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MBA Program Course: Financial Analysis and Decision Making MBA730 Instructor: Marlena L. Akhbari Wright State University Finance and Financial Services McGraw-Hill/Irwin =>? McGraw−Hill Primis ISBN: 0−390−42334−3 Text: Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation, 4/e Bruner This book was printed on recycled paper. MBA Program http://www.mhhe.com/primis/online/ Copyright ©2003 by The McGraw−Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States
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Marwa Jarkas Kamal Odeh May Hirzallah Nedal Khouri Valuation results | Tajamouat for Touristic Projects | Zara Investment Holding (ZARA) | Risk Characteristic | | | Beta | 0.7 | 0.02 | Jensen Alpha | -0.45% | -1.34% | R squared | 0.0873 | 0.0011 | Investment Performance | | | ROE – COE | -153.40% | -1.14% | ROC – WACC | -338.02% | -190.75% | EVA (Millions) | 91952595 | 166466611 | Capital Structure
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