INVESTMENT CASE STUDY 3 (15%) Case 3: Gainsboro Machine Tools Corp (GMTC) Read the following about GMTC (GMTC). The questions posed to you are: - 1. In theory‚ to fund an increased dividend payout or a stock buyback‚ a firm might invest less‚ borrow more‚ or issue more stock. Which of those three elements is Gainesboro’s management willing to vary‚ and which elements remain fixed as a matter of the company’s policy? 2. What happens to Gainesboro’s financing need and unused debt capacity
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Investing in Stocks and Bonds Stocks and Bonds are different in many ways. A stock is a portion or share of the ownership of a corporation. A share will give the owner of the stock the company’s profits or loses over time. The good thing about stocks is they can be sold at almost any time as long as there is someone willing to buy. A bond‚ on the other hand‚ is a fixed interest financial asset issued by governments‚ companies‚ banks‚ and other large entities. Bonds also are called funds.
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Under Armour Under Armour is an American sports clothing and accessories company. The company supplies a wide range of sportswear and casual apparel. They mainly focus on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes. Under Armour’s global headquarters is located in Baltimore‚ Maryland. The company was founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank‚ a 23-year old former special teams captain for the University of Maryland football team. Plank began the business from his grandmother’s basement in Washington‚ D. C
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Xytech was a high-tech company that had been started by three partners in early 20X0. Their successful product designs led to rapid growth of the company‚ with resulting needs for additional capital to support the growth. This case describes the major financing transactions entered into by Xytech in its first 10 years of existence. The firm’s earnings history also is given. You are to write a journal entry for each transaction as it is described. You should be explicit about what noncurrent liability
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BUFFER STOCK SCHEMES The prices of agricultural products such as wheat‚ cotton‚ cocoa‚ tea and coffee tend to fluctuate more than prices of manufactured products and services. This is largely due to the volatility in the market supply of agricultural products coupled with the fact that demand and supply are price inelastic. Products with unstable conditions of supply and demand will experience price fluctuations. Agricultural (farm) prices tend to be volatile because: Supply changes because
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common stock. In the end‚ the argument is about whether to raise debt or equity. What are the annual cash expenses associated with the (a) bond issue? (b) common stock issue? Analysis of issuing stock The cost of issuing stock is lower than bond. The bond has a principal repayment of an additional $6.25 million cash expenses annually and that is over 9% of the bond issue. Also‚ the risk is lower than the bond which has an increased risk that will lead to wild swings in the stock price
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are tax deductible‚ debt in the firm’s capital structure will decrease the firm’s taxable income‚ creating a tax shield that will increase the overall value of the firm. 2. Since Stephenson is an all-equity firm with 15 million shares of common stock outstanding‚ worth $32.50 per share‚ the market value of the firm is: Market value of equity = $32.50(15‚000‚000) Market value of equity = $487‚500‚000 So‚ the market value balance sheet before the land purchase is: Market value balance
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After a nine-week period of $100‚000 investment divided equally among four stocks (3D Systems‚ Microsoft‚ Nordstrom and Sony)‚ our portfolio has been liquidated‚ analyzed‚ and compared to the surrounding markets by investing the same $100‚000 in each of 3 different indexes: the VFINX‚ the VHGEX and the NASDAQ 100. These portfolios represent the overall U.S.‚ global equity and technology market‚ respectively. Shown below are the results from the portfolio and its comparisons. Performance/Risk Assessment
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sponsor the television program (note the NPV and IRR analyses for this project have been completed in Exhibit 3)? (a) Can Pacific take on debt to fund this project? (b) If the only way to fund the television program is by issuing 400‚000 shares of stock at $27.50 per share‚ should they proceed with the project? (Determine the equity issue’s impact on Pacific’s financial ratios and determine the equity issue’s impact on Pacific’s existing shareholders.) 3. High Country Seasonings is both an investment
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Stock presentation Harry Gibson In this report I will be discussing the importance and basic principles of stock presentation within retail stores‚ the different policies and procedures each retail organisation has in place regarding the presentation of stock‚ branding strategies‚ store layout patterns and criteria that influence space allocation. I will relate these points to my two chosen retailers: H&M and B&Q‚ both of which are very different with the products they sell and their layouts- H&M
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