FINANCE 2 ASSINGMENT 2011-2012 Nikesh Hindocha (10044607) Part A. Introduction As part of my assignment‚ I have been asked to discuss the following statement “Mergers and acquisitions can be value destroyers or value creators”. A merger can be defined as when two equal businesses in terms of profit margin and status‚ combine in order to become one legal entity. Initially‚ the fundamental reason for this merge is to produce a company that is worth more than the sum of its parts
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line from the bottom) for 2009-2010‚ 2010–2011‚ and 2011–2012. 2. Also in Exhibit 1‚ compute net income/net revenue (sales) for each of the four years. Begin with 2009. 3. What is the major reason for the change in the answer for Question 2 between 2011 and 2012? To answer this question for each of the two years‚ take the ratio of the major income statement accounts to net revenues (sales). Cost of sales Research and development Selling‚ general and administrative expense Provision for income
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AND CONCEPT OF INVESTMENT Investment is a term for several closely related meanings in finance and economics. Investment according to Theoretical Economics Investment means the production of capital goods - goods which are not consumed but instead used in future production. Examples include • Building • A rail road • A Factory clearing land • Putting oneself through college Investment according to Finance Term Investment means buying of Assets. For Examples • Buying stocks and bonds • Investing
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References: Investopedia. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/ipoadvantagedisadvantage.asp Reference for Business. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/For-Gol/Going-Public.html#b Lacoma‚ T. (2013). Pros and Cons of Acquiring Another Organization. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved
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-- Two weeks. Two gut-wrenching‚ frustrating‚ mysterious weeks. That’s how long it’s been since 227 passengers and 12 crew members boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370‚ destined for Beijing. A routine trip‚ it seemed‚ to catch up relatives in time for the weekend‚ start on a work assignment or just get away. Where they got to‚ still unknown. An exhaustive search -- covering a mind-boggling 2.97 million square miles‚ which is nearly the size of the continental United States -- has yielded some clues
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http://www.kln.ac.lk/uokr/ICBI2010/30.pdf accessed on 2nd March‚2012. Mohammed Hussain and Shirley‚ Leo‚(2008). Customer perception on service quality in retail banking in Middle East: the case of Qatar. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management‚ 2 (4)‚ pp.338 - 350 Naana‚ Adams Abigai and Odartey‚ Lamptey Adnan‚(2009). Customer Perceived value in Internet banking in Ghana‚ Master thesis‚ Continuation courses‚ Luela University of Technology. Redelinghuis‚ A. & Rensleigh‚ C
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A financial analyst is responsible for maintaining and controlling the firm’s daily cash balances. Frequently manages the firm’s short‑term investments and coordinates short‑term borrowing and banking relationships. FALSE 2. Finance is concerned with the process institutions‚ markets‚ and instruments involved in the transfer of money among and between individuals‚ businesses and government. TRUE 3. Financial services are concerned with the duties of the financial manager
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high rev‚ low cost Worst case scenario: OCF= [(Q- x P-) – (Q- x V+) – FC+ – DEP] (1 - TAX RATE) +DEP high cost‚ low rev Plug OCF as payment and solve for (PV) PV – FC = best case TI-83 2nd finance‚ calc NVP‚ (% return on proj (given)‚ - CF0 (cost given)‚ { (OCF) best‚ worst case answer‚ repeat best case answer for how many years } ) Total cost: TC = VC +FC or FC + (Q)(V) Avg cost = (total cost / # of units) # of units (FC / V + Q) Break-even point = (FC + DEP) / (P– V) Total production cost:
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UVA-F-1489 Version 2.0 GAINESBORO MACHINE TOOLS CORPORATION In mid-September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ chief financial officer (CFO) of Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation‚ paced the floor of her Minnesota office. She needed to submit a recommendation to Gainesboro’s board of directors regarding the company’s dividend policy‚ which had been the subject of an ongoing debate among the firm’s senior managers. Compounding her problem was the uncertainty surrounding the recent impact of Hurricane
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The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol. V No. 1 Dec. …… A Study on Customer Perception Towards Internet2008 A Study on Customer Perception Towards Internet Banking: Identifying Major Contributing Factors Divya Singhal and V. Padhmanabhan Internet banking is becoming is increasingly becoming popular because of convenience and flexibility. The present paper explores the major factors responsible for internet banking based on respondents’ perception on various internet applications
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