high‚ relative to book and past market values‚ and to repurchase equity when their market values are low. We document that the resulting effects on capital structure are very persistent. As a consequence‚ current capital structure is strongly related to historical market values. The results suggest the theory that capital structure is the cumulative outcome of past attempts to time the equity market. Introduction “Equity market timing” refers to the practice of issuing shares at
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Application of Capital Structure‚ Costs of Capital for Multiple Division firms Case Analysis: Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC).1 Submitted by: Joseph Donato N. Pangilinan‚ FICD Date Presented: April 12‚ 2012 Introduction: This landmark case seeks to break the risk-reward trade off involved in calculating Capital Cost. The object of the solution must be to minimize project risks while maximizing project opportunities available. We want a rate and a rating system that does not unnecessarily
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Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Capital Structure and Leverage 1) If a firm utilizes debt financing‚ an X% decline in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) will result in a decline in earnings per share that is larger than X. a. True b. False 2) Firm A has a higher degree of business risk than Firm B. Firm A can offset this by using less financial leverage. Therefore‚ the variability of both firms ’ expected EBITs could
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The Armstrong Production Company is an industry-leading firm in the field of manufacturing synthetic building materials for homes and commercial structures‚ based near St. Louis. Armstrong was fortunate in its initial stages to quickly secure inexpensive funding in the form of developmental loans issued by the State of Illinois‚ and thus was able to break even within three years of its founding in the early 1970s. Able to pour resources into its research and development segment‚ riding on the increasing
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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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Wm. Wrigley Jr‚ Company Capital Structure Wm. Wrigley Jr‚ Company Capital Structure 8/23/2013 8/23/2013 EFB340 Finance Capstone Case Study 1 Group S3 Dat Bui (N8360928) JeongHwan KWON (N8400822) Honghu Ye (N8106258) EFB340 Finance Capstone Case Study 1 Group S3 Dat Bui (N8360928) JeongHwan KWON (N8400822) Honghu Ye (N8106258) Table of Contents Abstract1 1.0 Introduction2 2.0 Analysis Share price2 Weighted Average Cost of Capital2 Earnings
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Du Pont Case Study Capital Structure Statement of the Problem Determine a capital structure policy suitable for Du Pont in the 1980s and beyond. This paper will consider the history of the company and the turbulent times of the 1960s and 1970s‚ weigh the advantages and disadvantages associated with higher and lower levels of debt‚ and develop a strategy for the future after the merger with Conoco Inc. in 1983. Executive Summary Du Pont has been historically known for its
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Chpt.16 Financial Leverage and Capital Structure Financial Leverage Chapter Outline Financial Leverage Effect of leverage Break-even Analysis Homemade Leverage M&M Propositions (I & II): optimal D/E? No tax Corporate tax Corporate tax & bankruptcy costs Corporate & personal taxes Arbitrage The Capital-Structure Question and The Pie Model The value of a firm is defined to be the sum of the value of the firm’s debt and the firm’s equity. V=E+B If the goal of the management of the firm is
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Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting ISSN 1946-052X 2012‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1 Capital Structure and Firm Performance in the Financial Sector: Evidence from Australia Vedran Skopljak School of Economics and Finance‚ La Trobe University Kingsbury Drive‚ Bundoora‚ Vic 3086‚ Australia Tel: 61-3-9479-1111 E-mail: vedran.skopljak@latrobe.edu.au Robin H. Luo (Corresponding author) Department of Finance‚ Wuhan University Luojia Hill‚ Wuhan 430072‚ China Tel: 86-27-6875-2740 E-mail: robin.h.luo@gmail.com
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corporate capital structure Advanced Corporate Finance 4.1 5 + 6 September 2013 Corporate finance: (1) managing the balance sheet Cash + Liquid assets Accounts receivable Inventory Short t Sh t term liabilities li biliti - short term debt - accounts payable Long term liabilities LT assets - fixed - non-fixed - financial Equity 1 8/30/2013 Corporate Finance at different levels + (2) managing the cash flow needs • Long term finance (LT investments‚ capital structure) investments
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