regulated offshore oil drilling activities adopt the plan for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico produced by petroleum giant BP to assure the agency that the environmental damage from the spill anywhere would be "minimal or nonexistent". Predict the worst case spill 1500-4600 barrels. MMS approved BP’s plan to set a cement plug to the temporary closure of wells with only a 90-minute telephone conversation between the MMS and BP officials. BP declares MMS application ’categories excluded "from environmental
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1.A finance student states‚ “I don’t understand why anyone pays any attention to accounting earnings numbers‚ given that a ‘clean’ number like cash from operations is readily available.” Do you agree? Why or why not? There are several reasons why we should pay attention to accounting earnings numbers. First‚ net income predicts a company’s future cash flow better than current cash flow does. Second‚ net income is potentially informative when there is information asymmetry between corporate
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Why Has IPO Underpricing Changed Over Time? Tim Loughran and Jay Ritter* lu the l9SOs. the average first-day rcliirn on inilial public offerings (IPOs) was 7%‚ The average firsl-day return doubled to almost I5 ’ ’ ’i during 1990-1998. before jumping to 65% during Ihe internet bubble years of 1999-2000 and then reverting la / i % during 2001-2003. We attribute much of the higher underpricing during the bubble period to a changing issuer objective function. We argue that in the later periods there
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BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND VALUATION REPORT Scheduled Class: Monday 2:00pm to 5:00pm 1. Introduction Harvey Norman is now a public company that is listed on the stock exchange‚ whose principal activities primarily consist of an integrated franchising‚ retail and property entity. It is one of Australia’s most successful retail groups‚ operating more than 150 franchised department stores‚ which focus on selling computers‚ home entertainment equipment and home appliances
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[pic] RESEARCH PAPER VALUATION OF THE YAMAMA SAUDI CEMENT COMPANY (YSCC) Table of Contents 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 3-4 2. The Saudi Cement Industry …………………………………………………….. 4-5 3. The Yamama Saudi Cement Company…………….…………………………... 6 4. Company Valuation ……………………………………………………………... 7-11 4.1. The Free Cash Flow Model (FCF) ………………………………………... 7 4.2. The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) ……………………………………
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Submitted by: Nicolas‚ Judy Ann C. Section/Course: CBET-05-302A Submitted to: Prof. Mario Barrera (Management 2 Professor) I. Overview of the Problem Sko-Die is a medium-size manufacturing company. The company is more than 50 years old and many of the managers in the company have come from the ranks‚ so to speak. Recently‚ the Baby Boomers have started to retire and they are being replaced with Generations Yers/Gamers. The remaining staff members taking the roles in the manager
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Memorandum To: CEO‚ Ocean Carriers Re: Ocean Carriers Capital Budgeting Mary Linn‚ Vice President of Finance‚ has been approached by a potential customer with a proposed lease of a ship for a three-year period‚ beginning in early 2003. The terms are very attractive but we currently do not have a ship that meets this customer’s needs. Ms. Linn has asked Group 4 to research three proposed scenarios to determine whether or not commissioning a new capesize carrier for this customer will
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and their online presence‚ or digital strategy. Introduction This case study is the story of a small regional airline carrier applying southwest values to become a major industry force. Southwest airlines began its business nearly 40 years ago in Dallas‚ Texas. Out of the ashes of a regional airline fight‚ Southwest airlines flourished by applying its two key goals of simplicity and low costs. In 2009 (the time this case study was published)‚ Southwest Airlines had decreasing revenues due to the
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Instructors Manual Case Studies Table of Contents Introduction Shipper Manufacturing Company ………………………………............ C-2 FHE‚ Inc. ……………………………………………………………….. C-5 Early Supplier Integration in the Design of the Skid-Steer Loader……... C-9 Process Design Eastern Gear‚ Inc. ………………………………………………………. C-17 Southwest Airlines: Singin’ the (Jet) Blues …………………………….. C-21 The Field Service Division of DMI ……………………………………. C-29 Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A) …………………………… C-36 U.S.
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