...The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Interest Rates In addition to these notes, please read chapter 3 and pages 191 through 206 of chapter 5. Problems 5-18 through 5-23 of chapter 5 are related to this topic. Since this part of the course deals with different types of markets, let us start by defining what these markets are. What are markets in general? Markets are transactions where individuals or organizations exchange items. The exchange could be goods for goods, goods for service, or goods and services for money. Whenever you exchange something for another you have a market. Again a market is a transaction, not a physical location. Now, let us look at the different types of markets: Markets for physical assets（财产，有利条件）: These are markets where tangible（有形的） assets, things you can touch are exchanged for money. Markets for financial assets: These are markets where financial assets sold and bought. Financial assets are intangible. Examples of financial assets include stocks （股票，存货）and bonds（债券）. By buying a financial asset you become an owner of a company or a lender to one. Buying a stock makes you one of the owners of a corporations and buying a bond makes you one of the lenders. Money versus capital markets: Money markets are markets where money is borrowed for short time periods, usually less than a year. Here the loans are used mainly to manage cash in a corporation. If a firm has...
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...Verizon Communications Inc. NYSE: VZ Student Investment Fund Stock Report Analysts: Xi Cheng, Tanner McAndrew, Luke Thompson, and Daniel Wadsworth Recommendation: Buy Market Cap: $86.2 B Recent Price: $32.69(12/1/2009) Target Price: $47.11 Industry: Telecom Services Sector: Technology HIGHLIGHTS VZs subsidiary (Verizon Wireless) is the world’s largest wireless service provide VZ is expanding its presence in wireline services through an advance fiber optics network service called FiOS VZ has experienced growth in revenue over the past five years and is on pace for an 11% increase in 2009 VZ has a consistently increased its dividend payout There is large potential growth and development in the Telecom Industry VZ has competitive advantages in distribution network and pipelines Early Adoption of 4G Network Ranked as top 1 wireless service provider in annual consumer report INVESTMENT THESIS Demand for and dependence upon wireless technology has exhibited a strong upward trend which is expected to continue in the future. Verizon is competitively positioned to take advantage of this trend. Broadband service and the popularity of bundled services have increased substantially. With Verizon’s recent investment in this sector, the firm is expected to capture an increasing portion of demand. VZ’s ability to successfully generate a strong ROIC, add economic value, and further improve their dividend payout coming out of a deep recession demonstrates the...
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...Current Financial Crisis: a review of some of the consequences, policy actions and recent trends1 By Sameer Khatiwada and Emily McGirr, International Institute for Labour Studies2 What is happening? On the heels of the near bankruptcy of a major insurance company and the effective end of all major US investment banks, financial markets around the world sustained severe losses in the first two weeks of October, 2008, accelerating the downward trend that started at the beginning of the year. As a consequence, from New York to Moscow, and London to Sao Paulo, equity prices have fallen sharply – with the major stock indices of the G7 and BRICs losing nearly half of their value since the beginning of the year. This has seriously damaged banks’ balance sheets and restricted their lending capacity. With the cost of short-term credit rising dramatically and liquidity drying up, these events have been dubbed the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression in 1930s. More importantly, the shock waves from the US financial market have spread throughout the globe, with many countries on the brink of recession (see Figure 1, Appendix). How did a “house fire” in America turn into a global banking crisis? Sub-prime mortgages are a financial innovation designed to provide home ownership opportunities to borrowers in the U.S. with a higher risk profile (such as borrowers with low incomes, bad credit histories or limited disposable income). Most of the sub-prime ...
