[pic] School of Management Studies Finance Advanced Topics [BUS4083W] Corporate Finance Test 23 September 2010 Time Allocation: 120 minutes Total Mark Allocation: 90 marks Case Study: Anglo American On the 20th of February 2009‚ Anglo American announced that it would cut 11% of its work force and suspend its share buyback and dividend in the face of a poor economic outlook marked by "unprecedented" uncertainty. The miner said it was reducing its headcount by
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Corporate Finance – Chapter 2 – Long Quiz 1 1) Marvelous Entertainment Group‚ Inc. had net income of $32.7 million in 2005. The firm paid no dividends. If there were no further changes to the stockholders ’ equity accounts‚ then _____ by $32.7 million. [ ] common stock must have increased √ [ ] retained earnings must have increased [ ] total stockholders ’ equity must have decreased [ ] capital surplus must have decreased [ ] the market value of the firm ’s stock must have
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CORPORATE FINANCE 307 LITERATURE REVIEW Student Name / ID: Chay Yu Xi 15907811 Jacqueline Teo Hui Yun 15805054 Ting Heng Huat 14973837 Tutor: Leo Kee Chye Tutorial Day / Time: Monday / 2pm Table of Contents Abstract The Tech Bubble Introduction Lowering of Interest Rates Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securitization Mortgage Backed Securities Collateralized Debt Obligation Credit Default Swap Government Reaction and Policies Emergency TARP Repercussions
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA The Wharton School Finance 100 Fall 2012 A. Craig MacKinlay 3255 SH-DH CORPORATE FINANCE Course Web Page: http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/~acmack Course Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce techniques of financial analysis‚ with emphasis on topics in the area of corporate finance. The concepts developed in Finance 100 form the foundation for all elective finance courses. The main topics covered include (1) the time value of money and the net
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Question 1 (1 mark) The methods that a firm can use to evaluate a potential investment: 1) ‘Discounting’ Methods: Net Present Value (NPV): the present value of the future after-tax cash flow minus the investment outlay made initially. The decision rule for the NPV as follows: invest if NPV> 0‚ do not invest if NPV< 0 Internal Rate of Return (IRR): calculates the interest rate that equates the present value of the future after-tax cash flows equal that investment outlay;
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CASE STUDY ON CASH BUDGETING Party Favours Limited (PFL) distributes party supplies and novelties through a network of independent‚ dedicated sales people across Canada. PFL plans to expand its network of sales distribution network into western Canada and consequently forecasts sales to total $5.6 million and $5.8 million in calendar years 2011 and 2012 respectively. PFL has been in operation for over ten years‚ and therefore has a strong understanding of the seasonal sales cycle that party
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1. Calculate TRUST’s company after-tax WACC. The risk-free rate was 4.21%‚ the market risk premium was 6% and the company tax rate was 30%. The WACC should be rounded to four decimal places. After-tax WACC = rD (1-Tc) D/V + rE E/V rE = rf + βequity(rm – rf) rE = 0.0421 + 0.81(0.06) rE = 0.0907 E = number of outstanding shares x current share price E = 60 million x $3.43 E = $205.8 million D = $44 million bank loans + $1.2 million short-term hire purchase commitments D = $45.2 million
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FI-555 International Finance Mid-Term Exam Guide Below is an outline of what is included in your test. Class notes‚ exercises and discussion along with homework problems should be enough. Reading book chapters will provide additional info if you feel you need it. 1. Globalization and the Multinational Firm • What’s special about international finance o Foreign Exchange Risk ▪ The risk that foreign currency profits may evaporate in dollar terms due to unanticipated
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ECON 134A Corporate Finance[1] UC IRVINE‚ Winter 2012 Course Code: 62320 Time: TR 5:00 – 6:20 PM Place: HH178 Website: https://eee.uci.edu/12w/62320 |Instructor: George Sarraf | TAs: Gates Wess: wgates@uci.edu | |Email: gsarraf@uci.edu | Licata David: dlicata@uci.edu | |Office: SSPB 3297
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FIN303 Financial Management Spring 2013 This course provides a systematic treatment of the fundamentals of the theory and practice of Finance. The course will consist of lectures‚ case studies‚ and reviews of homework. It is designed to provide students with a broad‚ systematic view of finance in the corporate context. By the end of the class‚ successful students will be able to analyze firm performance‚ value financial assets‚ determine the cost of capital‚ evaluate capital structure and dividend
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