Jönköping International Business School Jönköping University B eh avioral F i nance Investors’ Rationality Bachelor Thesis within Finance Authors: Bernéus‚ Hannes Sandberg‚ Carl Wahlbeck‚ David Tutor: Jönköping Österlund‚ Urban December‚ 2008 Acknowledgement We would like to thank our tutor Mr. Urban Österlund for his support and guidance. We are also grateful for all valuable comments and insights from our fellow students during seminar sessions. We would also like to present
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introduction to raising finance When a company is growing rapidly‚ for example when contemplating investment in capital equipment or an acquisition‚ its current financial resources may be inadequate. Few growing companies are able to finance their expansion plans from cash flow alone. They will therefore need to consider raising finance from other external sources. In addition‚ managers who are looking to buy-in to a business ("management buy-in" or "MBI") or buy-out (management buy-out" or "MBO")
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Section 1 – Sources of Finance There are 4 main types of business ownership: • Sole trader • Partnership • Private limited company (Ltd) • Public limited company (Plc) Each of these types of business needs to raise finance for capital investment Sole Trader This is a business that is owned by one person. Sole Traders are responsible for raising all the finance to set up and run the business. Usually a sole trader would be for a small business/ (businesses with a flat
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Efficiency of Stock Market According to Andrei Shleifer‚ Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) does not require that every investor be fully rational‚ however‚ investor required to have rational expectations. Efficient market hypothesis has the following implications for investor: Rationality It assumes that investors act rationality. It means that everyone in the stock market will adjust their expectation on the stock price in a rational way after new information announced. Independent Deviations
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Table of content Executive summary 1.Introduction 4 1.1. Overview of Adelaide Brighton Limited 4 1.1.1. History 4 1.1.2. Industry 4 1.2. Major competitors 5 1.2.1. Boral Limited 5 1.2.2. Fletcher Building Limited 5 1.2.3. Brickwork Limited 5 2.Capital structure 6 2.1. Leverage 6 2.1.1. Current ABC’s leverage 6 2.1.2. Recent history of ABC’s leverage 6 2.2. ABC’s capital expenditures and
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Question 1 a. The dollar is presently weak and is expected to strengthen over time. These expectations affect the tendency of U.S investors to invest in foreign securities because the value of U.S dollar decrease will lead to the U.S company get less profit and earn less money. Consequently‚ U.S companies will pay fewer dividends for investors who invest in these companies. So‚ investors will tend to invest in foreign securities where they can get higher dividend. On the other hand‚ a weak currency
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Assignment 1 Q1.) (5 points) $50 today is worth MORE than $50 tomorrow.(Tell True or False) Q2.) $100 invested for 10 years at 12% interest is worth more in FV terms than $200 invested for 10 years at 4% interest. (Tell True or False) Q3.) Shawn wants to buy a new telescope. He estimates that it will take him one year to save the money and that the telescope will cost $200. At an interest rate of 6%‚ how much does Shawn need to set aside today to purchase the telescope in one year? Q4.)Johnny and
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What is Finance? Finance is allocation of assets and liabilities over period under various circumstances. The utmost important point in finance is time valuation in terms of money‚ like the value of currency today has more value when equated to same unit of currency tomorrow. Finances main objective is valuate assets in according to their level of risks and projected rate of return. It directly or indirectly refers to the involvement of money. The term finance formulates numerous and incalculable
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL ANALYSIS QUESTIONS Please prepare each question. Members of the class will be called at random to present their answers. 1. Executives of Studio Recordings‚ Inc.‚ produced the latest compact disc by the Starshine Sisters Band‚ titled Sunshine/Moonshine. The following cost information pertains to the new CD: CD package and disc (direct material and labor) $1.25/CD Songwriters’ royalties’ $0.35/CD Recordings artists’ royalties’ $1.00/CD Advertising
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Value vs. Growth Strategy Professor: Dr. M. Kamstra Class: FINE 6500 A Due: November 23‚ 2014 Students: Harivan Jaffer 213882279 Jeremy Foster 207012370 Zefu Chen 213160999 In the traditional finance theories‚ investors are thought to act rationally so as to maximize their return and that emotions and behavior have no real affect on the trading of equities and other investments. However‚ there are ways and strategies that take advantage and prevent some of these cognitive shortcomings
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