2013 ESMA/2013/1649 Responding to this paper The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) invites comments on all matters in this paper and in particular on the specific questions summarised in Annex 1. Comments are most helpful if they: respond to the question stated; indicate the specific question to which the comment relates; contain a clear rationale; and describe any alternatives ESMA should consider. ESMA will consider all comments received by Monday 27 January 2014. All
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QUESTIONS FOR THE OVERALL ASSIGNMENT 1. What is the best way to estimate the company and divisions’ cost of capital? Answer: The best way to estimate the cost of capital is by using the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) where the Weighted-Average Cost of Capital (rwacc) is given by the formula [pic] Where, D is the market value of the net debt E is the market value of the total equity V is the total market value of debt and equity = D + E
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TPG planned to acquire controlling stake and take over operation of Ducati, they are thinking of finding a world class management team to renovate the business to the greatest extent, being more prone to build in some post-acquisition synergies. Question 2: To value the 51% of Ducati that TPG is contemplating acquiring, outline the steps you would take. It
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Study notes of Bodie, Kane & Marcus By Zhipeng Yan Investment Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane and Alan J. Marcus Chapter One: The Investment Environment ....................................................................... 2 Chapter Two: Financial Instruments................................................................................... 4 Chapter Three: How Securities Are Traded........................................................................ 8 Chapter Six: Risk and risk aversion...
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Summer Internship Report On TALENT MANAGEMENT & PRACTICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The completion of this project is the result of the efforts of many people who are directly or indirectly involved with me from the initial stages onwards. I am therefore, indebted to all those who have made this project a success. Foremost, I would like to thank the almighty who has been the apostle of my strength throughout. It is my distinct honor & privilege to work under the able guidance of my faculty
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margin EBITDA margin Return on assets Return on equity Balance Sheet Total assets Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company Current ratio Staff Information No. of staff Staff costs to revenue Revenue per employee % RM’000 RM million RM million times RM million % % % % 2010 99.1 10.4 16.0 8.0 8.1 2009 109.3 9.1 14.5 5.9 9.6 2008 (0.5) 9.4 13.7 6.2 (4.4) 2007 15.5 11.8 16.9 7.9 (3.9) 2006 155.9 13.2 18.0 8.1 11.5 1,375.2 828.6 1.4 1,274.6 799.6 1.2 1,537.8 764
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Assignments from the Readings Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you respond to the questions at the end of the case study. 1. P5-3 Sharon Smith, the financial manager for Barnett Corporation, wishes to evaluate three prospective investments: X, Y, and Z. Sharon will evaluate each of these investments to decide whether they are superior to investments that her company already has in place, which have an expected return of 12% and a standard deviation of 6%. The expected returns and
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Department of Economics Business School HKUST Yuk-fai Fong (房育辉) Time and Venue: Section 1: 9:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m., Saturday, April 9 – June 4 (except April 23) Section 2: 2:30 p.m. – 5:50 p.m., Saturday, April 9 – June 4 (except April 23) Venue: Room Rm 4219 (Lift 19) Instructor: Yuk-fai Fong Email: y-fong@kellogg.northwestern.edu Phone: 2358-7600 Office Location: Room 3434 Email is always a great way to reach me. Office Hours: By appointment Course Web Site: http://lmes2.ust.hk Course Description
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Equity, Effect of Leverage on the Ce, WACC 4. Use of data for comparable to estimate asset betas for division-specific cost of capital 5. Biases and Limitations No financial modeling. In the previous years they would include WACC as part of case study 3 – Now it has been changed to 2 – without any actual financial statements. No excel modeling. Focused on how to address the issues. Multi-Divisional Comapnies Discount Rate, based on the U.S. The company has three divisions. The profit
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Chapter 10 Market Audit: Provide management with information to select a position in a particular environment based on known facts Things to be considered in marketing audit: 1. Define your market where SWOT will be done 2. Critical success factor from customer point of view that any competitor will have to do 3. Weighting the Critical success factor based on importance out of say 100 4. Strength and Weakness relative to customer based on above Critical success factor 5. Opportunities
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