... | | |Kamaleshwaran S- EEPSM-04-020 | | |Hena Damodaran - EEPSM -04- 015 | | |Jupudi Venkata Narasimha Rao –EEPSM-04-018 | | |Jaspreet Kaur Rekhi – EEPSM-04-016 | Objective: The objective of this project is to examine, find out the relationship between market structure and performance in the banking (NIC Code 6491) and real estate (RE) (NIC Code 6810) sectors using data from the Commercial Banks and RE firms operating in India before the world financial crisis (started in 2008), during the financial crisis, recovery period and beyond. The project would be beneficial for stakeholders /...
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...EFFECTS OF MICROFINANCE CREDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTEPRISES IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO CUEA, GABA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELORS DEGREE EFFECTS OF MICRO FINANCE CREDIT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRISE IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA BY KIBET K DENNIS BCOM/GC/543/11/12 RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO CUEA, GABA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELORS DEGREE DECLARATION Declaration by the Student I, the undersigned, declare that this project is my original work and that it has not been presented in any other university or institution for academic credit. KIBET K DENNIS BCOM/ GC/543/11/12 Signature.................................................... Date.................................... Declaration by the Supervisors This research project has been submitted for examination with our approval as university supervisors. Dr. Gedion Omwono Catholic University of Eastern Africa, GABA Campus Signature.................................................... Date.................................... ABSTRACT This study discusses...
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...global analysis, particularly with respect to how the performance of domestic firms is influenced by international economic performance. The chapter’s main focus however is on aspects of the U. S. economy that affect security returns, including fiscal and monetary policy. In addition, a brief presentation of the determinants of interest rates is covered. The chapter concludes with a discussion of industry analysis that includes classifications of industries, information sources, the industrial life cycle and a Porter framework that can be used to analyze industry competition. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon reading this chapter, you should have a basic understanding of some of the macroeconomic factors that affect security prices. That is, how fiscal and monetary policy affect interest rates and security prices. And some industry groups are more affected by macroeconomic factors than others and the characteristics of an industry that affect its competitiveness. CHAPTER OUTLINE The top-down approach to fundamental analysis begins with analyzing the economy. Expected economic performance will influence the choice of industry and the specific firm chosen as an investment. 1. The Global Economy A top-down analysis of a company begins with an examination of global economic prospects. Risk Factors: Political risk: This affects the economic environment that determines the industry performance. Exchange-rate risk. Exchange-rate risk has several elements that are important to global...
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...company that conducts business in 117 countries. McDonald’s operates 32,737 restaurants and 26,338 franchises in the highly competitive fast food industry. Since 1940, McDonald’s has built a loyal customer base by continually dedicating themselves to customer service and providing high quality fast food for its customers. Presently, McDonald’s could boast of over 60 million customers and the company serves average of 64 million customers daily. In the United States, and other countries where McDonald’s is operating, fast food business is very competitive. Despite the competition the company is facing, McDonald’s has been able to record revenues of more than $16 billion in restaurants and revenues of more than $7 billion in its franchise restaurant business. McDonald’s operates in six geographical locations. The company business operations are in the U.S, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. In the U.S, McDonald’s total revenues account for 34%. In Europe, the company total revenues account for 40% while in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) segment, McDonald’s total revenues account for 21%. The company records a remarkable success in the U.S with more than 3.8% growth in eight consecutive years. In addition, McDonald’s has gained competitive market advantages in its international business operations. The U.S and Canada are the McDonald’s major markets. In France, the UK, and Germany, the company market performances accounts for 5% of...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA BY MAURICE MUIRURI KAARIUKI A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, DEGREE OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY. JULY, 2014 DECLARATION Declaration by the Researcher This research is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University. No part of this study may be reproduced without prior authority of the author and/or Kenyatta University. Signature……………………………………………………… Date………………………. Maurice Muiruri Kariuki Declaration by the Supervisor This research proposal has been submitted for examination with my approval as the university supervisor. Signature……………………………………………………… Date………………………. Name (PhD.) School of Business ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my gratitude and regards to Professor name (PhD.) for his guidance. I am indebted to all the persons and institutions that offered support, encouragement and prayers to me during the entire research. Lastly, I thank almighty, my parents, brother, sisters and friends for their constant encouragement without which this assignment would not be possible. ABSTRACT The study seeks to investigate the factors affecting performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The Background of the study reveals that there has been continued globalization and economic cooperation among the...
