a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate finance is important to all mangers because it lets them know the company’s financial situation before any decisions can be made within the organization. It helps managers develop strategic financial issues associated with achieving goals. Having a solid understanding of corporate finance helps mangers find ways to raise and manage its capital‚ which type of investments the firm should make‚ if profits are earned‚ how these profits
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CORPORATE FINANCE Formative Assessment Some reading: Adams‚ R. B.‚ Hermalin‚ B. E.‚ and Weisbach M. S. (2010) The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey‚ Journal of Economic Literature‚ Vol 48‚ No.1‚ pp. 58–107. Aggarwal‚ R. et al (2009) Differences in governance practices between US and foreign firms: measurement‚ causes and consequences‚ Review of Financial Studies‚ Vol. Bhagat‚ S.‚ and Bolton B. (2008) Corporate Governance and Firm
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In recent years there has been considerable growth in the use of credit derivatives‚ which protect lenders against the risk that a borrower will default. For example‚ bank A may be reluctant to refuse a loan to a major customer (customer X) but may be concerned about the total size of its exposure to that customer. Speculators in search of large profits (and prepared to tolerate large losses) are attracted by the leverage that derivatives provide. By this we mean that it is not necessary to lay out
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MAF302 Corporate Finance Study Guide Important Instruction This study guide provides you of an overview for each of the topic taught in this unit. These overviews however are not sufficient to learn all the materials in each of the topic. I therefore would suggest you to follow the materials in lecture notes and workshops. It is also essential to read and consult the corresponding text book chapters to develop your concept and knowledge in this unit. You will also find some references
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CORPORATE FINANCE EXERCISE 2012-2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER 4. ASSETS IN A COMPANY EXERCISE 1 In order to run the business effectively‚ Enterprise X purchased a set of 4 computers by the beginning of Year N+1. Its purchasing price is 15 million VND per item (excluding VAT). The total transportation and testing cost is 5 million VND. Their estimated useful life is 5 years. Required:
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• List some problem areas in estimating the cost of capital. 1. LECTURE SUGGESTIONS Chapter 10 uses the rate of return concepts covered in previous chapters‚ along with the concept of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)‚ to develop a corporate cost of capital for use in capital budgeting. We begin by describing the logic of the WACC‚ and why it should be used in capital budgeting. We next explain how to estimate the cost of each component of capital‚
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The Handbook of News Analytics \ in Finance Edited by Gautam Mitra and Leela Mitra WILEY A John Wiley and Sons‚ Ltd‚ Publication Contents Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii About the editors xix About the contributors xxi Abbreviations and acronyms xxv 1 Applications of news analytics in finance: A review Leela Mitra and Gautam Mitra 1.1 Introduction 1.2 News data ’ 1.2.1 Data sources 1.2.2 Pre-analysis’of news data 1.3 Turning qualitative text into quantified metrics and time-series
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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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Corporate Finance: An Introduction (Welch) Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Goal of Finance: Relative Valuation 1) Which of the following statements is true? A) In finance‚ it is important to determine an asset ’s absolute value. B) The relative value of any asset is‚ at best‚ a lucky guess. C) The true value of an asset is unaffected by externalities such as interest rate levels‚ the state of the economy‚ etc. D) Valuation is not an exact science
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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