Capital Structure Capital Structure‚ Interest Rates and Credit Ratings Prepared by Ece SARAÇOĞLU BILGI‚ MSc in International Finance INF 503 - Financial Economics and Interest Rates December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. III. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) IV. V. Why Capital Structure Matters To Investments How Debt and Equity Financing Differ Choosing Between Debt and Equity Financing Process Ownership rights Rights over profit Ease of doing business Repayment Cost to company
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WORLDWIDE PAPER COMPANY In December 2006‚ Bob Prescott‚ the controller for the Blue Ridge Mill‚ was considering the addition of a new on-site longwood woodyard. The addition would have two primary benefits: to eliminate the need to purchase shortwood from an outside supplier and create the opportunity to sell shortwood on the open market as a new market for Worldwide Paper Company (WPC). Now the new woodyard would allow the Blue Ridge Mill not only to reduce its operating costs but also to increase
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Maureen Pratiwi Putri Irwinsyah 1501207144 – 04PCG Academic Writing – Thesis Statement Jakarta as Capital City is A Capital Negative Is this great Jakarta feels like a city that is enjoyable for us‚ Jakarta people‚ to be the place to live on? From the opinion of Indonesia’s Trade Ministry website (http://www.tradexpoindonesia.com/jakarta-facts‚ 2013) Jakarta is the most populous city in Indonesia‚ in South Asia‚ and even the thirteenth most populated city in the world. As a city itself‚
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Venture capital (VC) is financial capital provided to early-stage‚ high-potential‚ high risk‚ growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in‚ which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries‚ such as biotechnology‚ IT‚ software‚ etc. The typical venture capital investment occurs after the seed funding round as growth funding round (also referred to as Series A round) in the interest of generating
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106155 Mr. Robert AP English Language and Composition‚ Period 6 6 June 2012 Capital Punishment The most important intangible to Americans is arguably our liberty. The year 1776 marked the first‚ but not nearly the last time that Americans would fight a war for freedom‚ and it was during this tumultuous time‚ at the end of the eighteenth century‚ that America won its freedom from their tyrannical oppressors‚ and over the course of the next two-hundred and thirty-six years America would continue
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Working capital management is crucial to a company’s goals and planning function. Proper management of working capital can mean that difference between a company’s ability to carry out pre-planned strategic goals and becoming stagnant and losing its competitive edge. A company’s current assets typically end up being its most liquid assets‚ which makes them some of the most valuable when it comes to making corporate decisions. Working capital management is defined as a “managerial strategy focusing
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Social Capital: Social capital refers to the institutions‚ relationships‚ and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society’s social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable. Social capital is not just the sum of the institutions which underpin a society – it is the glue that holds them together. Social Capital Concept: Horizontal Associations A narrow view of social capital regards
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SOCIAL CAPITAL INTRODUCTION Social capital is one community characteristic that may affect parenting for healthy lifestyle. Lower levels of social capital show a relationship with a negative healthy outcome that includes a higher rate of subclinical atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease to name a few. Youth physical activity has also been linked to social capital‚ as the social capital increases the higher the physical activity. Confounding factors dependent on this relationship includes neighbourhood
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DETERMINANTS THE CASE OF THE KENYAN BANKING INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION Capital structure refers to the mix of debt and equity which a firm uses to finance its operations. Many theories have been formulated with regard to whether there exists an optimal capital structure mix and the role the various determinants of capital structure play in deciding the mix. The Modern theory of capital structure began with Modigliani and Miller in 1958 (Harris
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Capital Budgeting Part I PV= FV / (1+i)^y PV= present value‚ FV= future value‚ i= discount rate‚ and y= time. 1a) If the discount rate is 0%‚ what is the projects net present value? Year Cash Flow Discount Rate Discounted Cash Flow 0 -$400‚000 0% -$400‚000 1 $100‚000 0% $100‚000 2 $120‚000 0% $120‚000 3 $850‚000 0% $850‚000 Answer: The projects net present value is $670‚000 If the discount rate is 2%‚ what is the
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