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...1. The president of your firm, Lesky and Lesky, has little background in accounting. Today, he walked in to your office and said, “A year ago we bought a piece of land for $100,000. This year, inflation has driven prices up by 6%, and an appraiser just told us we could easily resell the land for $115,000. Yet our balance sheet still shows it at $100,000. It should be valued at $115,000. That’s what it’s worth. Or, at a minimum, at $106,000.” Respond to this statement with specific reference to the accounting principles applicable in this situation. 2. Identify the accounting principle(s) applicable to each of the following situations: A. Tim Roberts owns a bar and a rental apartment and operates a consulting service. He has separate financial statements for each. B. An advance collection for magazine subscription is reported as a liability titled Unearned Subscriptions. C. Purchases for office or store equipment for less than $25 are entered in Miscellaneous Expense. D. A company uses the lower of cost or market for valuation of its inventory. E. Partially completed television sets are carried at the sum of the cost incurred to date. F. Land purchased 15 years ago for $40,500 is now worth $346,000. It is still carried on the books at $40,500. G. Zero Corporations is being sued for $1 million for breach of contract. Its lawyers believe that the damages will be minimal. Zero reports the possible loss in a note. 3. The primary current source...
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...The Project The Setting: You are employed as a Financial Analyst for the private equity firm Celash, Byrne & Moovon. They are considering approaching either the management of Company A or Company B (choose from the list below) to discuss with management their possible interest in selling out to CB&M. You have been asked to do a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of both companies and make a recommendation as to which of the two is the most desirable acquisition and at what price. You report directly to Mr. Moovon (pronounced “move on”). He is not a patient person and has a low tolerance for waffling and indecision. You have less than two months to complete the task and he will expect frequent updates. You can also expect that he will interrupt you with other projects. (Welcome to the real world.) Choose one of these pairs of companies to compare. Choose one company from column A and the company immediately to its right in column B. Company A Company B Google (GOOG) Yahoo (YHOO) Target (TGT) J. C. Penney (JCP) Merck (MRK) Lilly (LLY Marathon Oil (MRO) Valero Energy (VLO) Your Tools Are: a. The course textbook, especially Chapters 3, 17, 18 and 19. b. The supplemental text The Interpretation of Financial Statements, Benjamin Graham. c. Detailed Financial Statements for your companies are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the company web sites. d. The Value Line Investment Survey (available online from the Columbia...
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...Garmin’s Financial Statements Financial Management I Strayer University Introduction to Garmin Garmin was founded in 1990 in Taiwan, launched its first GPS product in 1991 and became a publicly traded company in 2000 (Funding Universe, 2013). During its first few years, its products were specialized for aircraft and boats. It finally launched its first automotive product in 1997, and in the early 2000s began working on cellular and handheld GPS devices (Funding Universe, 2013). The company’s mission, vision and values all intertwine to be a futuristic company full of innovation and top-notch customer service for all their segments of automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports divisions (Funding Universe, 2013). Garmin’s Balance Sheet Analysis The balance sheet is the core of a company’s financial health and reveals the company’s assets, or what it owns, and its liabilities, or what it owes (JWMI, 2013). Examining Garmin’s balance sheet reveals that the company grew dramatically between 2005 and 2007, and then became more stable between 2008 and 2012. Given the current economy, Garmin’s cash and equivalents grew dramatically between 2006 and 2007 from 337M to 708M, and again between 2008 and 2009 from 696M to 1.09B. In 2004, Garmin had a mere 250M in cash and equivalents and in 2012 it ended the year with 1.23B in cash equivalents. In general, its total current assets almost double between 2005 to 2006 from 801M to 1.17B, and again between 2006 and...
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...1. Name & Number of banking & other financial institutions. (Category wise updated data) Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Bank has been working as the central bank since the country’s independence. Its prime jobs include issuing of currency, maintaining foreign exchange reserve and providing transaction facilities of all public monetary matters. Bangladesh Bank regulates and supervises the activities of all banks. Bangladesh Bank is also responsible for planning the government’s monetary policy and implementing it thereby. The Bangladesh Bank has a governing body comprising of nine members with the Governor as its chief. Apart from the head office in Dhaka, it has nine more branches, of which two in Dhaka and one each in Chittagong, Rajshahi, khulna, Bogra, Sylhet, Rangpur and Barisal. Category of Bank in Bangladesh |Category |Number of banks | |Nationalized Commercial Banks |4 | |Local Private commercial banks |30 | |Foreign Private Banks |9 | |Specialized Banks of Bangladesh |5 | |Renowned Financial Institutions...
