EQUITY MARKET In financial markets‚ stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares. A person or organization which holds shares of stocks is called a shareholder. The aggregate value of a corporation’s issued shares is its market capitalization. When one buys a share of a company he becomes a shareholder in that company. Shares are also known as Equities. Equities have the potential to increase in value over time. It also provides the portfolio with
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financial information in GM Exhibit 1 and its stock price in GM Exhibit 2‚ when do you first see signs of GM’s impending financial distress? The sign of GM’s impending financial distress is first seen in 2005. GM reported a net loss of more than $10 billion and has continued to post annual losses since that time with losses reaching almost $31 billion in 2008. GM’s cash flow from operations in 2005 was a negative $16.8 billion. Reviewing GM’s stock price‚ we can see that the stock price also decreased
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followed this path. Stock markets grew rapidly in India during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Capital markets have taken a prominent place in the developing countries financial system during the last decade. Given this backdrop‚ it is important to assess the impact of stock markets on a countrys economic development. One of the most obvious and direct effect of the stock market is on the corporate sector of a country. This study intends to find out how the development of stock markets has affected
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Joint Stock Companies Among the different forms of business organizations which are functioning as at present‚ the predominant form of business organization during these modern days is found to be joint stock companies. Joint stock companies are termed as corporations in United States. Such form of business organization is necessary to undertake any business or industry on a large scale. This is because it overcomes the drawbacks of sole proprietorship and partnership. Such form of business
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put options on Lotus’s common stock that mature in February 1994 and that have an exercise price of $55 per share. a. Compute net profits and losses per share (actual dollar profit and losses‚ not rates of return) at expiration (February 19‚ 1994) for the following investment strategies: Buying a call option on Lotus’s stock; Writing a call option on Lotus’s common stock; Buying a put option on Lotus’s common stock; Writing a put option on Lotus’s common stock. Hint: Start by calculating the
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CFGB6102 Corporate Finance Stock Valuation 1. A firm’s common stock currently sells for $75 per share. The firm has total assets of $1‚000‚000 and total liabilities‚ including preferred stock‚ of $350‚000. If the firm has 10‚000 shares of common stock outstanding‚ (a) what is the book value of each share of common stock? (b) is the stock overvalued or undervalued in the marketplace? (c) what might be the reason(s) for your answer in (b). (a) (b) overvalued (c) market value of the assets
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when the people need to trade in stocks‚ shares‚ debentures etc. there is a specific place where one needs to go. One cannot deal with these items in a normal market place. Thus a place or a platform where the trading of these shares and stocks takes place is known as the STOCK MARKET. The price of these shares and stocks is not considered by monopoly; rather it is the demand and supply forces of the market that determines the prices of these shares and stocks. In earlier times‚ the trading‚ that
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Brothers Analysis of Wal-Mart Stock Introduction I chose to monitor Wal-Mart stock throughout the semester. I began collecting my information every Friday afternoon after the market closed‚ beginning May 24‚ 2013 and ending July 5‚ 2013. I used Yahoo Finance to collect all of my data (Yahoo ‚ n.d.). Wal-Mart stock throughout my study fluctuated but stayed at a constant price. The fluctuation in price can be due in part to competition when compared to the stock of other competitors. The retail
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9/27/2010 Bombay Stock Exchange - Wikipedia‚ th… Coordinates: 18.929681°N 72.833589°E Bombay Stock Exchange From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (Hindi or Marathi: बबई शे अर बाजार Bombay Śhare Bāzaār) (formerly‚ The Stock Exchange‚ Bombay) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and largest number of listed companies in the world‚ with 4990 listed as of August 2010.[2][3] It is located at Dalal Street‚ Mumbai‚ India. On Aug‚ 2010‚ the equity market capitalization
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CHRIST UNIVERSITY BANGALORE IV BBA B ASSIGNMENT DATE OF SUBMISSION: 25.02.2011- FRIDAY 1.a) X Ltd. issues Rs.50‚000 8% debentures at par. The tax rate applicable to the company is 50%. Compute the cost of debt capital. b) Y Ltd. issues Rs.50‚000 8% debentures at a premium of 10%. The tax rate applicable to the company is 60%. Compute cost of debt capital
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