DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION A TERM PAPER ON – IMPACT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE ON COST OF CAPITAL AND VALUATION OF FIRM: A STUDY OF CEMENT INDUSTRY NAME- DIPANNITA GHOSH DEPT- MBA ROLL- 11 INTRODUCTION In corporate finance‚ financing decisions has greater importance because the optimal capital structure can be created trough proper mix of finance. Corporate managers generally prefer borrowings over other means of financing. Management of a company has to be very careful while
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provide overall financial statement overview of The Boeing Company using the knowledge obtained during the Financial Management course. The main question of the study is how financially well the company is at the moment and what investment expectation it generates on the market nowdays. The Boeing Company background The company was originally founded by William Boeing on July 15‚ 1916‚ as "The Pacific Aero Products Company". Two years later it was renamed into “The Boeing Company”‚ on May 9
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Financial Performance UA illustrated strong fiscal performance in the financial year (FY) 2014 by posting a 32.3% increase in revenue compared to a lesser amount the previous FY 2013. According to ****‚ revenue from American sales accounted for a majority of UA’s net earnings at 90.7% of total income. The increase in earnings can be attributed to heightened customer interest and demand for high quality performance products and strong brand recognition. Despite revenue from foreign branches accounting
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Downsizing: The Financial and Human Implications This essay examines the effects of downsizing with regard to the human and financial implications. Since the mid to late 1980s‚ downsizing has “transformed the corporate landscape and changed the lives of hundreds of millions of individuals around the world” (Gandolfi‚ 2008‚ p.3). For the purposes of this essay‚ downsizing is defined as the planned elimination of jobs‚ involving redundancies‚ and is designed to improve financial performance (Macky‚ 2004)
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Global Human Capital Management Trends Change is never easy. Casino X has been working with the same mindset for many years. In the past this was a profitable company but with the globalization of culture and the marketplace‚ due in part to the technology growth and the internet‚ they cannot successfully work with an outdated human resource system. The casinos have had a transactional style of leadership; believing that the primary purpose of a subordinate is to do their jobs‚ create clear work
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HUMAN CAPITAL AND IT’S ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 1. Introduction: The modern economists are of the view that natural resources i...e forest minerals‚ climate‚ water power etc. play in important role in the economic development of an country. A country which has abundant natural resources is in position to development more rapidly than a country which is deficient in such resources. They here how ere emphasize that the presence of abundant resources is not a sufficient condition of economic
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Theme: “Evolution of Human Resource to Human Capital: A Strategic Shift” The difference between "Human Resources" and "Human Capital" could be made on the basis of the simplest explanation from dictionary. "Resources" have been defined as "The total means available for economic and political development‚ such as mineral wealth‚ labour force and armaments. An available supply that can be drawn on when needed." "Capital" is defined as "Any form of wealth employed or capable of being employed
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SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY NIKE‚ INC. FY10/11 Note: The information in this report and NIKE‚ Inc.’s corporate responsibility/sustainability reporting and website‚ inclusive of charts‚ graphs and discussion‚ and all other information presented‚ may contain forward-looking statements‚ estimates or projections based on expectations as of the original date of those materials. Those statements‚ estimates and projections are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
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How is e-Business helping companies to compete? The internet is an extremely important new tool in business; it has received great interest from companies in all industries (Dien 2003)‚ it is up to individual firms to decide how the internet should be used alongside traditional methods of operation to maximise strategic advantage (Porter 2001; Chaffey 2009). E-business is the use of the internet to empower the business process‚ changing relationships with customers‚ suppliers and other stakeholders
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Edwin Banarjee Class : Investment Internet Research The 2GO name embodies a proud legacy of leadership and service built on 148 years of shipping and logistics experience. They pioneered many innovations in the industry‚ including the merging of the heritage Negros Navigation and ATS under the 2GO brand. The group maintains the largest and widest logistics infrastructure across the Philippines with seamless links to over 150 countries. Over 400‚000 TEU capacity (50% market share of domestic
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