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...Impact of interest rate on stock market 3 A study based on the effects of interest rate (KIBOR) on share price 4 Market Interest rate and commercial bank profitability in Pakistan 5 Determinants of Corporate dividend payout policy 6 Effects of Free Cash flow on profitability of firms 7 Determinant of dividend payout ratio: A study of Pakistani fertilizer sector 8 Fundamentals and stock returns in Pakistan 9 Effects of mergers and acquisition in banking sector of Pakistan 10 Impact of Privatization of banks on profitability 11 Can risk aversion indicators anticipate financial crises? 12 Cash flow and capital spending relationship: evidence from automobile sector 13 Impact of Privatization on profitability and efficiency of banks in Pakistan 14 To study the relationship between price earning ratio and return on investment 15 A test of price earning ratio to predict future growths 16 Factors affect on the dividend payout ratio (sugar industry) 17 Impact of macro-economic variables on stock sector of Pakistan 18 Relationship between Cash flow and investment spending in textile industry 19 Impact of taxation on firm’s dividend payout/ratio 20 Share price volatility explicatedmeasured by fundamentals 21 Stock price and economic variables ( Interest rate, inflation and GDP) 22 Determinants of P/E Ratio 23 Impact of capital structure on profitability 24 Impact of interest rate changes on bank’s profitability 25 Relationship of stock market returns and rate of inflation ...
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...contrasting business environments in 2 countries – Nigeria and United States by: * Evaluating how their business environment is influenced by government economic policy which may be identified through the application of economic theory. * Critically evaluating the local economic business environment measured against the choice of a comparative international economic and business system. (Pictorial techniques may be used which are appropriate to illustrate and justify the evaluation, e.g. Graphs, charts, economic curve diagrams, etc.) (700 – 1,000 words) Question 2 * Critical evaluation of measures used by governments and central banks to manage the economies of their countries. * By critically evaluating, using convincing arguments in support of the measures used to reduce, minimise or alleviate economic difficulties many countries face. (Examples should be used in the submission to illustrate the justified view) (1,100 – 1,500 words) 1. BUSINESS includes all doings linked with production, trade, banking, coverage, finance, energy, advertising, packaging etc. ENVIRONMENT refers to all external forces, which have comportment on the functioning of business. The environment includes factors outside the firm which can lead to opportunities for or threats to the firm. There is close relationship between business and its economic environment. Business obtains all its needed inputs from the economic environment and it absorbs the output of business units....
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...for the auto industry, I’m going to identify a brief history of the automotive industry, how it impacts the GDP, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The supply and demand of the automotive industry as well as the profits derived from the sector are clearly impacting by then macroeconomic policies. The industry’s history demonstrates the trends it follows in the business cycle and how economic indicators have impacted the performance of the industry over the years. The measure of production, interest rates, real GDP, automotive sales and inflation and unemployment are some of the most compelling instruments that can be used to assess the state of the automotive industry. Business Cycles The U.S automotive industry saw a steady expansion from its inception until 1978 in which where production reached its all-time peak. The industry showed a small contraction and a quick recovery leading to its peak between 1972 and 1976. In the early 1980 there was a big drop in production units and the industry fell into its first true recession. The industry recovered in the mid 80s peaking in 1988, but never reached its previous high before falling into another recession that lasted from 1990 to 1992 (Smith, 1996). The automotive industry’s production rates have been cycling through different business phases throughout history. In 1999 the automotive industry finally recovered and reached its previous high. Now the automotive industry...
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...QUESTIONS 1-1 a. A proprietorship, or sole proprietorship, is a business owned by one individual. A partnership exists when two or more persons associate to conduct a business. I contrast, a corporation is a legal entity n created by a state. The corporation is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. b. In a limited partnership, limited partners’ liabilities, investment returns and control are limited, while general partners have unlimited liability and control. A limited liability partnership (LLP), sometimes called a limited liability company (LLC), combines the limited liability advantage of a corporation with the tax advantages of a partnership. A professional corporation (PC), known in some states as a professional association (PA), has most of the benefits of incorporation but the participants are not relieved of professional (malpractice) liability. c. Stockholder wealth maximization is the appropriate goal for management decisions. The risk and timing associated with expected earnings per share and cash flows are considered in order to maximize the price of the firm’s common stock. d. Social responsibility is the concept that businesses should be partly responsible for, and thus bear the costs of, the welfare of society at large. Business ethics can be thought of as a company’s attitude and conduct toward its employees, customers, community, and stockholders. A firm’s commitment to business ethics can be measured by the tendency of the firm and its employees...
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...GST and oil shock and how to make use of this indicators to do a projection on the economy performance. We also come to understand how different types of economic indicators are used and how they correspond to the movement economy activities. Understanding the characteristic of these economic indicators, allows us to identify the cyclical nature of each individual indicator with economic growth and, thus, help us in choosing a set of economic indicators for forecasting the economic performance. To conclude, we state that by doing an economic indicator analysis through leading, coincident and lagging indexes, we can understand how well the economy performance as a whole. It also tells us the relationship between economy performance and the policy-making of a country. Introduction The measurement and analysis of business cycles has been one of the important research topics in economics and underlying theories of these economics arguments have changed as times goes by. In this empirical report, attention will be focus into the central questions on the causes of fluctuation in the economic activity by constructing a business cycle analysis and composite coincident index, a combination of several time series that one would expect to contain information about the current stats of the economy. However, the emphasis in a number of recent theoretical and empirical studies of business cycles has been in terms of growth cycles only. In general, there we pay little attention...
