Essays and Research Papers on Corporate Finance

This 3 page paper looks at the role of cash flow in businesses. How businesses can track and increase cash flow are some of the things discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper is a review about C. William Thomas, and his April, 2002 article “The rise and fall of Enron” (published in the Journal of Accountancy). The paper discusses the subject of the article, as well as describing weaknesses and strenghts. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 20 page paper discussing Microsoft’s approach to what it terms conservative accounting. The company recently abandoned the use of stock options to inflate earnings reflected on its balance sheet, but it still practices “cookie jar” reserves to smooth out business results year to year. The paper discusses the issue of these items, ...

This 9 page paper examines a case supplied by the student, assesses two projects by demonstrating how to calculate the payback cost of equality, the weighted average cost of capital, the payback period, net present vale and the internal rate of return.

This is a 3 page paper discussing the methods of manipulation of financial statements companies have used to inflate profits. Within the last several years, large multi-billion corporations such as WorldCom and Enron have collapsed due to the misrepresentation of their profits. While misstating profits and earnings, the companies encouraged further investments but in fact ...

This 15-page paper attempts to explain the statement that the banker is not a middleman, but rather, someone who authorizes people, in the name of society, to innovate (Schumpeter). The paper supports this assertion by providing research that discusses the role of banking and bankers. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

A 12 page paper. Jay Cooke is generally credited as being the "first major investment banker, creator of the first "wire house," and the Financier of the Civil War (Trumbore 2000). Had it not been for Cooke, the Union would have had a far more difficult time financing the war. This essay talks about Jay ...

This 2.5-page paper focuses on discussion of forms of business depreciation(such as accelerated and straight-line) and describes the difference between book value and savage value. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the NASDAQ market, where it stands now and where it is headed. The types of investors who are attracted to this market are discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the practice of insider lending during the nineteenth century, what it was, the purpose it served and why it had to change. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 2.5-page paper focuses on the business of financial intermediaries and their importance to the economy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers some cases of whistleblowers and the way in which they have brought cases and been treated. The paper argues that the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which gives some protection to whistleblowers is of limited value and that the real change which is required is a change in the culture ...

This 2.5 page paper discusses the benefits of process based accounting (also referred to as activity based accounting). Also included are case studies as to how this system works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the statement that “despite its’ limitations, the principle of historical cost is still used in accounting”. The paper makes reference to the departure form historical costing with the use of revaluation and asset impairment regulations and the way in which historical cost may also be seen to support other conventions ...

This 7-page paper focuses on amortization of goodwill versus impairment testing, as reported through FASB statements 141, 142 and 144. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the influences on the preparation of annual accunts. The first part of the paper examines the use of the historical cost convention, how it is used the advantages and disadvantages of its’ use. The second part of the paper look at the role of the investor or shareholder as the ...

This 7 page paper looks at Itron Inc, what they do, their position within the industry and conducts an industry analysis on the company before considering the financial performance in comparison to other companies in the same industry. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 17 page paper considers the different ways of calculation the cost of capital. The different methods include looking at the cost of equity and the cost of debt, with consideration of how the CAPM (capital asset pricing model), can satisfy the calculations for the cost of equity. The use of the weighted average cost ...

This 9 page paper helps a student to assess a project. The paper starts out by calculating the cash flow and then looks at the NPV and how it will be impacted by different inflation rates and the impact of changing set up costs.

A 6 page paper discussing the company and its strategy, but from the perspective of mieroenvironment. The paper discusses some of the classic economical matters that Coke faces, such as the high cost of raising prices only to see that individuals roundly rejected its products; price elasticity; revenues, inputs and profit. Bibliography lists ...

This 12 page paper examines the company Coca-Cola, stock symbol KO, looking at the general background and performance before undertaking an in-depth financial analysis using ratios to examine both horizontal and vertical analysis. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 10 page paper that discusses the premise that the U.S. is in a financial bubble. What is a financial bubble? That is explained. Economists agree the economic 'recovery' has been a cycle of starts and stops, leaving experts and executives very cautious. More than 2 million jobs were lost between the early part of ...

This 20 page paper (not including table of contents), examines the clothing retailer Next PLC. The paper begins by looking at the development of the company, its’ placement in the industry and the way that the industry may develop. The paper then conducts an in-depth financial ratio analysis of the company, explaining what each ratio ...

This 20 page paper examines the different ways of calculatingthe cost of capital for a multinational company where there are many different risk factors that can impact on costs, such as exchange rate risks. The paper considers the methods which include looking at the cost of equity and the cost of debt, with consideration ...

A 10 page paper (with no introduction or conclusion) answering 4 questions addressing considerations that international real estate investors need to make when assessing the viability of potential projects. Questions address issues such as currency risk; Value at Risk; external environments in several countries; determining the net present value (NPV) of several potential investments; ...