Essays and Research Papers on Corporate Finance

This 10 page paper is a financial assessment of the University of Notre Dame, with both a horizontal and a vertical analysis. The paper is presented for the financial years ending 2012 and 2013.

This 5-page paper discusses uses of accounting gimmicks. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper reviews a letter sent by Rick Gore, responding to the proposed changes to the conceptual framework for financial reporting in the US. The contents and general message of the letter are reviewed and the persuasiveness, professionalism and validity of the claims are all discussed. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the specialist chemical firm and assesses the potential of the firm and the risk of default by looking at the financial performance of the organization and assessing the capital structure. The financial assessment is undertaken with ratio analysis, looking at profitability, efficiency and liquidity. The capital structure is ...

This 6-page paper discusses Babybakes bakery and budgeting processes. Topics discussed include budget development, flexible versus static budgets and budget overruns. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at a portfolio made up of two shares; Starbucks and Southwest Airlines. Monthly share prices are collected for a period of five years, ending Oct 2013, and used to assess the portfolio. The average monthly return, standard deviation and correlation are calculated. The data is used to assess the ...