NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS OF NEW FIRMS Alicia M. Robb David T. Robinson Working Paper 16272 http://www.nber.org/papers/w16272 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 August 2010 The authors are grateful to the Kauffman Foundation for generous financial support. Malcolm Baker‚ Thomas Hellmann‚ Antoinette Schoar‚ Ivo Welch‚ and seminar participants at the Kauffman/Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Entrepreneurial Finance
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Business 441: In-class Example 7 Optimal Capital Budget The following are some of the data related to Maness Mining Company (MMC): 1) Target capital structure: 40% debt‚ 10% preferred stock‚ and 50% equity. 2) Projected net income available to common stockholders for next year is $10 million‚ and the dividend payout ratio is 40%. Preferred stock consists of $10 million face value of 10% preferred. Depreciation for next year is expected to be$1 million. 3) The firm is a constant growth company
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A balance sheet‚ like a photo‚ provides a financial picture of a company on a given day and time. It categorizes all of a company’s resources as assets‚ all of its debts as liabilities‚ and all of the owner’s investments as equity. A company uses its assets‚ such as accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ and equipment‚ for manufacturing or purchasing products for sale or to provide a service. A company’s assets are financed by its liabilities (debt) and the owner’s equity (net worth). On a balance sheet
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COURSE 2 - The Balance Sheet The balance sheet (also called statement of financial position) reports the financial position of the business at a point in time. It does so by listing the categories and amounts of assets‚ liabilities and equity on a specific date‚ in a format that proves the fundamental accounting equation. ASSETS = EQUITY + LIABILITIES or ASSETS – LIABILITIES = EQUITY Formats of presentation Regardless of
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Selected Companies Pro Forma Apple has become very successful in the technology industry. The company has increased its net sales from 2006 to 2007‚ which proves they are making good capital budgeting decisions. A pro forma income statement and balance sheet showing the future planning and growth of a company. The pro forma income statement and balance sheet will explain a cash budget‚ underlying assumptions of calculations‚ calculations of different ratio analysis‚ and make recommendations to management
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Merck Consolidated Balance Sheet | | | | | | € million | ------------------------------------------------- Note | ------------------------------------------------- Dec. 31‚ 2012 | ------------------------------------------------- Dec. 31‚ 2011 | ------------------------------------------------- Jan. 1‚ 2011 | 1 | Previous year’s figures have been adjusted‚ see Note [5] | | Current assets | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------
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Problem 3 Accounting Chapter 21 Problem 3 A firm’s current balance sheet is as follows: Assets = $100 Debt = $10 Equity = $90 A. What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity‚ given the following information? Debt/Assets | After-tax Cost of Debt | Cost of Equity | Cost of Capital | 0% | 8% | 12% | 12.00% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 11.60% | 20% | 8% | 12% | 11.20% | 30% | 8% | 13% | 11.50% | 40% | 9% | 14% | 12.00% | 50%
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1. Q:Collect Balance Sheet of five different companies. Try to analyse it in your own words. Analysis can be in terms of change in profit‚ asset‚ liabilities. Etc ZYNGA [pic] The First comapny we’ll be looking at is Zynga. Let’s jump right into it. Across the board‚ the Total Current Assets is less than the previous year‚ more more than other earlier years. This could indicate that the company may have liquidized some of their assests within the year. Total Assests is greater than the
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Southeast University Capital structure‚ the mixture of a firm ’s debt and equity‚ is important because it costs company money to borrow. Capital structure also matters because of the different tax implications of debt vs. equity and the impact of corporate taxes on a firm ’s profitability. Firms must be prudent in their borrowing activities to avoid excessive risk and the possibility of financial distress or even bankruptcy. A firm ’s debt-to-equity ratio also impacts the firm ’s borrowing costs and
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EXERCISE 1. Nguyen Bich Fitness Club has provided the following information that relates to their financial year ended June 30‚ 2011 Account | Amount ($) | Nguyen Bich - Capital | 350‚000 | Bank Loan – due in October‚ 2012 | 5‚000 | Accounts Payable | 17‚250 | Accounts Receivable | 41‚560 | Cash | 18‚750 | Retained Profits | 76‚000 | Salaries payable | 6‚750 | Supplies | 1‚040 | Salaries Expense | 19‚100 | Buildings | 85‚000 | Prepaid Rent | 15‚600 | Motor Vehicles
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