Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting ISSN 1946-052X 2012‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1 Capital Structure and Firm Performance in the Financial Sector: Evidence from Australia Vedran Skopljak School of Economics and Finance‚ La Trobe University Kingsbury Drive‚ Bundoora‚ Vic 3086‚ Australia Tel: 61-3-9479-1111 E-mail: vedran.skopljak@latrobe.edu.au Robin H. Luo (Corresponding author) Department of Finance‚ Wuhan University Luojia Hill‚ Wuhan 430072‚ China Tel: 86-27-6875-2740 E-mail: robin.h.luo@gmail.com
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are examples of case study write-ups made by students of the 30017 Corporate Finance course in 2012-2013. The underlying case was “Hutchison Whampoa Limited: The Capital Structure Decision”. The write-ups were evaluated as “excellent” and the students have agreed for their work to be distributed. All rights to their work remain with them. The instructions that students received were the following: “Your assignment is to provide a written analysis of the case. We will discuss the case in class as indicated
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from too aggressive to growth opportunities. In order to completely analyze Nike and its possible place in the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ Ford needs to know Nike’s cost of capital. One of the most useful ways to measure the cost of capital is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Theoretically‚ the optimal capital structure in the mix of types of financing that produces the lowest WACC. WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each type of financing a company uses‚ be it debt or the many
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and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Firms’ Performance in Nigeria Taiwo Adewale Muritala* Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. *Correspondence E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Abstract This paper examines the optimum level of capital structure through which a firm can increase its financial performance using annual data of ten firms spanning a five-year
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Optimal Size Of A Firm The optimum size of a firm is a very subjective idea. The ways in which size can help or hinder a firm vary from which angle you a looking at the situation from. Size can have its benefits and its drawbacks‚ and each firm will have its own benefits and drawbacks that come from either increasing in size‚ or remaining small‚ and these will depend on the market in which the firm is in‚ the current economy‚ and in some cases the preferences of the manager(s). For example a
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Creating efficient frontiers using excel. Suppose we have 3 risky assets whose net return has the mean vector and variancecovariance matrix given below: Asset Mean VarianceCovariance Matrix 1 2 3 0.06 0.12 0.03 1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1 Weights Ones Mean Portfolio Return 1 1 1 0.176666122 Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Variance STD Constraint 2.42961 1.558721 1 0.079372 1.603166 -0.68254 To model the portfolio choice problem‚ I begin by highlighting the mean vector and giving
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Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Capital Structure and Leverage 1) If a firm utilizes debt financing‚ an X% decline in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) will result in a decline in earnings per share that is larger than X. a. True b. False 2) Firm A has a higher degree of business risk than Firm B. Firm A can offset this by using less financial leverage. Therefore‚ the variability of both firms ’ expected EBITs could
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Subject: Submitting the Case Study ’A New Kind of Structure’. Dear Sir It is our pleasure to inform you that we are submitting our case study analysis. We studied sincerely and enjoyed lot to complete this case study and doing such work always gives us the opportunity to expand our knowledge. We are confident to say that there was no room for negligence of our sincerity. We tried to do the best on our part and all of the team members equally participated to solve the case study. If you feel to have
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1. What is Capital One’s business and who are their competitors? Capital One is a financial services company‚ whose banking and non-banking subsidiaries market a variety of financial products and services. The Company operates in Credit Card‚ Commercial Banking and Consumer Banking segments. It issues credit cards‚ loans‚ banking and savings products‚ while determining rates to charge‚ and which customers are risky. Its competitors consist of banks‚ investment banks‚ and other credit card companies
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Shanghai Free Trade Zone(SFTZ) officially known as the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone was officially launched on September 29‚2013. With the backing of Chinese Premier Li Ke Qiang‚ Mainland China formed its first ever free trade zone. Personally‚ I feel that the establishment of the SFTZ is a stepping stone for China to boost their economy as well as creating more innovative and realistic systems to maintain its country’s competitiveness. SFTZ is a necessity for China to boost global cooperation
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