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...[Type the company name] 24/6/2012 Business Administration Managing financial resources and decision: assignment not be spoken Introduction: If you can read a nutrition label box or a football score, you can learn to read basic financial statements in order to make the right investments. If you can follow a recipe or apply for a loan, you can learn basic accounting. Financial statements aren’t difficult and they aren’t rocket science. Before understanding the four types of financial statements, you must first understand the three types of business entities, there are three forms of business entities, and they are: sole trader, partnership, and corporation. Each form has its pros and cons in complexity, and how its taxed, also, some business forms have subclasses, like the s corporation, c corporation, and professional corporation, so all that means choosing the right business form is no easy task, considerations must be taken, you must learn how to select, plan, and organize your chosen business form so that its perfect for you. The sole trader: This is the simplest business form you can operate at; the sole proprietorship is not a legal entity. It basically refers to an average person who owns the whole business and is personally responsible for all its debts and receives all the profit. A sole trader can handle business under the name of the owner or it can operate under...
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...Assessment of Financial Performance of Starbucks during Fiscal Years 2005 – 2009 Assessment of the financial performance of an organization is very important for both the internal as well as external stakeholders. The management of an organization analyzes its financial performance in order to understand present financial of the company. Additionally, the information obtained from the analysis is used for planning and controlling various business activities of the organization. In order to make right decisions for achieving the organizational goals, the analysis of the financial performance is essential. The external users creditors, debtors, investors, analysts and auditor also analyze the financial performance of an organization in order to understand the trend of the past performance as well as present financial position of the company. On the basis of the profitability and solvency of the company, the stakeholders will determine their position regarding relationship with the company. In this paper, the financial position of Starbucks is analyzed for five financial years between 2005 and 2009. Financial statements of Starbucks are used for analyzing the financial position of the organization for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2008 and 2009. Different ratios will be calculated to explain different aspects of the financial performance such as profitability, investment, liquidity etc. In this paper significant ratios of Starbucks are calculated for consecutive...
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...Press Release Air Pacific Announces FY2011/2012 Financial Results Turnaround Plan Delivers Profits, More Passengers, and Higher Revenue Nadi, Fiji - Air Pacific today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012 (1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012). Mr. Nalin Patel, Chairman of Air Pacific’s Board of Directors, said that Air Pacific Ltd. and Air Pacific Group both made operating profits and that Air Pacific Ltd. delivered record-breaking revenue. (Air Pacific Group includes the national airline, its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Sun, and a 38.75% stake in the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa on Denarau Island). • • Air Pacific Ltd. reported an operating profit of $16.5m, compared to an operating loss of $3.7m for the previous financial year. Air Pacific Group reported an operating profit of $13.4m, compared to operating loss of $4.3m for the previous year. On a net basis, Air Pacific Ltd. reported an after tax statutory profit of $11.4m and Air Pacific Group reported an after tax statutory profit of $10.7m (versus after tax statutory profits including net income due to cancelled aircraft deliveries of $24.8m net and $25.3m respectively for FY2010/11). Air Pacific Ltd. also recorded its highest ever revenue of $645.9m, an increase of $90.5m in revenue from FY2010/2011, and an increase of $130m compared to FY2009/2010 (the year before airline restructuring and turnaround efforts began). The airline also carried 85,000 more passengers than it did the previous...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week One Health Care Financial Terms Worksheet Understanding health care financial terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet below according to the following guidelines: In the space provided, write each term’s definition as used in health care management. You must define the term in your own words. In the space provided after each term’s definition, summarize a health care management scenario that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool to which the term refers. In the scenario, you may wish to consider the following: o Why is the skill, concept, procedure, or tool necessary for accurate record keeping, operational efficiency, excellent patient services, employee management, regulatory compliance, reducing costs, forecasting, and so forth? o What successes are enabled by an adequate understanding or appropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool? o What risks or failures are associated with an inadequate understanding or inappropriate application of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool? Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your instructor. Worksheet Submitted By: Melissa Nelson |Term |Definition...
