Essays and Research Papers on Corporate Finance

A 4 page paper providing a summary report on the performance of two companies, Rite Aid and Nortel Networks, each of which has had difficulty in the past, but now appears to be well on its way to recovery. Either of the two companies can be seen as being attractive places to work. ...

A 4 page paper discussing the likely future performance of Britain’s Debenhams, using the performance of House of Fraser and Marks and Spencer for comparison. The paper provides 6 financial measures (EPS, current ratio, net profit margin, etc.) calculated from the three companies’ annual reports for 2002 and 2003. The discussion that follows ...

An 11 page paper discussing Frito Lay’s financial position. No $27 billion company is going to fold because it underperforms its industry for a time, but Pepsico needs to analyze its positions in its various industries to determine the origin of the drain on the overall parent company. Many companies have coasted on ...

This 10 page paper considers a case provided by the student. The company has two scenarios. With two production lines an offer has been made by a Japanese company to rent one for a fixed price, this is assessed in terms of the risk reduction against the weighted probability of the profit that will be ...

This 10 page paper looks at the accounts of these two companies and considers their commonalities and differences as examples of similar companies with accounts prepared in different companies. The paper outlines some basic differences between UK and US accounting, and then examines each set of accounts looking at overall disclosure, foreign currency translation and ...

This 6 page paper considers what is meant by audit risk and the types of audit risk that exist; inherent, control and detection. This is applied to a range of scenarios supplied by the student. The aspect of inherent risk and inventory is also discussed. The second part of the paper looks at how the ...

This 4 page paper looks at the financial performance of Delta Airlines during the five year period 1998 – 2002. The paper includes a table with profitability, efficiency, liquidity and leverage ratios. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing the implications of Statement 109 for small business. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) spent nearly a decade debating issues surrounding the reporting of income tax issues before releasing “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109: Accounting for Income Taxes.” Statement 109 allows businesses to defer both ...

A 5 page paper discussing changes in the financial services industry. The purpose here is to identify five major trends and developments in the financial services industry, particularly those in banking as those trends affect other segments of the larger financial services industry. The trends identified here are consolidation within the industry; the ...

An 18 page paper discussing determination of exchange rate and purchasing parity in Argentina, followed by a discussion of particular economic issues facing developing countries. The paper distinguishes between developing and mature economies according to the OECD definition of mature, and discusses developing nations’ need for capital and development of capital markets. The ...

This 8 page paper examines the Warren Buffett method of investing, with its’ common sense approach to holding shares for the long term and investing in businesses rather than only looking at the stocks. This investment method is then applied to the Singapore stock market and assessed for its accuracy. Two example investments are examined. ...

This 5 page paper uses the 14th January 2004 Beige Book Report, made by the Federal Reserve, and examines the results to assess the likelihood of an change in interest rates. The analysis looks at the results in different sectors and then considers how and why economists may come to different conclusions over the need ...

This 6 page paper is written in two parts. The first three pages examine efficient market hypothesis (EMH), outlines the three forms. Weak, semi strong and strong and assesses their accuracy. The second three pages of the paper look at the difference between net asset values and capitalization in a well known company; Wal-Mart, and ...

This 10 page paper considers the factors that create and maintain incentive structures for firms to indulge creative accounting along with the incentive structures for key users to ignore the creativity. The writer identifies the opaqueness and weak governance combination that lead to these problems. Italian company Parmalat is used as an example, references are ...

This 16 page paper considers these two well known and comparable apparel companies. After looking at their background both companies accounts for the years 2001 and 2002 are analyzed using horizontal and vertical analysis and the use of ratios. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5 page paper explains what is meant by credit creation, how it operates, why it is important and how the impact on the money supply can be calculated as well as how it interacts with wider policies such as supply and demand and monetary policy. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 12 page paper considers what strategies and tools can be used to manage capital risks in international businesses. The paper looks at effective use of short and long hedging as well as the potential use of Eurocurrencies. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

Since the 1950’s there has been a continual increase in the level of leasing in the United States. Leases have many advantages when compared to loans and purchases, this 6 page paper consider these advantages which could explain the increased use of leases. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 7-page paper discusses measurements of national income (such as Ireland), circular income flow, and fallacies of both. Some economic figures about Ireland are also included with this paper.

During the period 200 – 2004 the Now York and London stock market s fell. In the US there was a minor recession n the UK there was no recession. This 8 page paper looks to the theoretical explanations for the underlying reasons for the fall. Supported by two graphs that demonstrate the falls, with ...

This 7 page paper looks at the problem faced by Kodak as a result of changing technology and the increased popularity of digital cameras. The paper answers two questions; “What lies behind the market’s dismal assessment of Kodak’s near and medium term performance?” and “are Kodak shares under-priced, and thus an exceptional buy as leading ...

This 10 page paper considers how reliable the annual accounts of companies can be. The paper look at how annual account can and are used, and the ways that the results may be manipulated with creative accounting. The limitations are also discussed, including how some information may be omitted. The points raised are illustrated by ...

This 16 page paper examines DCDW Corp. The paper starts by looking at the background of the company, how it competes and its’ core competences. An in-depth financial analysis is then undertaken, with the use of many ratios. The paper then considers the drivers using the cost-volume-profit model, makes some projections for the income statement ...

This 5 page paper considers how an investment portfolio may be put together using bond, equities and international securities with data from the past six months performance. The paper shows the student how different models may be used and the impact of factors such as risk profile, the need for liquidity and term. The bibliography ...

This 10 page paper shows the student how a complex business decision can be made. A printing company have to choose whether to publish a new magazine, and if they go ahead with different types of promotions which have different probabilities of sales levels. The paper shows how the results can be calculated by looking ...