E. Capital structure 5.1 Key factors that affect structure choice 5.1.1 Profitability and variation of profitability Profitability is one of the most tested company characteristics in empirical research regarding companie’s choice of capital structure. The trade-off theory predicts that higher profitability is associated with increased debt levels and the reason for this is twofold. First‚ companies achieving high profitability have less risk of financial distress and bankruptcy‚ so the cost
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CAPITAL BUDGETING MEANING OF CAPITAL BUDGETING Capital budgeting is the making of long term planning decision for investment fixed assets and their financing. Capital budgeting decision is concerned with current investment that will pay for itself and yield an acceptable rate of return over its life span. Hampton (1992) defines capital budgeting as the decision making process by which firms evaluate the purchase of major fixed assets‚ including buildings‚ equipment. It also covers decisions to
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INTRODUCTION WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction 2. Need of working capital 3. Gross working capital 4. Net working capital 5. Determinants of working capital Working capital management Working capital management is concerned with the problems arise in attempting to manage the current assets‚the current liabilities and the inter relationship that exist between them. The term current assets refers to those assets which inordinary course of business can be‚or
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to purchase shortwood from an outside supplier and create the opportunity to sell shortwood on the open market as a new market for Worldwide Paper Company (WPC). Now the new woodyard would allow the Blue Ridge Mill not only to reduce its operating costs but also to increase its revenues. The proposed woodyard utilized new technology that allowed tree-length logs‚ called longwood‚ to be processed directly‚ whereas the current process required shortwood‚ which had to be purchased from the Shenandoah
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS THE CASE OF THE KENYAN BANKING INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity which a firm uses to finance its operations. Many theories have been formulated with regard to whether there exists an optimal capital structure mix and the role the various determinants of capital structure play in deciding the mix. The Modern theory of capital structure began with Modigliani and Miller in 1958 (Harris
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1.1. Definition of intellectual capital and a brief history of IC management Before someone can measure something‚ he/she has to know what to count. So how should intellectual capital be defined? A universally accepted definition is the first step toward standardization‚ but still it is hard to find the best one for "intellectual capital". In this section I ’ll define intellectual capital and study the history of its development. Intellectual capital is knowledge that can be exploited for
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Henry Ford: Industrial Pioneer Jackie Robinson once asserted‚ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Not many people can say that he or she has truly impacted the lives of all Americans. Without the efforts of Henry Ford‚ the country’s focus from his life and on changes immensely. Modern day accessibility to transportation has shaped the lifestyle of the average human by allowing greater access to life outside of his or her locality. This lifestyle would be completely
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CAPITAL BUDGETING The process in which a business determines whether projects such as building a new plant or investing in a long-term venture are worth pursuing. Oftentimes‚ a prospective project’s lifetime cash inflows and outflows are assessed in order to determine whether the returns generated meet a sufficient target benchmark. Also known as "investment appraisal." Generating investment project proposals consistent with the firm’s strategic objectives; Estimating after-tax incremental
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1. Read the case. Describe the evolution of capital controls as practiced by governments around the world since WWI. Summarize the debate for and against the use of capital controls. An effective answer to the question will involve digging deeper into the information discussed in the case. Specifically‚ the best papers will utilize arguments from the sources detailed in the footnotes of the case (say 3 of the sources). Before World War I‚ there were not that many capital controls simply because
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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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