WHY IS FINANCIAL LEVERAGE A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD Financial leverage means acquiring assets using funds provided by creditors and preferred stockholders to improve Return on Equity (ROE) of a company rather than utilizing owners’ equity. If a company can borrow money at a rate lower than the return on assets or ROI then the owners’ equity position will be improved. This occurs because less of the equity is required to purchase the assets. It is a double-edged sword and may be positive or negative.
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Investor Protection LYU JINGYU H00183199 As we all known‚ investor protection plays a decisive role in the financial markets. Some literature asserts that the benefit of minority shareholders and creditors will be expropriated by controlling shareholders is a common situation. As a result‚ to some extent‚ the core idea of Corporate Governance is to prevent the right of investor deprived by manager and controlling shareholders. In previous studies‚ the problem that people most concerned about
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My Decision Nastassja Matthews Eng 121 Deborah Zeringue January 7‚ 2013 My Decision As a young adult‚ I had made a major decision and commitment to return to school. I wanted a career that I would enjoy doing and be able to separate my life between home and work; I can be myself while I’m at work. Based on my decision to return to school was challenging for me because I was not sure on what I wanted as my career. I did some research and found out that I wanted to be a teacher because
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Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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Investor Profiles When it comes to investing‚ it is crucial to determine one’s risk tolerance‚ expectation for capital appreciation‚ income requirements‚ preferred portfolio volatility‚ time horizon‚ and of course‚ the expected overall potential return. These characteristics are generally summed together to form the investor profile of a particular investor. It will allow an individual to make clear of their goals and objectives‚ determine their comfort level with risks and uncertainties‚ as well
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12/6/13 The book‚ Intelligent Investor‚ written by Benjamin Graham‚ has over the years become one the most highly praised guide for investors to better themselves as investors. Globally recognized investor‚ Warren Buffet‚ has been quoted as saying that it is best book on investing ever written. He thinks‚ specifically in investing‚ that chapter eight of the book is the most important chapter ever written. Graham writes‚ in chapter eight‚ about how an investor should react to market fluctuations
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of common stock Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Bouchard Company ’s stock sells for $20 per share‚ its last dividend (D0) was $1.00‚ and its growth rate is a constant 6 percent. What is its cost of common stock‚ rs? a. 5.0% b. 5.3% c. 11.0% d. 11.3% e. 11.6% Cost of common stock Answer: b Diff: E [ii]. Your company ’s stock sells for $50 per share‚ its last dividend (D0) was $2.00‚ and its growth rate is a constant 5 percent. What is the cost of common stock
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comparatively inexpensive way of gaining influence and therefore being able to reconstruct companies both from a financial and an economical perspective. Unlike ordinary private equity buy-outs where the firm normally buys the entire corporation‚ activist investors seek influence rather than control. In order to create better functioning companies with better operating performance‚ activist investors are considered as an effective mechanism of corporate governance. Supporters’ view on creating values
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INVESTOR RELATIONS Investor Relations (IR) is a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance‚ communication‚ marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a company‚ the financial community‚ and other constituencies‚ which ultimately contributes to a company’s securities achieving fair valuation. Usually this is handled by the public relations officer and he reports to the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer. This is also called
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beta of equity from the two comparable companies Orange and Tomy by estimating regression of returns on the market return. Unlever these equity beta using the actual capital structure of these companies to get their asset beta Take the equally- or value-weighted average of asset beta across the two comparable companies The case state that the upgrade will increase risk by 50% Take asset beta estimated in the question above‚ and increase it by 50% Estimate the market historical return using the
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