Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank and Vidhan K. Goyal∗ This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book assets ratio (−)‚ tangibility (+)‚ profits (−)‚ log of assets (+)‚ and expected inflation (+). In addition‚ we find
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Brief Outline This case is regarding Dell computers financial status in the period from 1991 to 1995. In this analysis we intend to highlight the various issues related to working capital experienced by the company. What makes this case interesting is the turnaround of Dell’s financial structure which in turn led to its recovery from seemingly major liquidity issues. To give a brief outline‚ this study enlightens one on how a fast growing company can get into trouble due to mismanagement of cash
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from too aggressive to growth opportunities. In order to completely analyze Nike and its possible place in the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ Ford needs to know Nike’s cost of capital. One of the most useful ways to measure the cost of capital is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Theoretically‚ the optimal capital structure in the mix of types of financing that produces the lowest WACC. WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each type of financing a company uses‚ be it debt or the many
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Capital Budgeting Case Theresa Cruz‚ Jesika Watson‚ Sophina Lane QRB/501 March 30‚ 2015 Melinda Gregg Capital Budgeting Case Analyzing the Results In the two capital budgeting cases corporations (A and B) have different revenues values and expenses as well as variable depreciation expenses‚ tax rates and discount rates. The members of our team had to compute both corporate cases NVP‚ IRR‚ PI‚ Payback Period‚ DPP‚ and project a 5-year income statement and cash flow in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
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Capital Budgeting Mini Case There are many different methods business owners use to efficiently analyze business investment. One of these effective methods is the calculation of the net present value or NPV. The second most effective method would be the calculations of the internal rate of return or IRR. There are also other useful methods as well‚ for example‚ the payback rule and the profitability index. Many business owners use the above procedures to help them in their decision making of acquiring
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Executive Summary: The following is an analysis of the Travel Centers of America (TA) and recommended best investment strategies as Trifthorn Capital pertains to additional investment opportunities. Based on HPT-TA deal structures and where we believe our investors to be headed we recommend the following actions: • Holding New-TA stocks you received in the spinoff • Buying shares in New-TA in addition to the stocks received from spinoff In this memo‚ we would analyze the HPT share holders’
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL 1. Calculate the current cost of capital of Secure and Safe on a weighted average basis Capital structure Type Details $50‚000‚000 bonds 5.5% coupon $20‚000‚000 preferred stock Par value $50 per share Dividend $2.75 per share p.a $25‚000‚000 book value of common stock Cost of capital is 12% Firm’s marginal tax rate is 30%. Cost of debt (issuance of bonds) According to the book Finance for Managers (2015)‚ we get the real cost of debt by taking out the tax liability
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INTRODUCTION EDELWEISS CAPITAL LIMITED Edelweiss capital limited is listed amongst the India’s leading provider of financial services. The range of services offered varies from providing investment banking‚ institutional equities‚ private client broking‚ asset management and investment advisory services‚ wealth management‚ insurance broking and wholesale financing services to large firms and individuals SUCCESS STORY Rakish Shah‚ a Gujarati businessman was the first one in his family to study in
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Capital Budgeting Case StudyQRB/501April 8‚ 2014Capital Budgeting Case StudyThere are at least six capital budgeting tools a firm can use in analyzing a capital expenditure. They are: net present value (NPV)‚ internal rate of return (IRR)‚ profitability index (PI)‚ payback period (PB)‚ discounted payback period (DRP)‚ and modified internal rate of return (MIRR). This case study will focus mainly on NPV and IRR‚ in addition to the remaining four capital budgeting tools. Net Present Value (NPV) The
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Dell working capital case Dell’s build to order system created a very different balance sheet. We want to assess their competitive advantage in working capital at the time of the case‚ evaluate how they funded growth at the time (1996) and evaluate potential ways to fund projected sales growth of 50% in 1997 through use of internal funds. 1. Calculate their working capital advantage. To do this calculate days sales of inventory‚ payable days and receivables days to find their cash conversion
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