CHAPTER 13: CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND LEVERAGE 1. A firm’s business risk is largely determined by the financial characteristics of its industry‚ especially by the amount of debt the average firm in the industry uses. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. Financial risk refers to the extra risk borne by stockholders as a result of a firm’s use of debt as compared with their risk if the firm had used no debt. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 3. A firm’s capital structure does not affect its free cash
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study of Working Capital Management cannot be over emphasised. It is a very important element in corporate financing and very crucial to company survival. Companies usually require an optimal level of working capital to meet daily obligations‚ continue production and make profit. However‚ some managers fall short and the companies liquidate. According to Harris (2005) “Working capital management is a simple and straight forward Concept of ensuring the ability of the firm to fund the difference between
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Corporate Finance Capital Budgeting Course Outline CAPITAL BUDGETING Course outline Key Principles in Capital Budgeting: Criteria for Investment Projects Net Pesent Value Internal Rate of Return Payback Profitability Index Finding Cash Flows Maria Ruiz 1 Financial Management Financial management is largely concerned with financing‚ dividend and investment decisions of the firm with some overall goal in mind. Corporate finance theory has developed around the goal of shareholder
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Nike Inc. – Cost of Capital & Stock Valuation Steven Seagal George Clooney Brad Pitt Background Nike Inc’s share price has declined considerably over the past few years and Kimi Ford‚ fund manager of NorthPoint Lager-Cap Fund‚ was considering investing in the stock. Nike was looking to revitalize itself by addressing both top-line growth and operating performance. The goal was to improve revenues that had plateaued‚ and increase profits that had decreased over the years. One
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS THE CASE OF THE KENYAN BANKING INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity which a firm uses to finance its operations. Many theories have been formulated with regard to whether there exists an optimal capital structure mix and the role the various determinants of capital structure play in deciding the mix. The Modern theory of capital structure began with Modigliani and Miller in 1958 (Harris
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Q1: How was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Cost of Capital The case is about how Janet Mortensen‚ senior vice president of project finance for Midland Energy Resources‚ prepare her annual cost of capital estimates for midland and each of its three divisions for her company. Midland was a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing(R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. Estimates of cost of capital prepared by Mortensen were used in many analyses within
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09/05/2014 A - Capital budgeting is an analysis of potential additions to fixed assets‚ it is part of the long term decisions taken by the top management and involve large expenditures. The capital budgeting is very important to firm’s future. The difference between capital budgeting and individual’s investment decisions are in the estimation of cash flows‚ risk‚ and determination of the appropriate
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SOLVENCY AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE Debt to total assets ratio Debts to total assets | 2011 | 2010 | Walt Disney Co. October* | 0.48 | 0.46 | Time Warner Inc. December* | 0.56 | 0.51 | Industry Average | 0.36 | 0.33 | The Debt to Total ratio measures the amount of debt a business has in proportion to assets and is also an indicator of financial leverage and shows the percentage of total assets that were financed by creditors‚ liabilities‚ debt. The debt to total assets ratio
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MODULE 9 CAPITAL BUDGETING THEORIES: Basic Concepts Decision Making Process 2. The first step in the decision-making process is to A. determine and evaluate possible courses of action. B. identify the problem and assign responsibility. C. make a decision. D. review results of the decision. Strategic planning 39. Strategic planning is the process of deciding on an organization’ A. minor programs and the approximate resources to be devoted to them B. major programs
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