level of risk is one of the main determinants of a firm`s capital structure. By looking at the trade off theory we might expect a negative association when risk and leverage are concerned. If firms have high earnings volatility‚ for some obvious reasons‚ they would not want to indulge in debt financing. It follows that when firms are exposed to bankruptcy and agency costs greater is the incentive to reduce the level of debt otherwise the more volatile a firm`s earnings are‚ the more risk is there
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During the course of operations of any company‚ once the capital budgeting decisions have been made and proposals selected‚ the most important question before the finance manager is to arrange sufficient funds to finance them. Funds are also required to keep existing projects going on and the company can raise funds required for investment either by increasing the owners’ claims or the creditors’ claims or both. The claims of the owners increases when the company raises the funds by issuing equity shares
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Name of the Company - Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Name of the Chairman – Narendra K. Patni Background of the Company The Patni Computer Systems Ltd. (Patni) was incorporated on 10th February 1978 under the Companies Act 1956. The company converted itself from a private limited company to a public limited company on 18th September 2003. It is now a leading IT consulting services and business solutions provider in India. The majority
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Brief Description of Verizon Company Verizon communications Inc is an American company that was established in June 2000 when bell Atlantic merged with GTE and the merger took 2 years to close. In 2004 it was added to the Dow Jones industrial average. In 2006 Verizon became the primary provider of advanced communications to large businesses and government sector. Verizon offers the largest high speed 3G and 4G network in America and delivers solutions that allow customers to connect securely. Corporate
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Introduction Capital structure (CS) is one of the most important aspects of the Financial Management of any organization. It aims is to identify and implement the best capital structure proportion possible that suits the organizations needs and objectives. An optimal Capital structure boosts the prosperity of the company in the long run and reduces the risk. CS is a mixture of a company ’s current and non current debt‚ common and preferred equity. It ’s the way a company finances its functions
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Southeast University Capital structure‚ the mixture of a firm ’s debt and equity‚ is important because it costs company money to borrow. Capital structure also matters because of the different tax implications of debt vs. equity and the impact of corporate taxes on a firm ’s profitability. Firms must be prudent in their borrowing activities to avoid excessive risk and the possibility of financial distress or even bankruptcy. A firm ’s debt-to-equity ratio also impacts the firm ’s borrowing costs and
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Strategies Group January 2006 Corporate Capital Structure Authors Henri Servaes Professor of Finance London Business School The Theory and Practice of Corporate Capital Structure Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management Harvard Business School Editors James Ballingall Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory Deutsche Bank +44 20 7547 6738 james.ballingall@db.com Adrian Crockett Head of Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory‚ Europe & Asia Deutsche
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tructure CORPORATE FINANCE PROJECTPRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF A COMPANY IN INDIASubmitted to: Submitted by:Mr. Rajesh Jhamb Atul Pabbi 09104013Priyanka Bhola 09104043Rahul Mahajan 09104045Shreya Adya 09104052ACKNOWLEDGEMENTAn acknowledgement is not just a mere formality but a true opportunity to express my sincere gratitude towards all the people who have been of great help and have played an important role in making the training a great learning experience providing
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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