AFC 3230 – Financial Analysis and Valuation Lecture 1 – Introduction (6 marks – Theory) Investment Styles: Intuitive Investing * Investor who relies on intuition and hunches – there is no analysis involved Problems: * Self-deception‚ ignores ability to check intuition Passive Investing * Investor who accepts the market price as value – there is no analysis involved – this is the “efficient market approach” Problems: * It is risky that you may be paying too much for
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Alliston Instruments-Case Study Executive Summary In 2011 two Asian firms entered the Canadian market in 2011. An Asian competitor made a major sales push by slashing prices in late 2011‚ cutting dramatically into Alliston’s sales in 2012. This move caused Alliston to lay-off 50 employees their largest layoff in company history. Alliston introduces new products to its line to counter the Asian firm but employees had no interest in working on the new products and preferred the old products to work
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Case study—JetBlue airways IPO valuation Introduction: As a leader of airways industries‚ JetBlue is successful because of professional services and a good management team. In 2002‚ JetBlue became a public company. Despite the fact that US airline industry had witness 87 new airline failures over the previous 20 years‚ Jetblue overcame difficulties and expressed confidence in the bright future. Before going public Before going public in 2002‚ JetBlue has outstanding advantage in the whole
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS - EQUITY: Problem 1: The equity section of ABC Company’s balance sheet as of January 1‚ 2014 is presented below: Common Stock($0.5 par)$ 100‚000 Additional Paid-In Capital$ 2‚000‚000 Treasury Stock($ 500‚000) Retained Earnings$ 1‚000‚000 Total Equity$ 2‚600‚000 Note that all paid-in capital accounts are tracked in the single “Additional Paid-In Capital” account listed on the balance sheet. ABC Company recorded net income of $120‚000 in 2014. It neither declared nor paid
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The case analysis of Equity Funding Introduction The collapse of Equity Funding had a far-reaching influence on business practices and institutions. Although it happened over 30 years ago‚ the lessons from Equity Funding are still meaningful and constructive nowadays. Auditors of Equity Funding failed to collect sufficient evidence‚ check internal control and substantiate computer system. The audit premise----- understanding internal control system AUS 402.41 requires the auditor to obtain
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Negotiable Instruments Law (Act No. 2031) Chapter I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Negotiable Instrument Written contract for the payment of money‚ by its form intended as substitute for money and intended to pass from hand to hand to give the HDC the right to hold the same and collect the sum due. Instruments are negotiable when they conform to all the requirements prescribed by the NIL (Act 2031‚ 03 February 1911). Although considered as medium for payment of obligations‚ negotiable instruments are not legal
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performing‚ one of those tools is the debt ratio calculation. The debt ratio shows the proportion of assets financed with debt‚ liabilities. It is calculated by the companies total liabilities divided by its total assets and is used as a percentage. Total assets and total debts can be found on the balance sheet. “It can be used to evaluate a business’s ability to pay its debt” (Nobles p. 89). The debt ratio can be used to evaluate a business’s ability to pay it’s debts. An investor will want to know
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corporate finance‚ understanding the mechanism of company valuation is very important not only because of valuation of mergers and acquisitions‚ in choosing investment for a portfolio‚ in deciding on the appropriate price to pay or receive in takeover‚ but also in restructuring the corporation. The process of determining the present value of a company is called valuations. There are different methods and techniques which can be used for valuation. These are: 1) Dividend Discount Model 2) Discounting
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Factors that Lead to a Valuation of a Company’s Worth Compared to that of the Financial Statements Marketplace and economic conditions can take affect the success of many businesses‚ sometimes directly impacting their profits‚ assets‚ and market share. These same factors can also drive changes in the value of the a business. They can also become useful tools when communicating company performance to investors and stakeholders. It is also very important to understand the current value of the company. This
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Company. As a segment‚ it is committed to being the leader in commercial aviation through its vast amount of airplanes offered and services that help to deliver superior design‚ efficiency‚ and value to customers all over the globe. II. Competitive structure in equilibrium (your segment within its value system) A. Buyers 1. Identify your buyers. Orders through November 20‚ 2012 737 747 767 777 787 Total 2012 Net Orders 1031 5 19 17 -16 1056 Aeromexico 60 60 Air Astana 4
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