting most of equity. Intel has very little debt in its capital structure and the cost of debt would have
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Dell‚ Inc. Research and Application 2-28 Managerial Accounting BUS 630 Professor Ruizhen Hardin July 18‚ 2011 Outline I. Research and Application 2-28 a. What is Dell’s strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy‚ operational excellence‚ or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence supports your conclusion? b. What Business risks does Dell face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What
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The optimal capital structure Is there such a thing? Is there an Optimal Capital Structure? • Miller and Modigliani: • 1. You cannot derive value from financing strategies. If you finance with debt in a world with taxes‚ then you might add value from interest payments tax shields • Question: • If this is true for everyone‚ then why do not find more debt financing in more companies‚ i.e you find little debt in technological companies Myers and the Pecking Order • Prof. Myers found the following
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Situation analysis p. 2 Diagnosis p. 4 Alternative choices p. 5 Predicting outcome p. 5 Choice p. 7 Solution outline p. 8 Case comprehension Dell Computer Corporation was founded in 1984 by Michel Dell‚ as a result of a growing demand for his pre-formatted hard-disks and upgraded IBM-compatibles. Within a year‚ Dell introduces its first own-design computer system and in 1989‚ the company introduces its first laptop. The first laptop introduced did not live up to the Dell standards
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HKU575 ALI FARHOOMAND DELL: OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH You don’t get a big result if you don’t challenge people with big goals. - Kevin Rollins‚ president and CEO‚ Dell1 In spring 2005‚ Dell‚ Inc. (“Dell”)‚ the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker‚ announced a new goal: to reach US$80 billion in annual sales by 2009. The goal was fairly ambitious for Dell‚ which at the time had revenues of about US$49 billion.2 In an effort to meet its goals‚ Dell had woven together a broad
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recommended reading books from a retailer of their choice. However‚ students experiencing problems in obtaining books independently can contact us to make a purchase using LCM’s account with Amazon. Apple Company background Apple Inc‚ also earlier known as Apple Computer‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation. They are responsible for designing and selling consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Apple sells all their products and services throughout the world through
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