PizzaPalace‚ a regional pizza restaurant chain. The company ’s EBIT was $50 million last year and is not expected to grow. The firm is currently financed with all equity‚ and it has 10 million shares outstanding. When you took your corporate finance course‚ your instructor stated that most firms ’ owners would be financially better off if the firms used some debt. When you suggested this to your new boss‚ he encouraged you to pursue the idea. As a first step‚ assume that you obtained from
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in most heavily invested. Speculate as to why this might be the case. Are there any countries in which you would have expected the fund to be more heavily invested than it is? Are there any countries in which you would have expected the fund to be invested and it is not? 6. Consider the sector diversification of funds assets. Identify the sectors in which the fund is most heavily invested. Speculate as to why this might be the case. Facts The Vanguard International Growth Fund is one of the
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INTRODUCTION Companies need to choose from among various sources of finance depending on the amount of capital required and the term for which it is needed. Finance sources can be divided into three categories‚ namely traditional sources‚ ownership capital and non-ownership capital. Traditional sources are the internally generated capital (retained earnings); ownership capital is the capital owned by shareholders of the company (ordinary shares) while non-ownership capital includes funds from lenders
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Sources of finance Some sources of finance are short term and must be paid back within a year. Other sources of finance are long term and can be paid back over many years. Internal sources of finance are funds found inside the business. For example‚ profits can be kept back to finance expansion. Alternatively the business can sell assets that are no longer really needed to free up cash. External sources of finance are found outside the business. For example from creditors or banks. Internal
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Legal structure of the business Different businesses depending on their legal structure are able to obtain different sources of finance easier than others. For example a larger company may be able to obtain a loan easier than a smaller business. I will now go on and look at the different legal ownerships are and talk about their financing. Sole traders A sole trader is usually owned and controlled by one person. Small businesses such as sole traders are usually financed by the owner’s own personal
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2 Risk-Free Assets Case 2 Consider a do-it-yourself pension fund based on regular savings invested in a bank account attracting interest at 5% per annum. When you retire after 40 years‚ you want to receive a pension equal to 50% of your final salary and payable for 20 years. Your earnings are assumed to grow at 2% annually‚ and you want the pension payments to grow at the same rate. 2.1 Time Value of Money It is a fact of life that $100 to be received after one year is worth less than the
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Mini Case (Page 45) Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the brokerage firm of Balik and Kiefer Inc. One of the firm’s clients is Michelle DellaTorre‚ a professional tennis player who has just come to the United States from Chile. DellaTorre is a highly ranked tennis player who would like to start a company to produce and market apparel she designs. She also expects to invest substantial amounts of money through Balik and Kiefer. DellaTorre
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Introduction In this essay we will be looking at different sources of finance available for different type of business. Also will be looking at the definitions of different type of sources of finance‚ the advantages‚ disadvantages and also giving reasons to why different sources of finance was chosen for the given case studies. Types of sources of finance Bank Loan – is a long term loan and will often be for large amount of money for starting up a business or to expanding. Business will agree
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International Finance SMM475 Maik Schmeling 2014 Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 1 / 268 How to reach me Contact details: e-Mail: Office: Office hours: Maik.Schmeling.1@city.ac.uk 5055 Tuesday‚ 10.00 – 11.30 If you have questions regarding the content of the course you can always send me an e-mail (and expect a quick answer) or come to my office hours. Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 2 / 268 Readings As a general rule‚ the slides contain
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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