Banking‚ University of Chittagong. Email: anupam@cu.ac.bd. * E-mail of the corresponding author: hasan14882@yahoo.com mail Abstract Financial plan is one of the vital decisions of a firm because a financial plan affects the market value‚ cost of capital and shareholders return of a firm. The Proportion of Debt to Equity in the financial plan of a firm is called leverage. Since optimal debt ratio influences a firm’s market value and shareholder’s return‚ different firms use different debt different
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Recommendations on Capital Markets Governance & Investor Protection 1 Recommendations 1. CAPITAL MARKETS – CHALLENGES‚ OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION During the discussion on Capital Markets – Challenges‚ Opportunities for Innovation‚ the experts suggested as under: Expand the retail investor base - For a developed Capital market‚ there is need to expand the participation of retail investor and also enhance the investor morale and domestic allocation. Following are the suggested
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Petroleum Note that p.2 of the case incorrectly states that the firm’s debt policy is that debt should comprise 50% of its total capital structure‚ defined as “long-term debt plus book equity.” The correct text should state “long-term debt plus market equity.” Answer the following questions: a. Does Pioneer estimate its overall corporate weighted-average cost of capital correctly? I think they´re WACC is correctly estimated. They use 50% debt and 50% equity‚ which I think is very risky. I would prefer
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Research Foundation. Mobley‚ M. E and H. Kuniansky. 1992. “Chief Financial Officers’ Views of Academics Versus Practitioners in the Field of Finance.” Financial Practice and Education‚ (Spring/Summer): 67-71. Pruitt‚ S. W. and L. J. Gitman. 1987. “Capital Budgeting Forecast Biases: Evidence from the Fortune 500.” Financial Managemat‚ (Spring): 46-51. Ramirez‚ G. G.‚ D.A. Waldman and D. J. Lasser. 1991. “Research Needs in Corporate Finance: Perspectives From Financial Managers.” Financial Management
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS: THE BASICS Problems 1: The Star Wood company is currently in the following situation: (1) EBIT = $ 4.7 Million; (2) Tax Rate‚ T = 40%; (3) Value of Debt‚ D = $2 Million; (4) rd (Cost of Debt) = 10%; (5) rs (Cost of Equity) = 15%; (6) Shares of stock outstanding = 600‚000 & Stock price‚ Po = $30. The firm’s market value is stable‚ and it expects no growth‚ so all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What is the total
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893 VALUATION Relative Valuation – Based on Multiples Bharti Airtel and Zain Africa recently announced signing of the definitive merger agreement‚ wherein Bharti will acquire African operations of Zain Group. The deal was valued at an enterprise value of USD 10.7 billion or on an 8.2x EBITDA Multiple. Goldman Sachs has invested USD 450 million in online social networking portal Facebook‚ which is valued as the number one social networking network at USD 50 billion. At an enterprise value
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An Implication of the Modigliani-Miller Capital Structuring Theorems on the Relation between Equity and Debt1 Ruben D. Cohen 2‚3 Abstract We illustrate here the effects of the Modigliani-Miller theorems on capital structuring‚ emphasising especially on the relationship between equity and debt. This is carried out numerically via a simplified financial statement‚ which takes us through the methodology that leads to the ROE‚ WACC and firm’s value‚ all plotted against leverage. Introduction The
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FORMAT FOR PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY Acknowledgement List of Tables List of Figures Appendices Chapter Summary of Project Name of the Project Briefly explain the reason for such choice name Location Pinpoint the location of the head office and the plant site (if applicable) and give the main reasons for choosing them. (note: the project must choose a location where maximum efficiency can be attained at the lowest possible cost. (Note: The factors which affect the choice of location
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Executive Summary A key factor in determining a project’s viability is its cost of capital [WACC]. The estimation of Boeing’s WACC must be consistent with the overall valuation approach and the definition of cash flows to be discounted. Note that this process is a forward looking focus and is laden with uncertainty. It is how the assumptions are modeled that many costly mistakes can be made. While finding a rate of return for an individual project‚ it is important to remember that WACC
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Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Overview of Harvey Norman Holding Limited 4 1.2 Major Competitor 5 1.2.1 JB Hi-Fi 5 1.2.2 Woolworth 5 2. Capital Structures 6 2.1 Types of Funding 6 2.2 Recent Trends of Leverage 7 2.3 Comparison of capital structure with similar companies 9 2.4 Capital expenditures and its financing 10 2.5 Important factors influencing the use of debt financing 10 2.5.1 Tax Advantage 10 2.5.2 Corporate Tax Rate 11
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