Corporate Finance Essays and Term Papers
650 Essays on Corporate Finance. Documents 501 - 525
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Starbucks - Corporate Strategy
Corporate Strategy Table of Contents Question 1 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Howard Schultz’s performance in the five tasks of strategic management 3 1.2.1 Developing a strategic vision 3 1.2.2 Setting the objectives as standards for measuring the company’s performance and evolution 5 1.2.3 Crafting a strategy to achieve the desired outcomes 6 1.2.4 Implementing and executing the chosen strategy efficiently and effectively 6 1.2.5 Monitoring developments and initiating corrective adjustments in the company’s long-term
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Dell Computer Corporation: Investment in Malaysia as a Global Strategic Tool
Case: Dell Computer Corporation: Investment in Malaysia as a Global Strategic Tool Company Overview Dell Computer Corporation was the one of the world’s largest direct sales computer company in the world. The company was founded in 1983 by Michael Dell in his dorm room at the University of Texas. The company expanded into the international market where it has manufacturing plants in the United States, Ireland, Malaysia, and China. What are the issues of this
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The Corporation
The film stresses that corporations have not always existed. They date back to before the seventeenth century in Europe as a result of the industrial revolution and the civil war. However, in the seventeenth century making money became a key focus. A corporation is defined as a group of individuals working together to accomplish a goal, that goal being making themselves and shareholders as much money as possible is the shortest amount of time
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Telstra’s Corporate Governance Analysis 2006
Telstra’s corporate governance analysis 2006 Telstra indicated a few important parts of the corporate governance in 2006 annual report including the board of directors, audit governance and financial reporting, risk management, and code of conduct and other policies. Firstly, Telstra currently has 8 directors on the board, and Telstra set a list of roles and responsibilities for these board members according to ASX (Telstra website). With the exception of CEO, all other board directors are
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Cott Corporation
1. General Economic Outlook Cott Corporation earned its revenue mainly from United States, Canada and U.K. Its revenue from these countries accounted for 97.83% and 98.62% in 2003 and 2002 respectively. However, the company tends to increase its operation in Mexico as a result of its acquisition in….. Therefore, our discussion will be based on 4 countries as mentioned above. 1.1 Global Economic Outlook From economic in bubble stage in 2000 to the adverse effects
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Pioneer Petroleum Corporation Analysis
Pioneer Petroleum Corporation’s (PPC) has been through a diverse amount of changes throughout the years. They were originally were a merger of several different independent firms operating in the oil refining, pipeline transportation, and industrial chemicals fields. PPC then integrated vertically into exploration and production of crude oil and marketing refined petroleum products, but horizontally into plastics, agricultural chemicals, and real estate development. They decided to restructure the company into a hydrocarbons-based company, concentrating on
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Amar Alexander Finances
Lamar Alexander: Inexplicable Enrichment Few politicians are as accomplished as Lamar Alexander, currently Tennessee’s Senior Republican Senator. Lamar Alexander presents himself as Tennessee’s working man, political outsider. For years, he has worn a plaid shirt during campaigns to show his working class status. This ideal Tennessean has even played piano at the Grand Ol’ Opry (Holznagel). While his political concerns may or may not be valid, there is no question that Lamar has used
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Tax Section 311 Taxability of a Corporation on Dividends
A corporation that distributes property that has appreciated in value must recognize a gain at the time of distribution. The corporation is treated as if it had sold the property. The gain equals the property’s fair market value less its adjusted basis. Code Sec. (b). However, the corporation does not recognize a loss if the property had declined in value. Also, the corporation recognizes no gain or loss if t distributes its own stock rights
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Corporate Government - Simple Structure
Government - Corporate-based government structure o Head of government is essentially the president and board of directors of a corporation, with the president being the owner of the company and the board of directors as a �cabinet’ o One director for each aspect of governing (i.e. a Director of Economy, Director of Judicial System, Director of Legislature, etc.) o Each Director heads their own department that controls whatever aspect of government they are assigned o
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Long-Term Financing Policy
Introduction In 2004, due to difficult market conditions in both North America and Europe, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. was left with a full-years performance below their initial forecasts. Earning per common share on a similar basis reached $1.27, which was down 5 cents from the previous year, while comparable operating income was slightly down compared to the preceding year. However, they were able to achieve a free cash flow from operations less capital spending, of $669
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Corporate Corruption
Corporate Corruption In today’s world it is all too prevalent to see more and more people hungry to gain success at an ever-increasing rate. Modern culture can and indeed is labelled ‘greedy’ and ‘thoughtless’. Through my relatively short time spent in business, I have encountered many of these types of people. But who are they hungry for? Who benefits from their thoughtlessness, and why do they do what they do? More importantly, who is
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International Finance
Beta estimation One of the most popular risk measures of a stock is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the market. By definition, the market has a beta of 1, and individual stocks are ranked according to how much they deviate from the market. A stock that moves more than the market over time has a beta above 1 If a stock moves less
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Corporate Responsibility
From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems that can
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Target Corporation
Our group, upon much deliberation, decided to conduct our research on the Target Corporation. This decision was based partially on the interesting class presentation done by one of its Wisconsin store managers, and also a genuine interest in the company. We have all been to a Target store or one very similar in our lives. A great number of Americans shop there on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, purchasing anything from a loaf of bread
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Corporate Conscience
Is there a need for a corporate conscience to drive and develop a cooperative and sustainable global food system that provides food security for all? Can, and will, shareholders form the core of the conscience? How? I believe that the there isn’t a need for a corporate conscience to drive and develop a cooperative and sustainable global food system that provides food security for all. The U.S. is different from other countries in the world.
