October 1, 2012 Case Study#6: Beta Management Company In 1988, Sarah Wolfe formed and became the CEO of an investment management company named Beta Management Company in the Boston metro area. It was primarily created due to the results of the October 1987 market crash when a rich married couple was saddened by their investment losses. In early 1991, Ms. Wolfe was pondering whether or not to initiate a plan to set out new objectives and guidelines for Beta in the upcoming year. Currently, Beta’s
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1. The following data concern an investment project: The working capital will be released for use elsewhere at the conclusion of the project. Required: Compute the project's net present value. 2. Bradley Company's required rate of return is 14%. The company has an opportunity to be the exclusive distributor of a very popular consumer item. No new equipment would be needed, but the company would have to use one-fourth of the space in a warehouse it owns. The warehouse cost
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Article: Johnston, E. 2012, ‘BoQ pushes ahead with capital raising’, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 March, viewed 1 April 2012, Summary The article, ‘BoQ pushes ahead with capital raising’ (Johnston 2012) in the SMH Business News enlightens responders of the Bank of Queensland (BoQ) recent decision to proceed with a ‘$450 million capital raising’ plan (Johnston 2012). Moreover, earlier in the same week the bank had warned investors of a possible first half-year, $91 million loss (Johnston 2012).
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Jeremy Masem FIN 685 10/21/12 Cost of Capital paper The relationship between the method and assumptions made with respect to placing a value on a financial instrument and determining the capital cost for each of these instruments is intertwined. Similar factors are involved in both calculations. Issues surrounding estimating the future cost of capital and placing a value on a financial instrument are similar too. A WACC formula makes it clear that the problem of discount rate determination
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SHARK TANK WOULD YOU INVEST INTO THE COMPANY?? GO TO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM THEN TYPE IN “SHARK TANK” WATCH ANY EPISODE THEN JOIN IN WITH YOUR BRIEF SUMMARY AS TO WHAT YOU WATCHED AND YOUR THOUGHTS. TRY GOING TO SOME OF THE EPISODES YOUR CLASSMATES WERE ON THEN COME BACK TO THE DISCUSSION AND POST YOUR COMMENTS. I picked the episode on Daisy Cakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVM-RuLh2KI Kim Nelson from Spartanburg, South Carolina made her appearance on Shark Tank asking for $50,000 for 25% equity
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Refreshing A Thirsty World Chief Financial Officer CAGNY 2012 Gary Fayard Forward-Looking Statements This presentation may contain statements, estimates or projections that constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements
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Aigerim Yegemberdiyeva Consultant, Kazakhstan Nationality: Kazakhstan Length of Service: 1.5 years Background Qualifications BSc in Business administration and accounting (major in finance, minor in marketing) – KIMEP University; MBA in Finance – London School of Business and Finance Aigerim Yegemberdiyeva is a Consultant in the Assurance department Financial Services group of PwC in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Aigerim joined PwC team in 2011 after successful graduation from London School
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ANALYSIS6 MCD got off to a strong start in 2010 with a solid recovery in U.S. comparable sales growth, sustained momentum in international sales growth, and impressive operating margin gains in its first quarter. Analyst remain confident that MCD’s competitive advantages, including a universally known brand and unparalleled scale advantages, position the firm to thrive under any economic environment. After posting flattish U.S. comparable sales in January and February, MCD came back strong in March
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maximum efficiency, an investment into the production facilities is necessary. Tootsie Roll Inc. strives to minimize the energy consumption and the labor costs associated with producing the various products. To start the implementation of manufacturing facility renovations immediately, an amount of capital is necessary. In 2007, a $15 million of capital was invested into operations which helped the company get started on energy efficiency progress however, for another investment of this
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alliances with western and European nations. The investment atmosphere is very different in each country and businesses that are marketing and investing in each have very different strategies. Morocco is very similar to marketing to the US or other developed countries, consumerism and luxuries as well as investing in established and successful industries. Kenya is very different in that the atmosphere creates more risk towards foreign investment due to the constant conflict, unstable governments
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