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...World Bank History During the world war second the financial expert of allied nations recognized the need of international to deal with monetary anf financial problem.the 44 allied Nations convened the united Nation monetary and financial conference at Bretton Woods,New Hampshir U.S.A.only july 1-22 1994.At this conference the articles of agreement were drawnfor the international monetary fund and international Bank for reconstruction and development. The Bank articles of agreement were submitted for ratification to 44 governments during 1945 and entered into force on december 27,1945when they were signed by28 of nations.the banks start its operations on june25,1946.The head office of the bank is at Washington D.C U.S.A. Function of world bank Function:- i. To assist in reconstruction and development of member countries by facilitating the investment of capital for productives purposes. ii. World bank also used to promote and supplement private foreign investment. iii. It is used to promote the balance growth of international trade through the development of productives resources of members. iv. It give perference to more useful and urgent project. v. To assist in bringing about smooth transaction from wartime to peace time economy. Purpose of world bank The World Bank was established to promote long-term foreign investment loans on reasonable terms. The, purposes of the Bank, as set forth in the 'Articles of Agreement’ are as follows: 1) To assist...
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...Managing health care organizations can be challenging and complex. Different people contribute to the way the company runs. Manager’s staff and patients all affect the finances of the company. The elements of financial management direct the health care organizations in terms of financial management. Knowledge of what is acceptable like accounting principles, general finances, and ethical standards will help the company run successfully. The ethical issues can be avoided with proper preparation. Finanacial managers play an important part in maintaining a successful organization. Includes a summary of the four elements of financial management The four elements of financial management are planning, controlling, organizing and directing, and decision-making. These four elements construct the way financing and reporting are ran. Financial manager make different choices for projects and keep the projects on track. These four elements build the foundation for financial reporting. The information the financial managers provide is essential to the reporting process. Planning The inital step of any financial project is planning. Financial managers are responsible for communicating the goals of the project. The company overall will set goals for the year or specific goals for an upcoming project. It is the financial managers responsibility to inform the organization of the plan of action to keep the organization on track. The steps that need to be taken to achieve theses goals...
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...What could good corporate governance have done for Enron? Corporate governance is policies and laws that affect the way a company such as Enron is run. The Enron scam was a scam that used mark to market pricing. Enron also hampered with the financial accounting statement by hiding information and not showing the true status of the company. In this way, Good corporate governance should have had a tighter control over the use of accounting policies. Also, anticipating profits (that Enron did) is just an estimate and the determinants of such as estimate is very subjective. In Enron, the business leaders were too concerned about inflating the share prices and showing a pretty picture of the company’s financial position. The leaders of Enron should have had more moral grounding in understanding that such behaviour would have repercussions. Good corporate governance could have prevented this greed from building up. When the company anticipated their downward slope, Jeff Skilling did not take action to acknowledge his mistake and instead swept the matter under the carpet. Instead of this corporate governance would have made sure that such behaviour would strictly not be allowed. Tighter laws and stricter policies would have ensured that the scandal did not take place to such a large extent. Better accounting policies that ensured that only sales actually realised should be accounted for. Laws such as more transparency about the running and operations of companies would actually...
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...Integrative Case 7 a. Operating cycle (OC) = average age of inventory + average collection period = 110 days + 75 days = 185 days Cash conversion cycle = OC - average payment period (CCC) = 185 days - 30 days = 155 days Resources needed = cost of operating cycle investment x CCC 365 = $ 26,500,000 x 155 365 = $11,253,424.66 b. Industry OC = 83 days + 75 days = 158 days Industry CCC = 158 days - 39 days = 119 days Industry resources needed = $26,500,000 x 119 365 = $8,639,726.03 c. Casa de Diseno's cost of operational inefficiency : Needed resources $11,253,424.66 Less: needed industry resources $8,639,726.03 $2,613,698.63 x 15% $392,054.79 d. 1. Offering 3/10 net 60 : Average Collection period = 75 days x (100%-40%) (average collection could be reduced by 40%) = 45 days Operating cycle = 83 days + 45 days = 128 days Cash conversion cycle = 128 days - 29 days = 89 days Resources needed = $ 26,500,000 x 89 365 = $6,461,643.84 Additional saving = $2,178,082.19 = $326,712.33 2. Reduction in revenues as a result of the discount : = $40,000 x 45% x 3% = 540,000.00 3. Reduction in investment...
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