Corporate Finance Case Study: Volkswagen Volkswagen (VW) Volkswagen (VW) is a German automobile manufacturer which was originally founded in 1937. Now VW Group is one of world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe‚ with its recent headquarter in Wolfsburg. VW is one of the ten brands under VW Group. (Volkswagen Homepage‚ 2011) 2011 VW’s revenue is 159‚337 million EUR; net income is 15‚409 million EUR‚ with a profit margin of 9.6707%. (Bloomberg
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As my opinion‚ I am suitable to be a corporate financier. When I finished my Finance and Investment degree‚ I will have strong analytical and problem solving skills. It is fully enrich my knowledge in financial market. I have the knowledge to be computer literate with spread sheets‚ word processors‚ presentation packages and large-scale data management tools.I can running numbers as part of learning accounting‚ capital-raising‚ and financial planning.Also‚ I did my A-level for Accounting‚ Further
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ABC’s capital expenditures and its financing 9 2.3. Comparison of ABC’s capital structure with similar companies 10 2.4. Characteristics of the company influencing the leverage policy 11 2.4.1. Tax advantage 11 2.4.2. Corporate tax rate 11 2.4.3. Earnings before tax and interest 11 2.4.4. Interest rate 11 2.4.5. Credit rating 12 2.5. Pecking order theory 13 2.6. Optimal capital structure 13 3.Dividend 14 3.1. Dividend policy
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depending on whether the discount rate is less than‚ equal to‚ or greater than the IRR. The discounted payback includes the effect of the relevant discount rate. If a project’s discounted payback period is less than the project’s life‚ it must be the case that NPV is positive. Assuming conventional cash flows‚ if a project has a positive NPV for a certain discount rate‚ then it will also have a positive NPV for a zero discount rate; thus‚ the payback period must be less than the project life. Since
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Solution to Case 23 Evaluating Project Risk It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry! Questions: 1. What seems to be wrong with the way the NPV of each project has been calculated? Indicate without any calculations‚ how Pete and John should go about recalculating the projects’ NPVs. The NPV of each project has been calculated by discounting the cash flows at the 8% before-tax cost of debt. This is incorrect. Since the company has debt‚ preferred stock and common
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Lecture 1: The advantages of forming a corporation are: * Reduction of personal liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability * Taxes. Forming a corporation may mean that more expenses can be considered business expenses and be deducted from the company’s income. * Improved credibility. The business may have increased credibility in the business world compared to a sole proprietorship. * Ability to attract investment. Corporations can raise capital through the sale of equity
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FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872) Principles of Finance Fall 2014 Principles of Finance FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872) - Fall 2014 School of Business‚ Middle Georgia State College Tuesday‚ 5:30 PM-8:00 PM‚ PSC 248 INSTRUCTOR Dr. Shawn Saeyeul Park Middle Georgia State College School of Business Email: shawn.park@mga.edu Office: PSC 364 (Phone: 478-471-2886) Office Hours: M‚W 10:00 – 11:30 AM; T‚Th 10:00 – 11:15 AM; 1:30 – 2:45 PM WRC: M‚W 6:45 – 7:45 PM or by appointments Course Website: D2L COURSE DESCRIPTION
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More than 2‚000 public companies exist in Canada. Public companies can offer shares for sales to raise financing‚ and in return they provide detailed financial information in their annual reports and make timely disclosure of significant corporate events. Private companies are not required to do this. All corporations have a board of directors‚ selected by shareholders and given responsibility of overseeing the activities of the corporation. The legal separation of ownership and management
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Trends of Leverage 7 2.3 Comparison of capital structure with similar companies 9 2.4 Capital expenditures and its financing 10 2.5 Important factors influencing the use of debt financing 10 2.5.1 Tax Advantage 10 2.5.2 Corporate Tax Rate 11 2.5.3 Credit rating 11 2.5.4 Interest rate 11 2.5.5 Company’s Industry 12 2.5.6 Company’s growth rate 12 2.5.7 Some other arguments about Harvey Norman 12 2.6 Evidence of financial distress 13
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ENOCH DADZIE MPIMWOOD SCHOOL: COVENTRY UNIVERSITY PROGRAM: MBA-FINANCE STUDENT ID: COVBAF0513079 INTAKE: MAY 2013 COURSE ASSIGNMENT Wood.noon@gmail.com Contact: +233 244137533 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Brief Introduction The Dow Jones Industrial Average also called the‚ the Dow Jones Industrial‚ Dow‚ is a stock market index‚ and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. It was founded on May 26‚ 1896‚ and is now
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