SAINT AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA [pic] TOPIC: FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTORS ON LONGTERM INVESTMENTS CASE STUDY: NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND‚ HEAD OFFICE‚ DAR ES SALAAM RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED TO FACULT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF AN AWARD OF BACHELOR DEGREE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RWEGOSHORA‚ JUSTUS .K 2008/2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS COPYRIGHT…………………………………………………………………………..(i) DECLARATION………………………………………………………………………(ii)
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Financial Statement Analysis for Investors Michael Price MBA640: Accounting for Decision Making Dr. Ulinski December 11‚ 2012 Table of Contents: Section I: Introduction (Page 3) Section II: Literature Review (Page 4) Section III: Methodology and Data Collection (Page 5) Section IV: Results (Page 6) a. Income Statement Analysis (Page 7) b. Balance Sheet Analysis (Page 11) c. Statement of Cash flow Analysis (Page 14) Section V: Conclusion (Page 16) a. Recommendation
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Are the Dis~inc~ians be~:ween Debt and ;Equity Disappearing? An Overview Richard W. Kopcke and Eric S. Rosengren* During the 1980s‚ the proportion of business assets financed by debt exceeded that of any other period since World War II. Although much of this leverage accommodated new investment‚ during the last half of the decade corporations also replaced more than one-sixth of their outstanding stock with debt securities. Because of this surge in leverage‚ many analysts and policymakers are
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| Table of Contents Cost of Capital 2 Value of Equity 2 Cost of Equity 2 CAPM Model 2 Dividend Growth Model 3 Value of Debt 3 Cost of Debt 4 WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) 4 Comparison to Joanna Cohen’s Analysis 4 Financial Statement Analysis 5 Nike Inc. 5 Financial Ratios 6 Leverage Ratios 6 Efficiency Ratios 6 Liquidity Ratios 7 Profitability Ratios 7 Valuation Ratios 7 Conclusion 8 Appendix A – Ratio Calculation 9 Leverage Ratios 9 Efficiency Ratios 9 Liquidity Ratios
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Chapter 1 the equity method of accounting for investments Chapter Outline I. Three methods are principally used to account for an investment in equity securities. A. Fair-value method: applied by an investor when only a small percentage of a company’s voting stock is held. 1. Income is recognized when dividends are declared. 2. Portfolios are reported at market value. If market values are unavailable‚ investment is reported at cost. B. Consolidation: when
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The debt ratio is defined as the ratio of total long-term and short-term debt to total assets‚ stated as a decimal or percentage. It can be understood as the part of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. The debt ratio started out low but has since 2015 increase to 0.90. A high debt ratio implies a low proportionate equity base. Debt to Equity Ratio The debt to equity ratio is a financial‚ liquidity ratio that compares a company’s total debt to total equity. The debt to equity ratio shows
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Risk Analysis in Investment Appraisal by Savvakis C. Savvides Published in “Project Appraisal”‚ Volume 9 Number 1‚ pages 3-18‚ March 1994 © Beech Tree Publishing 1994 Reprinted with permission ABSTRACT* This paper was prepared for the purpose of presenting the methodology and uses of the Monte Carlo simulation technique as applied in the evaluation of investment projects to analyse and assess risk. The first part of the paper highlights the importance of risk analysis in investment
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Debt Versus Equity Financing ACC/400 May 14‚ 2012 Debt versus Equity Financing Debt versus equity financing is a critical element in the process of managing a business and also the most challenging decision facing managers who require capital to fund their business operations (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2005). Debt and equity are the two main sources of capital available to businesses‚ and each offers both advantages and disadvantages. This paper will compare and contrast lease
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Question 1: How do the concepts of behavioral finance create opportunities for HelloWallet? The current financial advising sites such as HelloWallet as well as its competitors‚ such as Mint.com and Yodlee‚ provide budget and virtual financial advising service based purely on user bank transactions and spending category. The HelloWallet system allows the user to create and track customized budget plan. What is more important is that the system can automatically provide financial advice and saving
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Microsoft to have an equity cost of capital that is higher than 10%? No‚ Microsoft is diversifiable and it will not be affected by the changes in the market. We do not expect Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be higher than 10%. Each stock carries its own weight. B. What would have to be true for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be equal to 10%? In order for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be 10% its beta will have to be 1. 4. Suppose all possible investment opportunities in
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