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...A report on “Business Environment” Date:___________________ Submit to:________________ Table of Contents TASK 2: Nature of the Operating Business Environment………………………………..…3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3 1.1 Explain how economic systems attempt to allocate resources effectively………………3 1.2 Assess the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on “Lloyds Banking Group, UK”, and their activities………………………………………………………………………..5 1.3 Evaluate the impact of competition policy and other regulatory mechanisms on the activities of a “Lloyds Banking Group, UK”....................................................................................7 References…………………………………………………………………………………….9 TASK 2: Nature of the Operating Business Environment Introduction: The study discusses different types of economic systems and assesses how these economic system attempts to allocate resources efficaciously, explains the UK government policies (namely monetary, fiscal, social, and competitive policies) and assess the effect of all the above-mentioned policies on a “Lloyds Banking Group, UK”, UK based organization. The paper exposits market structure types (namely, perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and other market structures. Finally, the paper describes the ways market structures define the output and pricing strategies of the companies. 1.1 Explain how economic systems attempt to allocate resources effectively Economic systems...
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...Accounting Horizons Vol. 11 No. 2 June 1997 pp.12-32 Operating Leases: Income Effects of Constructive Capitalization Eugene A. Imhoff, Jr.. Robert C. Lipe and David W. Wright Eugene A. Imhoff, Jr. is Professor at University of Michigan, Robert C. Lipe is Associate Professor at University of Colorado at Boulder and David W. Wright is Associate Professor at University of Michigan. SYNOPSIS: Lease contracts written in 1994 in the U.S. have been estimated at over $140 billion (London Financial Group Ltd. 1996). The amount of leasing activity continues to grow, particularly op erating-type leases which provide a source of off-baiance sheet financing. However, a recent publication by an international group of representatives from the FASB and six other national and international accounting standard setting bodies suggests that iease accounting should require alt lease contracts to be capitalized as assets and liabilities (McGregor 1996). This suggestion has also been made by the Association for Investment Management and Research (AMIR) in a December 1993 white paper. A previous Horizons paper by Imhoff et al. (1991) illustrated how to constructively capitalize operating leases. However, this prior study focused exclusively on the balance sheet effects for a single period, and assumed the income statement effects were negligible. The current study cites evidence that suggests the income statement effects may be material, and illustrates how to estimate the impact of constructive capitalization...
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...Understanding the concepts of business is to know how the world works as defined by mathematical formulas and other representations of cause and effect in the physical world. Using ratios to be able to observe the world reason and draw accurate and rational conclusions. To understand how small businesses differ than large businesses it’s based on the current situation and future possibilities using profit seeking activities to convert factors of production into goods and services for customers in the market to achieve the business objectives. Liquidity is the ability to meet obligations when they are due. To measure your liquidity or your company’s success by meeting its short term obligation current assets to current liabilities Current asset include inventory product you sell and accounts receivable are your credit accounts Converting balances to cash Inventory turnover ratios can tell you how fast or slow the inventory is selling. Accounts receivable ratios can tell you if your customers are paying you or not. You need more assets than liabilities on your balance sheet at all times. How much cash a business generates and how much cash from core operations. The company will struggle to succeed if it has less money. Finical ratios are tools used for internal and external evaluations of the business performance Its effectiveness in business management for both large and small businesses The value of financial ratios are means of comparing and predicting firm performance to investors efficiency...
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...responsibilities of the financial staff within an organization. • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative forms of business organization. • State the primary goal in a publicly traded firm, and explain how social responsibility and business ethics fit in. • Define an agency relationship, give some examples of potential agency problems, and identify possible solutions. • Identify major factors that determine the price of a company’s stock, including those that managers have control over and those that they do not. • Discuss whether financial managers should concentrate strictly on cash flow and ignore the impact of their decisions on EPS. LECTURE SUGGESTIONS Chapter 1 covers some important concepts, and discussing them in class can be interesting. However, students can read the chapter on their own, so it can be assigned but not covered in class. We generally spend much of the first day going over the syllabus and discussing grading and other mechanics relating to the course. To the extent that time permits, we talk about the topics that will be covered in the course and the structure of the book. We also discuss briefly the fact that it is assumed that managers try to maximize stock prices, but that they may have other goals, hence that it is useful to tie executive compensation to stockholder-oriented performance measures. If time permits, we think it’s worthwhile to spend at least a full day on the chapter. If not, we ask students...
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...AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF INTEREST RATE AND EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON STOCK MARKET RETURNS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST JUNE, 2011 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this submission is my own work toward the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration and that, to the best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published by another person nor material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree of the University except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. RANSFORD CHARLES ENYAAH (STUDENT ID No: 20103521) …………………… Signature …………………. Date Certified by: EDWARD ACHEAMPONG (SUPERVISOR) …………………… Signature …………………. Date Certified by: ……………………………… Head of IDL …………………… Signature …………………. Date i DEDICATION I dedicate this project work to the Lord Almighty and all my loved ones. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I thank the almighty God for fulfilling his promises to my life and for granting me the strength, wisdom and knowledge to complete this work My profound gratitude goes to my Supervisor, Mr. Edward Acheampong (Lecturer, Methodist University College, Ghana) for his unflinching dedication...
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