OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE Evidence from Commercial Banks in Ethiopia By K i b ro m M e h a ri F i s s e h a Reg.No.-CBE/PR0025/01 Research Project Submitted to the Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Finance and Investment Under the Guidance of Aregawi Gebremichael (Ph.D. Candidate) Assistant Professor May, 2010 Mekelle, Ethiopia i THE DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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This course introduces basic financial concepts all business managers should understand regardless of functional specialization. Topics include financial analysis and planning, time value of money, valuation, capital budgeting, risk/return trade-offs, cost of capital, and capital structure. The pedagogical approach used is a mixture of lectures and case examples. Cases are often used as a vehicle for discussing the complexities of real-world financial problems. To benefit most from this method
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Summary & Recommendations: Given Du Pont’s financial history and current position, we recommend that they forego a low debt capital structure for a 40% target debt ratio and attempt to cut their dividend. In the period of 1965-1981, Du Pont had undergone drastic change in their capital structure policy. Increases in industry capacity surpassed demand growth, driving prices down. Along with inflation’s effect on required capital spending, the oil shock driving up costs, a recessionary environment
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introduction to the Modigliani-Miller capital structure irrelevance propositions and the concept of debt tax shields. With the background of a pizza company, the case provides an engaging context to discuss the “pizza graphs” that are commonly used in corporate finance curriculum to illustrate the wealth effects of capital structure decisions. The case serves to motivate the following teaching objectives: • Introduce the Modigliani-Miller intuition of capital structure irrelevance; • Establish
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is the capital structure of your business? Discuss the ratios that are used to describe capital structure and assess their importance. * How can you use operating leverage in your business? * · Assess the level of financial and operating risk for your business * · What factors are likely to influence your CFO's debt policy? You often hear corporate officers, professional investors, and analysts discuss a company's capital structure. You may not know what a capital structure is or
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US E RE VI PR EW O P ON E R LY T Y ± N OF OT C E NG FO A R GE SA LE LEA OR R N CL ING AS SR O Northern Forest Products OM Case 90 Cost of Capital Directed FO R Northern Forest Products (NFP) was established in the 1800s to log timber in the Great North Woods. In response to changing conditions, the company underwent radical changes in the way it operates and currently it is a large multidivisional corporation. The major focus of the company remains managing
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US E RE VI PR EW O P ON E R LY T Y ± N OF OT C E NG FO A R GE SA LE LEA OR R N CL ING AS SR O Northern Forest Products OM Case 90 Cost of Capital Directed FO R Northern Forest Products (NFP) was established in the 1800s to log timber in the Great North Woods. In response to changing conditions, the company underwent radical changes in the way it operates and currently it is a large multidivisional corporation. The major focus of the company remains managing
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Baitshepi Tebogo| 9302747|MBA | term paper | CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND DIVIDEND POLICY DISCUSSION: How does Standard Chartered Bank Botswana contribute to this discussion? | TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 3 Historical Background 4 Literature Review 6 Research Objectives 21 Methodology 22 Challenges 23 Methods 24 Data Analysis 25 Conclusion and Recommendations 27 References 28 Appendices
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then). This case concerns financing large investments in capital assets in a short period of time for strategic reasons. According to Modigliani and Miller, with efficient markets and no corporate taxation, firms should be able to raise all funds necessary to finance positive net present value projects and, further, the firm’s capital structure (or off-balance financing structures) should not affect the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) or the availability of credit. This case is particularly
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Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggestions for complementary cases in capital structure choice and financial flexibility: “The Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital,” (case 30); “Rosario Acero S.A.,” (case 32); “Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation,” (case 25) In July 2002, an investment banker advising Deluxe Corporation must prepare recommendations for the company’s board of directors regarding the firm’s financial policy. Some special
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