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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Fin324 CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES A Case Study of All Systems Logistics‚ Inc. Phil Submitted by: Bijis‚ Dean Victor 3BM-A Submitted to: Ma. Grace M. Baysa Fin324 Teacher Abstract Firms need capital in order to run their respective businesses‚ do necessary investments and eventually‚ grow larger. These actions and decisions are combined with high costs where both internal and external financing might be appropriate. Capital structure is the
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The death penalty can possibly be considered one of the most debated issues in the United States. In this essay I am going to discuss what the death penalty is‚ and how it has changed over the course of time. I will also reference passages by two authors from our current readings and compare their point-of-views to my own. In the two essays‚ “Execution” by Anna Quindlen and “The Penalty of Death” by Henry Louis Mencken‚ you are able to see two outlooks on this controversial topic. The death penalty
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Cost of Capital Jenny Lopez-Guerrero‚ Malika Hobheidar‚ Phyllis Hebert and Sierra Harkness FIN571 February 23‚ 2015 William Stokes Cost of Capital In the Wiley plus simulation (2012)‚ we are introduced to Pfizer‚ the world ’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company‚ Pfizer develops their own pharmaceutical products. Ahmed Singh‚ a consultant accountant who works for the Pfizer Treasury Department‚ explains that his role in the company is "to think and plan
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Impacts of Profitability and Financial Leverage on Firm’s Capital Structure By [Your Name] [Instructor’s Name] [Institution’s Name] [Date] Declaration While conducting the proposed research work‚ I‚ being a hard-working‚ innovative and conscientious researcher‚ come up with the factual severity of consequences allied with an act of plagiarising content from others’ work. Moreover‚ I do comprehend the rules and regulations my university encompasses against submitting a plagiarised document
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problem-solving and decision-making simple processes for problem-solving and decision-making Problem solving and decision-making are important skills for business and life. Problem-solving often involves decision-making‚ and decision-making is especially important for management and leadership. There are processes and techniques to improve decision-making and the quality of decisions. Decision-making is more natural to certain personalities‚ so these people should focus more on improving the quality
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(P0)? b. What is Gentry’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? c. Gentry can increase its debt by $8 million‚ to a total of $10 million‚ using the new debt to buy back and retire some of its shares at the current price. Its interest rate on debt will be 12 percent (it will have to call and refund the old debt)‚ and its cost of equity will rise from 15 percent to 17 percent. EBIT will remain constant. Should Gentry change its capital structure? d. If Gentry did not have to refund the $2
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and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Firms’ Performance in Nigeria Taiwo Adewale Muritala* Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. *Correspondence E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Abstract This paper examines the optimum level of capital structure through which a firm can increase its financial performance using annual data of ten firms spanning a five-year
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CORPORATE VALUATION (Valuasi Korporat) Telah disadari bahwa corporate valuation merupakan alat manajemen yang semakin mendapat tempat sentral dalam pengambilan keputusan bisnis korporat. Alat ini amat berguna baik bagi outside maupun inside investor. Outside investor menggunakan alat sebagai sarana analisis yang akan memberikan masukan untuk keputusan beli‚ jual atau memegang suatu aset. Sedangkan inside investor menggunakannya untuk mengevaluasi pilihan-pilihan strategi bisnis dan
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Leadership in Public Policy Leadership in Public Policy Successful public policies often hinge upon the ability of talented leaders to develop‚ promote‚ and execute those public policies. In a two-page paper‚ discuss which leadership traits you feel are the most important in the creation of sound public policies. The leadership traits that I feel are important in the creation of sound public policies are vision‚ charisma‚ passion and character. Having vision is an essential leadership trait
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