2. How credit ratings affect the capital structure of a firm Credit ratings is the assessment of the credit worthiness of a firm based on historyof borrowing and repayment. Credit rating is the credit worthiness of a debtor. The debtors ability to pay back the debt. Companies with high rating (AAA) have a good market reputation and logically would avoid not being in favor of more debt in capital structure to save them from any adverse circumstances. High credit ratings expose a firm to obtain
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GE2202: Economy and Space Research Essay Capital Flows of the Greek Debt Crisis Word Count: 1957 Done by: Ng Hong Qing (A0093512) Tutorial Group DE4 Introduction The Greek Debt Crisis (GDC) saw the plunge of a country into one of the worst economic disasters it has experienced. Having historically run budget deficits to finance social benefits and policies‚ Greece has also incurred fairly high levels of public debt. However‚ the GDC was not an outcome of domestic problems. Following the global
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WORKING CAPITAL AND FIXED CAPITAL AND ITS ADVANTAGES Introduction: A firm requires funds to acquire two types of assets : fixed assets and current assets .Fixed assets include land biulding ‚ plant‚ and machinary ‚ vehicles ‚ equipment etc.These assets relatively permanent in nature and are necessary for carrying on the bussiness .Current assets ‚on the other hand ‚are kept for supporting day-to-day operations and keep changing during the course of the business.They liquidated within short period
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English 49 Professor April 18‚ 2013 Midterm Essay Rewrite College Costs How Much? Growing up‚ students were taught to get a higher education in order to make a comfortable living for them and their families. Now‚ those college graduates are crippled with large amounts of debilitating student loans and are unable to start a family of their own. According to the credit bureau TransUnion‚ the average student loan debt carried by each borrower has risen 30% to $23‚829 in the past five
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February 2012 How does Ryanair use its supply chain to keep cost down and how does this emphasis on cost control affect its relationship with the end customer? Introduction In the 1980’s the first low cost carriers started expanding their operations into mainland Europe. Previously the concept of flying from London to Barcelona on a regular basis would have been very costly and timely on the incumbent scheduled carriers. The emergence of new low cost carriers transformed
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Apparently‚ the issue of Nike’s case is to control and check the calculation cost of capital done by Joanna Cohen who is the assistant of a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group. But I am willing to tell you that it can be a complex case in which we can doubt about sensitivity analysis done by Kimi Ford (portfolio manager) too. Because her assumptions such as Revenue Growth Rate‚ COGS / Sales‚ S &A / Sales‚ Current Assets / Sales‚ and Current Liability / Sales have been adopted from previous income
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CAPITAL BUDGETING AT RELIANCE CAPITAL Specialization: Finance Under the Guidance of: Submitted By: Mr. Debashish Chaudary Prarthana Bajaj Mrs. Archana Singh Nupur Singhal Utsav Goel Taruna Bhadana Arjun
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Determining the Cost of Capital Can One Size Fit All? 1. Why do you think Larry Stone wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate? Is it justifiable to use the firm’s weighted average cost of capital as the divisional cost of capital? Please explain. Larry wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate because it would provide him with a standard with which to measure feasibility of future investment proposal. The firm had thus far been using a ‘gut feel’ approach and although most of
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What methods of Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index (CLI). An index number measures the relative change in the price‚ quantity‚ value or some other item of interest from one time period to another. It is found by calculating the ratio of the current value to the value at another time point or at a different geographical location. The different types of simple index that are used are - Price Relative‚ Quantity Relative‚ Value Relative. A price index is a weighted
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Cost of Capital questions and practice problems Questions 1. What does the WACC measure? 2. Which is easier to calculate directly‚ the expected rate of return on the assets of a firm or the expected rate of return on the firm’s debt and equity? Assume you are an outsider to the firm. 3. Why are market-based weights important? 4. Why is the coupon rate of existing debt irrelevant for finding the cost of debt capital? 5. Under what assumptions can the WACC be
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