Ratio calculations ROTA (Return on total assets): ROTA = (PBIT * 100) / (Total assets - intangible assets) 2008 = (-7‚415 * 100) / (149‚918 – (36‚352 + 1‚571) = - 6.62% 2009 = (-12‚042 *100) / (134‚179-(34‚598-988)) = - 12.21% Profit Margin: Gross margin = (PBIT * 100) / Sales 2008 = (-7‚415 * 100) / 294‚414 = - 2.52% 2009 = (-12‚042 *100) / 267‚551 = - 4.50% Return on capital employed (ROCE): = PBIT / (Total assets-current liabilities) =2008 = (-7‚415
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[pic] ADM 3350 M Winter 2010 CORPORATE FINANCE ANSWER KEY MIDTERM EXAMINATION – February 10th‚ 2010 Professor: Kaouthar LAJILI‚ PhD.‚ CGA Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes | | | | |INSTRUCTIONS | | |
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Introduction To Corporate Finance: A division or department that oversees the financial activities of a company. Corporate finance is primarily concerned with maximizing shareholder value through long-term and short-term financial planning and the implementation of various strategies. Everything from capital investment decisions to investment banking falls under the domain of corporate finance. Corporate finance is the funding provided to support the operations of the venture itself‚ as distinct
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of a firm’s owners and its managers” (Megginson & Smart‚ 2009). It then defines agency costs as dollar costs that arise because of this conflict. In the corporate structure‚ stockholders are the owners of the firm‚ and they elect a board of directors to oversee the firm and help protect their investment. The board then hires the right corporate managers to run the firm with the goal of maximizing the wealth of the shareholders. In a vacuum‚ this is a perfect framework by which to run a corporation;
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THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE CHAPTER 1: The time value of money We are going to link the present and the future by using the notion of interest rate that could be called discount rate‚ required rate of return or cost of capital. Finance is all about cash flows but more precisely about the exact date of the realization of the cash flow. I) PRESENT VALUE Example 1: What is the value today of $110 to be received in one year? - suppose the interest rate ‚ r =10%
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The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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Aswath Damodaran 2 THE OBJECTIVE IN CORPORATE FINANCE “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does’nt maCer how you get there” First Principles 3 Aswath Damodaran 3 The Classical Viewpoint 4 ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Van Horne: "In this book‚ we assume that the objecKve of the firm
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11.1 Outline the advantages for a car hire firm of the introduction of credit cards into Australia. Firstly‚ for the car-rental companies‚ customers drive away merchandise. And credit card is an indicator of good financial standing with external parties‚ furthermore‚ it provides efficient and secure transaction. Secondly‚ using credit cards will benefit both companies and individuals. For the car-rental companies‚ extra incoming will be increased which come from the ‘holding fees’ for customers
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Problem set 2 16-1. Gladstone Corporation is about to launch a new product. Depending on the success of the new product‚ Gladstone may have one of four values next year: $150 million‚ $135 million‚ $95 million‚ and $80 million. These outcomes are all equally likely‚ and this risk is diversifiable. Gladstone will not make any payouts to investors during the year. Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 5% and assume perfect capital markets. a. What is the initial value of Gladstone’s equity
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Q.1 examine the reasons for holding inventories by a firm and also discuss the techniques of inventory control? Inventory is a necessary evil that every organization would have to maintain for various purposes. Optimum inventory management is the goal of every inventory planner. Over inventory or under inventory both cause financial impact and health of the business as well as effect business opportunities. Inventory holding is resorted to by organizations as hedge against various external and
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