International Research Journal of Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 15 (2008) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2008 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Predicting Corporate Failure of Malaysias Listed Companies: Comparing Multiple Discriminant Analysis‚ Logistic Regression and the Hazard Model Nur Adiana Hiau Abdullah Universiti Utara Malaysia‚ Associate Professor Faculty of Finance and Banking‚ Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok 06010‚ Kedah‚ MALAYSIA E-mail: diana897@uum.edu.my Tel:
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distribution along with economies of scale‚ all make it difficult for new firms to enter the industry. Capital investment restricts entry to the industry as a large investment in marketing is needed to attract customers and to increase brand recognition. In additional suppliers and distributors have exclusive contractual agreement with manufacturers‚ thus creating a strain for new firms to build their supply chain. However there is an increase threat from internet based companies. Bargaining Power of
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BUSI K4003 Corporate Finance Syllabus Summer 2012‚ (Summer Q) Instructor: Brendan Mallee bm2115@columbia.edu Class Time/Location: July 2nd – August 8th MW 6:10-9:30pm / Hamilton Hall 516 Course Description: This course examines important issues in corporate finance from the perspective of financial managers who are responsible for making significant investment and financing decisions. The course is designed to develop critical corporate finance skills including: financial statement
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Assignment # 4 06/16/13 Stateline Shipping & Transport Company Question #1 – Transportation Model Plant Waste Disposal | A. White Water | B. Los Canos | C. Duras | Supply | 1. Kingsport | 12 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 2. Danville | 14 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 3. Macon | 13 | 20 | 11 | 42 | 4. Selma | 17 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 5. Columbus | 7 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 6. Allentown | 22 | 16 | 18 | 38 | Demand | 65 | 80 | 105 | | Xij = Shipping from plant to disposal site.
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1) We do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation because she mistakenly used historical data to estimate the future cost of debt. Joanna calculated the cost of debt by taking the interest expense for 2001 and dividing it by the average debt balance. The cost of debt for Nike is the effective rate that it pays on its current debt‚ meaning the yield to maturity of bonds should be used to make an estimate instead of the average debt balance. Through the use of past data‚ the average balance
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Palm Economy Strategic management of technology BY David Ortiz IEN572 02/17/14 University of miami Palm has a significant advantage when it comes to effectively competing with its rivals. This is mainly because of its ability to effectively use technology. When the Windows CE operating system began to rival Palm with color and multimedia applications‚ Palm was able to respond with a version of the Palm OS that has color screens. It is understandable that the features
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Drybulk Shipping – Strategic Analysis By Hilmi Armoush HA519 Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Macroeconomic Drivers 3 PESTEL Analysis 3 Key Drivers 4 Critical Uncertainties 4 Future Scenarios 6 Sailing in the Dark 6 Imbalance Seas 6 The Greener Wins 7 Sea Marathon 8 Competitive Analyses – Drybulk Shipping 8 Market Outlook 8 Porter Five Forces Model 9 Entry Barriers 9 Threat of Substitutes 10 Bargaining Power of Buyers 10 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 10 Rivalry between
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SAMPLE CHAPTER TEST Name: ______________________________ Date:_______________________________ Part A: Multiple Choice Choose the best response to each of the following questions: 1. Jean and her best friend‚ Verna‚ want to buy 3 DVDs that are regularly priced at $20.00 each. Today‚ three stores‚ A‚ B‚ and C‚ have the DVDs on sale. At which store will the friends spend the least amount of money if they buy 3 DVDs? DVD SALES | Store | Sale offer | A | Buy 1 and get 2 for
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Chapter 8. Mini-Case Assume that you have just been hired as a financial analyst by Triple Play Inc.‚ a mid-sized California company that specializes in creating high-fashion clothing. Because no one at Triple Play is familiar with the basics of financial options‚ you have been asked to prepare a brief report that firm’s executives can use to gain a cursory understanding of the topic. To begin‚ you gathered some outside materials on the subject and used these materials to draft a list of pertinent
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Ltd. This being the case‚ it is necessary to examine the exact relationship between Capital Pty Ltd and Eastfield Ltd and determine the likelihood of the courts lifting the corporate veil. Separate Entity Salomon v Salomon & Co established the key principle that an “incorporated company is a separate legal entity from its founder‚ shareholders and directors”. To further this point‚ the Albazero case provided authority within a group of companies‚ whereby each company is a separate legal
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