none had tried to gain market share by cutting price. Therefore the competitive situation for valves was not so fierce that Wilkerson could maintain its gross margin. (2) Pumps Pump product line’s characteristic is high-volume and the manufacturing process for pumps was practically identical to that for valves. Due to the severe competitive situation for pumps‚ its market price has reduced continuously‚ so that Wilkerson had to match the low price to maintain its market share and sales volume
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Fundamentals of corporate finance (European edition) by David Hillier Quartile 4 IBA Chapter 1 - 14 Chapter 1 Introduction to corporate finance 1.1 Corporate finance and the financial manager Corporate finance must be considered with three basic types of question: 1. What long-term investments to make 2. Where will we get the money for those investments from 3. How will we manage everyday financial activities 1. What long-term investment to make: To process of planning and
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The scientific evidence which lead to the fluid mosaic model 19th Century: The earliest models were very simple‚ as they suggested that lipid soluble substances entered cells faster than water soluble substances; scientists in those days had also figured out that the layers of lipid were layers of fat. However‚ the downfall of the evidence provided was that scientists back in the day were not able to provide information‚ as to how a lipid layer could remain stable in contact with the water surrounding
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Stocks versus Bonds: Explaining the Equity Risk Premium Clifford S. Asness From the 19th century through the mid-20th century‚ the dividend yield (dividends/price) and earnings yield (earnings/price) on stocks generally exceeded the yield on long-term U.S. government bonds‚ usually by a substantial margin. Since the mid-20th century‚ however‚ the situation has radically changed. In addressing this situation‚ I argue that the difference between stock yields and bond yields is driven by the long-run
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IPO Facebook‚ a social networking site‚ has grown at an exponential rate that far surpasses market expectation‚ so much so that its growth rate is referred to as the “ Facebook phenomenal”. In 2004‚ Facebook had 1million monthly active users‚ and in comparison‚ it had reached 845million monthly active users in 2011. This phenomenal led to one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPO) the market had seen in recent years‚ with total capital raised to be valued at $16B‚ given the $38 per share
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Capital Market 1. Capital Market Capital markets are financial markets for the buying and selling of long-term debt- or equity-backed securities over one year is traded. Security includes- shares‚ debentures‚ bonds etc. A key division within the capital markets is between the primary markets and secondary markets. In primary markets‚ new stock or bond issues are sold to investors‚ often via a mechanism known as underwriting. The main entities seeking to raise
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Baidu CASE: A-197 DATE: 02/05/09 BAIDU.COM‚ INC.: VALUATION AT IPO Since its official launch in January 2000‚ Baidu.com‚ Inc. (Baidu) quickly grew to become the leading Internet search engine in China. After three rounds of private funding‚ Baidu registered to go public on the NASDAQ Stock Market (Ticker Symbol: BIDU) on August 5‚ 2005. (See Exhibits 1 and 2 for a listing of Baidu’s private funding sources and pre-IPO share allocations.) The initial public offering (IPO) turned out to be one of
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Both qualitative and quantitative research methods have their specific qualities which make them useful to a researcher‚ however in the course of this short essay I will explain why‚ for several reasons‚ qualitative research is better. As both methods operate within different assumptions‚ it is important to stem criticism for each method ’s respective theoretical base in order to adequately judge them. In the course of this essay I will highlight each method ’s theoretical assumptions and then I
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should take a course in business analysis and valuation using financial statements since he believes that financial analysis adds little value‚ given the efficiency of capital markets. Explain to Joy when financial analysis can add value‚ even if capital markets are efficient. 2. In 2005‚ Puma was a very profitable sportswear company. Puma did not produce most of the shoes‚ apparel and accessories that it sold. Instead the company entered into contracts with independent manufacturers‚ primarily
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XYZ Company Limited Date Valuation Report: DUMMY Executive Summary INDUSTRY: XX XYZ Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “XYZ” or “the company”) is a XX manufacturing company and markets its products under the brand name XX in the XX region of India. Business valuation summary of XYZ Multiple used EV/tonne method Equity value Rs mn Value per share (Rs) Rs 5‚809 per tonne EV/EBITDA method 4.5x Discounted Cash Flow method NA Book value (FY10) NA Equity
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