SECTION 1: Sales Growth 1. During the four-year period ended December 31‚ 2008. SciTronics’ sales grew at 21% ($244‚000/$115‚000) = (1+r) ^4 compound rate. There were no acquisitions or divestitures. Profitability Ratios: How Profitable Is the Company 1. SciTronics’ profits as a percentage of sales in 2008 were 5.73% (14‚000/244‚000). 2. SciTronics’ profits as a percentage of sales in 2005 was 3.44 %( 5‚000/147‚000). This represents an increase of 2. 29% from 2005. 3. SciTronics had a
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Is Globalization A Good Thing? With globalization rapidly expanding it is on the mind of people around the world more than ever. Some of the main topics of globalization include topics such as‚ its effect on the social value system‚ the positive and negative effects on the concept of globalization and what it can contribute to the world. Also‚ what happens when a non-indigenous value structure is introduced‚ and how it can affect one’s identity? The effects of a globalized social value system
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at JPMorgan and why was its involvement important to the acquisition? The leveraged finance group was responsible for the analysis behind making the bridge financing commitment to FCX. This was important to the acquisition because the bridge loan enabled FCX to show Phelps Dodge that they were committed to financing them. 3. Describe the forms of risk that an investment bank must consider in relation to acquisition and underwriting transactions. Describe what it means for a firm to set aside
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Assignment No 6 Diversification in Stock Portfolios Introduction Diversification is one of the key components of a successful investment portfolio. Almost all experts advise the avoidance of concentrating all of your investments in one type. However‚ many investors forget about diversification once they see a financially attractive stock and concentrate all of their assets in it. Other investors make a similar mistake and being influenced by their
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S&P 500 is expected to earn 13%. Std of A is 12% and that of B is 31% and that of S&P 500 is 18%. * If you currently hold a market index portfolio‚ would you choose to add either of these portfolios to your holdings? * If instead you could invest only in T-bills and one of these portfolios‚ which would you choose? Q * Carl‚ a portfolio manager for the Alpine Trust Company‚ has been responsible since 2010 for the City of Alpine’s Employee Retirement Plan‚ a municipal pension fund
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Introduction to Investment Banking An investment bank is not a bank in the usual sense. It doesn’t have checking or savings accounts‚ nor does it make auto or home loans. It is a bank in the general sense‚ in that it helps businesses‚ governments‚ and agencies to get financing from investors in a similar way that regular banks help these organizations get financing by lending money that the banks’ customers have deposited in the banks’ savings‚ checking‚ and money market accounts‚ and CDs. In other
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Running head: Investment Fundamentals Investment Fundamentals American InterContinental University Abstract This paper will calculate the returns on five investments to illustrate how they work. It will also discuss the different types of investments a person can make‚ along with the differences between the various types of bonds. Furthermore it will state what bond ratings indicate‚ and the two major agencies that are in charge of assigning these ratings Introduction As
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CHAPTER 18 Investment Decisions: Ratios Test Questions 1.Income multipliers: a. are useful as a preliminary analysis tool to weed out obviously unacceptable investment opportunities. 2.The overall capitalization rate calculated on a potential acquisition: a. is the reciprocal of the net income multiplier. 3.The operating expense ratio: c. expresses operating expenses as a percent of effective gross income. 4.The equity dividend rate: b. expresses before-tax cash flow as a percent of the
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INVESTMENT •ALTERNATIVES •CLASSIFICATION •APPROACHES DMP-INVESTMENT MGT Investment Vs. Speculation INVESTOR • PLANNING HORIZON • RISK DISPOSITION • RETURN EXPECTATION • BASIS FOR DECISIONS • LEVERAGE LONG MODERATE MODEST FUNDAMENTAL NO DMP-INVESTMENT MGT SPECULATOR SHORT HIGH HIGH TECHNICAL HIGH Investment Alternatives Investm ent A venues N onm arketable Financial A ssets B onds E quity Shares M oney M arket Instrum ents M utual Fund Schem es R eal E state L ife Insurance
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SHELL DIRECTIONAL POLICY MARKET FOR PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS Strategic Implications Unlike the Boston Matrix in which one is looking for a balance of business opportunities spread amongst growth and maturing markets‚ in the Directional Policy Matrix the concentration of business opportunities should be focused around the ‘Leader’ domain‚ i.e. the top left hand area of the matrix. Under such circumstances‚ one is looking at a strong portfolio where the company is focusing on markets that are attractive
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