The Impact of Ownership Structure on the Dividend Policy of Japanese Firms with Free Cash Flow Problem Aristotelis Stouraitis Lingling Wu Department of Economics and Finance City University of Hong Kong September 16‚ 2004 * Contact information: Aristotelis Stouraitis (the author who will attend the conference and present the paper)‚ Tel: (852) 2788 8450‚ Fax: (852)2788 8806‚ Email: efstoura@cityu.edu.hk. Lingling Wu‚ Tel: (852)2788 7393‚ Email: 50004340@student.cityu.edu.hk. Address : Department
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements | | This paper will demonstrate my understanding of financial accounting and why generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are important. I will discuss how financial statements are used in the marketplace. I will describe each financial statement and tell what it reveals about the business. I will explain how the statements are linked and show examples. I will explain the notes to the financial statements. I will
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Corporate Financial Management Practice Mid-Semester Examination (Answers at back) Disclaimer: This practice exam covers a selection of the types of questions that may be asked in the mid-semester exam‚ however it should not be taken as being exhaustive as to the topics that could be included in the exam. Students should therefore not be surprised if other types of questions appear in the exam. 1. $200 invested today and earning 8 per cent per annum compounded semi-annually will grow
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Mandy 9943018 Laurana 9853047 Cristine A Formula for Economic Calamity一帖經濟蕭條的解藥? The market crash of 2008 that plunged the world into the economic recession from which it is still reeling had many causes. One of them was mathematics. Financial investment firms had developed such complex ways of investing their clients’ money that they came to rely on arcane formulas to judge the risks they were taking on. Yet as we learned so painfully three years ago‚ those formulas‚ or models‚ are only pale
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Cash Flow Preparation FIN/200 September 8‚ 2011 Axia College of University of Phoenix WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT – CASH FLOW PREPARATION 1. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the Widget Corporation. Follow the general procedures indicated in Table 2–10. ___________________________________________________________________ WIDGET CORPORATION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2008 Sales $2‚200‚000 Cost of goods sold 1‚300‚000 Gross profits 900‚000 Selling and administrative
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of Cash flow * Cash flow is more “direct” as “profit” is highly dependent on accounting conventions and concepts/principles * Cash flow reporting satisfies the needs of all users better since cash flow is more direct with its messages. Some of the interested user parties are: * Creditors -repayment of debts‚ overdue accounts * Management -cash flow reporting provides the type of information which decision should be taken re: relevant costs ( decision based on future cash flow)
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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Calculations The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the discount rate used in the discounted cash flow analysis. Usually‚ the WACC is the weighted average of the cost of debt (Kd) and the cost of equity (Ke)‚ since debt and equity are the most common sources of funds for the companies. In general‚ the formula for WACC is the following: As implied by the formula itself‚ if a company does not have interest-bearing debts‚ then its WACC would equal
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company’s accounting statements or financial statements and making comparisons with relevant information Financial Ratios are measures of relative values of key financial information. Ratio Analysis involves methods of calculating and interpreting financial ratios to assess the firm’s performance. Ratios are measured as (1) percentages; (2) times or multiples; and (3) number of days. Ratios are of interest as key indicators of financial health to: shareholders
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BE4-1 | Transactions that affect earnings do not necessarily affect cash. | Hint: Identify impact of transactions on cash and net income.(SO 2‚ 9) | | | InstructionsIdentify the effect‚ if any‚ that each of the following transactions would have upon cash and net income. The first transaction has been completed as an example. | | | | | Cash | Net Income | (a) | Purchased $100 of supplies for cash. Debit |CreditCash
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000 $16‚250 $23‚400 Expenses (4‚250) (8‚000) (8‚100) Tax cost (2‚730) (3‚075) (4‚590) Net cash flow $6‚020 $5‚175 $10‚710 Discount factor (6%) .943 .890 Present value $6‚020 $4‚880 $9‚532 NPV $20‚432 11. a. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Before-tax cash flow $(500‚000) $52‚500 $47‚500 $35‚500 $530‚500 Tax cost (7‚875) (7‚125) (5‚325) (4‚575) After-tax cash flow 44‚625 40‚375 30‚175 525‚925 Discount factor (7%) .935 .873 .816 .763 Present value $(500
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