altering ALBA’s capital structure. We are also seeking a financing structure that utilizes more than one financing source and utilizes the local financial market to the extent that it is possible. This financing will be repaid with ALBA’s total cash flow. It is also important to have financing in place within a reasonable timeframe; we do not want this phase of the project to drag on too long. First, we would like to remove four financing options. The four options that we decided to remove are
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include a review of the profitability, use of assets, and financial leverage metrics. This company appears to be financially healthy and has shown improvement in many of the metrics reviewed. The company has little long term debt, and adequate cash and owners’ equity balances. However, there are also some metrics that reveal that without some additional adjustments, the growth experienced in the past may not be sustainable. This evaluation will answer the following questions as well. * What
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PG&E CORPORATION | SELECTED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | (In millions, except per share amount) | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | Operating Revenues | | | | | | | | Electric | $ | 10,738 | $ | 9,480 | $ | 8,752 | | Natural Gas | | 3,890 | | 3,757 | | 3,787 | | Total operating revenues | | 14,628
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when they are used to make inferences about changes in a particular organization's structure over time. LIQUIDITY RATIOS In order to survive, firms must be able to meet their short-term obligations—pay their creditors and repay their short-term debts. Thus, the liquidity of the firm is one measure of a firm's financial health. Two measures of liquidity are in common: Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities Quick ratio = (cash + marketable securities + net receivables) / current
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important task in the process of transition to a market economy. In the financial system that we have as a dominant country, different flow from those people who have extra funds to those who don’t have a lot of funds, either by direct deposit, financing that is market based or by an indirect finance that has a bank based. The financial system brings together and involves all types of financial markets, financial instruments and any other of the institutions involving the financial system. The
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a corporation. The managerial finance function is defined and differentiated from economics and accounting. The chapter then summarizes the three key activities of the financial manager: financial analysis and planning, investment decisions, and financing decisions. A discussion of the financial manager's goals – maximizing shareholder wealth and preserving stakeholder wealth – and the role of ethics in meeting these goals is presented. The chapter includes discussion of the agency problem – the conflict
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MBA 8020 Corporate Finance Summer 2015 Midterm Case (individual assignment) Case: Star River Electronics Ltd. Student ID: By submitting this coversheet and case, I acknowledge that I have not given nor received any assistance on this assignment. If I used an editor the editor did not comment on the content, i.e., issues, analysis or recommendations. Introduction Star River Electronics is a joint venture company known to be a large manufacturer and supplier of high quality
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profits during this period. AAP activity ratios are stable as well. There are no immediate liquidity concerns, but the balance sheet does indicate that AAP appears to be generating its financing from debt rather than equity. In fact, account payables and long-term debt steadily rose in 2010 to an atypical level, but its debt ratio still remains to be manageable. Also, AAP is actively buying back shares, which is also amplifying the increase of EPS investors have seen the past couple years. AutoZone (AZO)
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5 1.2.2 Woolworth 5 2. Capital Structures 6 2.1 Types of Funding 6 2.2 Recent Trends of Leverage 7 2.3 Comparison of capital structure with similar companies 9 2.4 Capital expenditures and its financing 10 2.5 Important factors influencing the use of debt financing 10 2.5.1 Tax Advantage 10 2.5.2 Corporate Tax Rate 11 2.5.3 Credit rating 11 2.5.4 Interest rate 11 2.5.5 Company’s Industry 12 2.5.6 Company’s growth rate 12
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|manufacturer may not be able to service a large amount of debt when there is a downturn in the economy. | | | | |5-3. |Explain how the break-even point and operating leverage are affected by the choice of manufacturing facilities | | |(labor intensive versus capital intensive).
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