THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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tructure CORPORATE FINANCE PROJECTPRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF A COMPANY IN INDIASubmitted to: Submitted by:Mr. Rajesh Jhamb Atul Pabbi 09104013Priyanka Bhola 09104043Rahul Mahajan 09104045Shreya Adya 09104052ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAn acknowledgement is not just a mere formality but a true opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards all the people who have been of great help and have played an important role in making the training a great learning experience providing
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A review of capital structure theories 1.0 Introduction One of the most contentious financial issues that have provoked intense academic research during the last decades is the theory of capital structure. Capital structure can be defined as a ’Mix of different securities issued by a firm’ (Brealey and Myers‚ 2003). Simply speaking‚ capital structure mainly contains two elements‚ debt and equity. In 1958‚ through combining tax and debt factors in a simple model to price the value of a company‚
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Capital Structure In finance‚ the term “capital structure” refers to the way a firm finances its assets. Generally speaking‚ there are two main forms of capital structure: debt financing and equity financing (Cumming 52; Myers‚ 83). Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages‚ and an essential task for the successful manager of a firm is to find an optimal capital structure in terms of risk and reward for stockholders. When making decisions that affect capital structure‚ managers must be
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we will explain capital structure and determine weighted average cost of capital (WACC) from the assumption provided by Mary Francis. Furthermore‚ we will show how WACC and Capital Structure can be leveraged to find out the viability of the capital project. Additionally‚ we will explain marginal cost of capital. To close‚ we will make a recommendation on the best approach to apply to project evaluation between capital structure and WACC Capital Structure Capital Structure refers to the sources
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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Capital structure describes how a corporation has organized its capital—how it obtains the financial resources with which it operates its business. Businesses adopt various capital structures to meet both internal needs for capital and external requirements for returns on shareholders investments. As shown on its balance sheet‚ a company’s capitalization is constructed from three basic blocks: Long-term debt. By standard accounting definition‚ long-term debt includes obligations that are not
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Assignment 1. Some of the key trends in the capital structure of India Inc. are as follows: Key observations: * Indian corporate employ substantial amount of debt in their capital structure in terms of the debt-equity ratio as well as total debt to total assets ratio. * As a result of debt-dominated capital structure‚ the Indian corporate are exposed to a very high degree of total risk as reflected in high degree of operating leverage and financial leverage and‚ consequently‚ are
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Nike employ is the sponsorship agreements they have with numerous top athletes in a variety of sports. Operating Risks of Nike When Nike was initially started out‚ the aim was to improve the social‚ labor and environmental impacts the business has‚ motivated by the need to manage risks. However they have also incorporated innovation to help make Nike a more sustainable business that involves the people‚ planet and profit in order to ensure long lasting success. One of the major operating risks
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Introduction The context of this paper is to investigate the relationship between capital structure and firm performance on Malaysia plantations industries. According to Brealey and Myers (1988)‚ the capital structure will determine the survival of a business. Damodaran (2001) defined capital structure as the mix of debt and equity used to finance the operation of firms. Capital structure is closed link with corporate performance (Tian and Zeitun‚ 2007). Corporate performance can be measured by
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