does the “Valley of Ashes” represent? Unlike the thriving East and West Eggs‚ the “Valley of Ashes” lies in between them and is presented by Fitzgerald as the borderline between the 2 communities and juxtaposes the lifestyle and society of the roaring 1920’s as poverty is abnormal to society within both Eggs. The use of “Ashes” represents various connotations as Fitzgerald posits the imagery of a wasteland that houses the undesirables of America in which a once tranquil and picturesque “valley” is juxtaposed
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group PLC year end 28th February 2011. Contents Introduction 3 Kingfisher PLC 3 Home Retail Group 3 Analysis 4 Profitability Ratios 4 Liquidity Ratios 5 Gearing Ratios 5 Investment Ratios 6 Performance Factors 6 Kingfisher PLC 7 Home Retail Group 7 Appendix 8 Profitability Ratios 8 Liquidity Ratios 9 Gearing Ratios 9 Investment Ratios 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction The aims and objectives of this report are to compare the two companies‚ Kingfisher Plc. and
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Debt Policy at UST 1. How well is UST doing? * UST has been doing extremely well. Revenues and earnings are growing at 9% and 11% respectively. * Named by Forbes as one of the top companies in terms of profitability. ROC‚ ROE and GPM one of the industry highest. * Paying back generous dividends of $2.2b and repurchasing $2b from 1988 to 1998. * However‚ they seem to be losing market share in the premium market to competitors and have not been able to make an impact in the
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Part A After-TAX Cost Debt O’Grandy Apparel Company can calculate the after tax debt cost using YTM (CP + (FV-Nd /n) / FV +Nd /2) *2. Cp is (0.12/2) * 1000= 60 Semi-annually Fv is 1000 Nd is 995 – (0.025* 1000) = 970 N is 20*2 because it is semi-annually then you have to use Kdt= Kd+ (i-T) .The tax bracket is 40 percent. Now we can have the after tax debt when it is equal or smaller than $700000 Kd ( 1-T) = 0.1249 (1-0.4)= 0.07494. If it is more than $700000 it will be KD (1-t) = 0.18(1-0.4)
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Stockholder Ratios Stockholders are primarily interested in two things: (1) The creation of value‚ and (2) The distribution of value. Stockholder ratios such as earnings per share and return on common equity provide information about the creation of value for shareholders. The value is distributed to shareholders in one of two ways. Either the corporation issues dividends or repurchases stock. The remainder of the stockholder ratios—dividend yield‚ dividend payout‚ stock repurchase payout
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Contents page Introduction……………………page1 Literature review………………page 2 Uses of ratios…………………...Page 2 Types of financial ratios………Page 3 ➢ Profitability ratios……….Page 3 ➢ Efficiency Ratios………....Page 4 ➢ Liquidity Ratios………….Page 5 ➢ Investment Ratios………..Page 6 Limitations of ratios…………..Page 8 Conclusion……………………..Page 8 Introduction. The primary purpose of accounting is to convey information about the business to management‚ investors‚ shareholders‚ government
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(C) BAD DEBTS‚ BAD DEBTS RECOVERED AND PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL DEBTS. Bad debts Introduction Customers who buy goods on credit might fail to pay for them‚ perhaps: Out of dishonesty‚ They have gone bankrupt‚ They are incurring losses in their businesses‚ Because of unexpected introduction of foreign exchange control restrictions by their country’s government during the credit period (i.e. if they are trading internationally). They are dead. In these circumstances‚ a business might decide
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borrowing which would increase the value. The change in WACC would result to a change in the value of the assets. Q2: The increase in value gets apportioned based on the market value weights of Debt and Equity. Based on the calculation‚ 50% to debt and equity‚ market value weights equals to 43% debt and 57% equity. Q1: Barrowing can create a value if it is within a feasible point‚ beyond than that it might have a negative impact on the company value. A company can benefit from the tax shield
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http://www.imbaenergyclub.gr/2012/10/10/green-marketing-from-theory-to-practise/ By Karolos – Konstantinos Papadas PhD Candidate in Marketing‚ AUEB It has been noticed that during periods of recession or social change‚ megatrends such as “quality movement” (1970’s)‚ “globalization” (1980’s) and the internet (1990’s) emerge. In recent years‚ governments‚ NGO’s and agencies have been informing the citizens about the harmful consequences of human activity on the environment. Environmentalists are
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Debt Factoring Debt Factoring definition Debt factoring is a form of commercial finance which allows a business to sell its debtors (accounts receivable) to a third party‚ known as a ‘factor’ in return for an immediate cash advance‚ often between 70-85% of the invoice amount. On payment by the original debtor to the factor of the full amount‚ the factor will pay over the rest of the amount less a 2-3% fee. Why use Debt Factoring as a form of financing? Debt factoring can be a very effective way
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