..........................................................................................................................3 History of Home Depot…………………………………………………………………………....4 Business risks related to capital structure…………………………………………………………5 Financial risk related to capital structure………………………………………………………….5 Home Depots Financial Status………….…………………………………………………............6 Future and Flexibility of Home Depot….…………………………………………………………7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...8 References…………………………………………………………………………………………9
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Capital Structure: The most important function of Financial Management is to make decisions about the capital structure of firm. Capital structure refers to the make up a firm’s capitalization. It represents the mix of different sources of long term funds in the total capitalization of the company like equity shares‚ preference shares‚ retained earnings‚ long-term loans etc. In other words it can be precisely told as financing plan of the company. Capital is required to finance investments in plant
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CAPITAL MARKETS AND FINANCING SPR 13 | Group Assignment 1 | UST Case Study | 2/19/2013 | | | | Question 1: In order to calculate the impact of the leverage recapitalization on UST’s value‚ we used the WACC and APV methods to calculate its value before and after the recapitalization. WACC Method Using the WACC method‚ we first derived UST’s return on assets (rA). Since we are given the firm’s market capitalization‚ debt and cash‚ we calculated the current Enterprive Value
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1 The market value of a firm with $500‚000 of debt is $1‚700‚000. The pre-tax interest rate on debt is 10% p.a.‚ and the company is in the 34% tax bracket; the company expects $306‚000 of earnings before interest and taxes every year in perpetuity. What would be the value of the firm if it was financed entirely with equity? What amount of the firm’s annual earnings is available to stockholders? 2 Exercise 2 Gibson‚ Inc.‚ expects perpetual earnings before interest and taxes
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Now that we have applied all the tools necessary for hypothesis testing‚ the final results can be discussed in detail. All variables with respect to their relation to the capital structure will be discussed separately. Not only the figures have been interpreted as per the mathematical rules‚ but they have also been analyzed according to the prevalent conditions in the cement industry during the period of analysis. Therefore‚ it is necessary to give the industry scenario
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increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments‚ in order to reduce taxes. Therefore‚ they will increase their debt ratios.
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this report we focus on Nike’s Inc. Cost of Capital and its financial importance for the company and future investors. The management of Nike Inc. addresses issues both on top-line growth and operating performance. The company’s cost of capital is a critical element in such decisions and it is important to estimate precisely the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). In our analysis‚ we examine why WACC is important in decision making and we show how WACC for Nike Inc. is calculated correctly. Also
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decisions‚ the optimization of capital structure has a great influence on the performance of the companies‚ for a reasonable capital structure can decrease the financing cost‚ take advantage of the financial leverage and play an important role in corporation governance. Given the importance of capital structure‚ this essay will firstly discuss the ways that capital structure affects corporation value‚ then it will introduce the influencing factors of capital structure and how to effectively manage
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Finance Association Market Timing and Capital Structure Author(s): Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Source: The Journal of Finance‚ Vol. 57‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 2002)‚ pp. 1-32 Published by: Wiley for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2697832 . Accessed: 08/09/2013 22:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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of the Capital Structure of InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) Company Student Numbers; 307473 307540 307576 308254 A dissertation in report form submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Financial Management II of the Higher Diploma in Events‚ Hotel and Tourism Management IMI International Hotel Management Institute‚ Switzerland October 2010 Abstract: This report is illustrated about the capital structure of Inter
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