The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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Module 1: Fundamentals of finance By the end of this reading‚ you will understand What the field of Financial is? How Financial Markets work? What different financial products are? What is Finance? Finance is the study of how and under what terms money are allocated between lenders and borrowers. The term finance may incorporate any of the following: o The study of money and other assets o The management and control of those assets o Profiling and managing project risks Finance is distinct
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For the exclusive use of C. Portillo Cardenas‚ 2015 UV1201 Rev. Feb. 13‚ 2009 EMI GROUP PLC In this Internet age‚ the consumer is using music content more than ever before— whether that’s playlisting‚ podcasting‚ personalizing‚ sharing‚ downloading or just simply enjoying it. The digital revolution has caused a complete change to the culture‚ operations‚ and attitude of music companies everywhere. It hasn’t been easy‚ and we must certainly continue to fight piracy in all its forms. But there can
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Problem set 2 16-1. Gladstone Corporation is about to launch a new product. Depending on the success of the new product‚ Gladstone may have one of four values next year: $150 million‚ $135 million‚ $95 million‚ and $80 million. These outcomes are all equally likely‚ and this risk is diversifiable. Gladstone will not make any payouts to investors during the year. Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 5% and assume perfect capital markets. a. What is the initial value of Gladstone’s equity
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Corporate Finance Revision List Topic | Study Program | The Realm of Corporate Finance and Efficient Market Hypothesis | * Overview of finance’s main functions & its importance to organisations. * Importance of value creation as the primary objective of managers * Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) | Financial Statement Analysis | * Overview of calculating & interpreting accounting & financial ratios from corporate financial statements & understanding their significance in corporate
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ADM 3350 M Winter 2010 CORPORATE FINANCE MIDTERM EXAMINATION – February 10th‚ 2010 Professor: Kaouthar LAJILI‚ PhD.‚ CGA Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Part I 15 Part II 35 TOTAL 50 NAME: __________________________________________ STUDENT #: ________________________ PART I: Multiple Choice Questions (15 points) Please circle the correct answer 1. In an EPS-EBI graphical relationship‚ the slope of
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Business Consultancy International BBCi 2009 WS 2009/10 Final Examination Principles of Corporate Finance I Dr. Kinga Niemczak 14.12.2010 Name: ___________________________ Student No.: ______________________ 1. a. Calculate the value of a 4.65% five-year €1‚000 bond‚ if you know that the bond is rated AAA and the typical YTM for such bonds is 6.25%. (6 points) b. How will the value of this bond change (in %) if yield increases
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2013) Today‚ the company employed 171 700 employees‚ (hugely unionized labor force)‚ the actual CEO is W James Mc Nerney. According to Yahoo finance‚ in 2012‚ the firm ranks third in sales of military equipment on the global market. It is the second maker of large commercial jets behind Airbus and the second defense contractor behind Lockheed Martin” (finance‚ 2013) It’s a public listed company traded on the New York Stock Exchange it’s a component of Down Jones and S&P 500. The company stock ticker
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THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE CHAPTER 1: The time value of money We are going to link the present and the future by using the notion of interest rate that could be called discount rate‚ required rate of return or cost of capital. Finance is all about cash flows but more precisely about the exact date of the realization of the cash flow. I) PRESENT VALUE Example 1: What is the value today of $110 to be received in one year? - suppose the interest rate ‚ r =10%
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provide a framework for understanding the determinants of corporate investment‚ financing‚ hedging‚ payout‚ and executive compensation policies. The course will provide an analysis of the determinants of each policy as well as the implications for shareholder value. While the basic economic insights will be presented through simple examples‚ the course is quantitative in nature. Course material The reference textbook is Corporate Finance by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo‚ Pearson International
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