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Explain the External Sources of Finance Available to a Retail Business
EXPLAIN THE EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FINANCE AVAILABLE TO A RETAIL BUSINESS External sources of finance are funds that come from outside the business. It involves the business getting loans from individuals or institutions. External sources of finance can be divided into two parts; short term and long term. Long term has two main branches; share capital & loan capital which will be divided further below. Short term has one main branch, which is divided into
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Financing Alternative Benchmarking: Lester Electronics and Juniper Networks
Lester Electronics, Inc. (LEI) was founded in 1978 by Bernard Lester after entering into an exclusive United States distribution contract with Korean based Shang-wa Electronics. LEI is a consumer and industrial electronics parts master distributor that markets their products to small and medium sized original equipment manufacturers, repair facilities, and small local distributors throughout the Americas and Europe. However, Lester has yet to market domestic made parts outside of the United States. LEI has enjoyed
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Advanced Medical Technology Corporation
Question - Would you, as Mr. Winter, recommend a loan to AMT? If so, on what basis? As Mr. Winter, I would recommend a loan to Advanced Medical Technology Corporation (AMT). There are several reasons why I would recommend a loan to AMT. The biggest factor is this company is still in the growth / infancy stage of its life cycle. They have invested large amounts of capital into the research and development, and marketing
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Enron Corporation and Andersen,llp
why do audit partners struggle with making tough accounting decision that may be contrary to their client's position on the issue? what changes should the profession make to eliminated these obstacles in auditing? what are the auditor independence issue surrounding the provision of external auditing services, internal auditing services, and management consulting services for the same client? development arguments for why auditor not be allow to perform non-audit services for the their audit client.
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Fedex Corporation
FedEx Corporation (FedEx) and United Parcel Service, Incorporated (UPS) are industry leaders in air and ground package distribution and specialized transportation and logistics services. The companies compete on a global scale and have established strongholds on particular aspects of the shipping business. UPS achieved its status primarily on the strength of its time-definite ground delivery of packages and documents. FedEx traditionally attributes its success and reputation to its unmatched performance in overnight deliveries. UPS delivers
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Mark X Finance Case
Mark X Case Throughout the Mark X case we evaluated the company's financials. We were asked to find evidence that would convince their bank to extend the firm's line of credit. After filling out the 1992 common size date we will understand what kind of condition the Mark X Company is in. We are to fill in the projected figures for the 1993 and 1994 financials so the bank can understand where Mark X expects
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Finance
In the late 1990s, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) faced a rude awakening as Congress stipulated that it eliminate its reliance on federal subsidies by 2002. In response, Amtrak drew up a plan for self-sufficiency, the centerpiece of which was a new high-speed passenger service that, it was hoped, would boost revenue enough to make Amtrak self-sufficient by 2002. To run this new service, Amtrak needed to purchase $0 million worth of new locomotives
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Dell Computer Corporation and the Computer Industry
Dell Computer Corporation Andreas Bierbrauer Dell Computer Corporation and the Computer Industry Library Project: Industry Analysis Research Method in MIS (ISQA 8060) Instructor: Dr. Deepak Khazanchi Andreas Bierbrauer1 October 10, 2000 1 This sample paper is made available with the permission of the author. Dell Computer Corporation Andreas Bierbrauer Dell Computer Corporation Industry composition Dell Computer Corporation is the world's largest direct computer systems company, with revenues of $25.3 billion for the fiscal year ended
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Debt Vs Equity Financing
Abstract Lease versus purchase options are important to compare when formulating financial decisions. Both have different benefits depending on the situation. A business can take various financing routes. The two commonly used are debt financing and equity financing, which are beneficial. Capital structure is the way business finances assets through some combination of debt, hybrid securities, or equity. Capital structures have several alternatives but only one is advantageous. Debt versus Equity Financing The equipment does
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Brady Corporation
Although the Brady Corporation is a leader in the production of high-performance labels, signs, and related industrial products, it faced heavy competition from smaller, new competitors. These new, more nimble competitors were using the Internet to cut costs. Also, Brady's customers needed immediate and reliable sources of supply as they moved into Asian and Latin American markets. Brady Corporation used information technology to enhance both its primary and support activities. As the case points out,
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