GROUP CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: WORKING COMPUTERS‚ INC.1 Jennifer Sobey‚ an analyst in the headquarters of Working Computers‚ has been asked to evaluate whether or not Working should sell a division of the firm which has been losing market share and requires a great deal of new investment to remain competitive. The ailing product is a personal data appliance‚ or PDA‚ that once led the market in features and innovation‚ only to fall prey to competition from numerous firms once it had
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Cash Budget Problem Answer the following questions using the information below: The following information pertains to Hepburn Company: Month Sales Purchases January $60‚000 $32‚000 February $80‚000 $40‚000 March $100‚000 $56‚000 ∙ Cash is collected from customers in the following manner: Month of sale 30% Month following the sale 70% ∙ 40% of purchases are paid for in cash in the month of purchase‚ and the balance is paid the following month. ∙ Labor costs are 20% of sales. Other
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Capital Cash Flows: A Simple Approach to Valuing Risky Cash Flows Richard S. Ruback* This paper presents the Capital Cash Flow (CCF) method for valuing risky cash flows. I show that the CCF method is equivalent to discounting Free Cash Flows (FCF) by the weighted average cost of capital. Because the interest tax shields are included in the cash flows‚ the CCF approach is easier to apply whenever debt is forecasted in levels instead of as a percent of total enterprise value. The CCF method retains
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Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Financial ratios are "just a convenient way to summarize large quantities of financial data and to compare firms’ performance" (Brealey & Myer & Marcus‚ 2003‚ p. 450). Financial ratios are very useful tools in order to determine the health of a company‚ help managers to make decision‚ and help to compare companies that belong to the same industry in order to know about their performance. Home Depot and Lowe’s are two home improvement chains in the United
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1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? Market value is the price at which an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting. Book value is the value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance. The big difference is the inability to record certain intangible assets for example: brand value‚ human capital… these assets would provide earnings growth in the future and as far as
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stock had an initial price of $92 per share‚ paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year‚ and had an ending share price of $104. Compute the percentage total return. The return of any asset is the increase in price‚ plus any dividends or cash flows‚ all divided by the initial price. The return of this stock is: R = [($104 – 92) + 1.45] / $92 R = 0.1462 or 14.62% Calculating Returns Rework the problem above‚ but this time assuming the ending share price is $81. Using the equation
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budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present value? d Will an investment have an adverse effect on the environment? 3 Which of the following is not considered when using the payback period to evaluate an investment? a The profitability of the investment over its entire life. b The annual net cash flow of the investment. c The cost of the investment
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INTRODUCTION In financial accounting‚ a cash flow statement‚ also known as statement of cash flows or funds flow statement‚ is a financial statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents‚ and breaks the analysis down to operating‚ investing‚ and financing activities. Essentially‚ the cash flow statement is concerned with the flow of cash in and cash out of the business. The statement captures both the current operating results and the accompanying
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Cash flow is the movement of money in and out of a business. It is of vital importance for a company continually monitoring and controling its cash flow. A shortage of cash may lead to insolvency while an excess of cash is wasteful because it is not a productive asset. Therefore‚ various sources of finance should be combined to help maintain a sound record of cash flow. However‚ ‘The problem is not just to find the money but to find it from the right sources at the right price and at the right time
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UNEVEN CASH FLOW Cash Flow Time Line Future Value(FV):The amount to which a cash flow or series of cash flows will grow over a given period of time when compounded at a given interest rate. Present Value(PV):The value today of a future cash flow or series of cash flows. Compounding : The process of going to future values (FVs) from present values (PVs) is called compounding. Present Value of Multiple Uneven Cash Flow Investment made do not yield constant periodic cash flow Most
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