Case 5: Financing PPL Corp.’s Growth Strategy Study Questions 1. Evaluate PPL’s growth strategy and financing policies. Why is it important for PPL to seek out alternative financing strategies instead of using its own corporate balance sheet? In the early 1990’s‚ the anticipation of deregulation in the electricity marketplace led PPL to change its business strategy. It was essential for them to enter the market as soon as possible or they may have faced barriers to entry. In 1994‚ PPL established
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“Health care financing is an overriding issue; others include overcoming disparities in access to care‚ improving health literacy‚ meeting the needs of a burgeoning population of older Americans and of the increasing numbers of people living with chronic conditions‚ improving patient safety‚ overcoming workforce shortages‚ and ensuring the appropriate use of technology”(Johnson et al.‚ 2008). In order to achieve the best outcomes‚ patients and families need to be involved in their health care decision
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Debt Factoring Debt Factoring definition Debt factoring is a form of commercial finance which allows a business to sell its debtors (accounts receivable) to a third party‚ known as a ‘factor’ in return for an immediate cash advance‚ often between 70-85% of the invoice amount. On payment by the original debtor to the factor of the full amount‚ the factor will pay over the rest of the amount less a 2-3% fee. Why use Debt Factoring as a form of financing? Debt factoring can be a very effective way
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powerfully motivate employees to work and share knowledge and adopt a play-safe strategy in internationalization. As for the number two player—Carrefour‚ they provide customers with one-stop shopping‚ lowest price‚ fresh products‚ self-served shopping in a hypermarket with free parking lots. In contrast to Wal-Mart’s internationalization strategy‚ Carrefour expands to foreign markets faster and more flexible than their counterpart. Wal-Mart founded by Sam Walton adopted circumventing strategy
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small scale enterprises in Ghana. Credit constraints pertaining to working capital and raw materials were cited by respondents in a survey conducted by Parker. ( Parker et al‚ 1995). Aryeetey et al (1994) reported that 38% of the SMEs surveyed mention credit as a constraint. In the case of Malawi‚ it accounted for 17.5% of the total sample (Daniels & Ngwira‚ 1993:30-31). This stems from the fact that SMEs have limited access to 1 capital markets‚ locally and internationally‚ in part because of
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BACKGROUND JetBlue envision to create high quality airline at low-fares‚ to accomplish this JetBlue is developing high technology (Paperless) to meet efficiency but also focused on service improvisation. Profile • Founder • Focus Area : David Neeleman : New York‚ Florida & California • Operations : February 11‚ 2000 • First Flight : Between New York’s JFK &Fort Lauderdale • Initial Capital : $130 million Mission Core Values Safety Caring Integrity Fun Passion
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Fiscal Policy: Fact sheet The Fiscal policy report to David Lewis‚ Tesco’s CEO. Definition The fiscal policy is when the government changes its spending level and tax rates to monitor and influence their economy. The government will need to increase tax revenues to fund expenditure by increasing taxation by adjusting the income tax level. Role of Fiscal policy The role of the fiscal policy is to monitor the economy and shows the effects of adjusting income tax. The fiscal policy also can redistribute
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excellent opportunity for the sponsors and potential lenders‚ the deal structure must effectively mitigate risks associated to whether the project is financed through Project Financing or Debt Financing. Project Financing Benefits - PDVSA can get into a joint venture with a private firm Higher flexibility from preserved debt capacity More foreign investments from larger private markets Reduced corporate taxes‚ tax rate reductions and tax holidays in project finance deals Payment of 34% income tax
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Debt Ratio Debt Ratio • defined as the ratio of total debt to total assets‚ expressed in percentage‚ and can be interpreted as the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. • Measures the proportion of total assets financed by the firm’s creditors. The higher this ratio‚ the greater amount of other people’s money being used to generate profits. Formula: • The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by total assets. Debt Ratio = Total Debt Total Assets Examples •
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deteriorating liquidity position and markedly higher projected debt ratio. By the end of 2006‚ the liquidity position was below the prescribed level and the projected level for 2007 was unacceptable. The debt ratio is also not good but since the ratio was let to climb to the level shown in 2007 at the last director’s meeting‚ it was anticipated. However‚ the directors tentatively agree‚ to consider a cut in the dividend until the debt ratio can be reduced to approximately the level of the industry
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