Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 5 page paper looks at the role of debt financing in the growth of business. The different types and reasons for financing are give with examples to illustrate the differences. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 5 page paper considers stock splits, also known as scrip issues, capitalisation issues or free issues. The reasons for the splits are considered along with the impacts on the companies and the investors. Cases are cited to demonstrate the issues raised. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the ways in which an analysis can be carried put on a company. The example of British Aerospace is used. This includes a discussion and description of ratios and other analysis tools as well as briefly covering FRS's. The paper includes 3 sources.

This 5 page paper follows the scandal which began in 1994 when the state owned Banco Anglo Costarricense collapsed. Reasons for the fiasco are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the Federal Reserve Bank and examines its relationship to Wall Street. Several events between 1998 and 2000 are examined to evaluate the specific relationship between interest rate hikes and market movements. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the economic effect an increasing number of pensioner may have on the economy. The paper lists a total of 40 economic effects which may be seen due the lower mortality rate and increase ranging from tax and health costs to the changes in supply and demand due to changing ...

This seven page paper looks at preference share examining their characteristics and the way in which they are used. The second part of the paper then looks at the choice available to a company when capital raising and the advantages and disadvantages focuses on preference shares. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 7 page paper assesses both accounting methods. The differences between the two are explored and the paper recommends pooling whenever a company meets the applicable requirements. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 32 page paper looks at the commodities market. The way in which it has developed. It's operation and risks and the separation of actual and futures are all considered. The paper includes details on how the different commodities are traded, the development of futures and managed futures funds. Examples are given throughput the paper ...

This 5 page paper critiques an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal in the tumultuous month that witnessed plunges in the Nasdaq. Specific information is provided and Microsoft is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7page paper looks at various factors and influences on the measurement of capital risk in international markets. This includes strategic approaches, the Monte Carlo model and VAR (value at risk). The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 7 page paper looks the position of Hewlett Packard strategically and financially. In considering the position weaknesses and strengths are ascertained and the future strategy is discussed with recommendations on additional aspects of strategies that may be profitable to the company. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers a case study provided by a student on the costs of raising capital by debentures, preference shares and ordinary shares. The paper includes three tables which demonstrate the cost differences.

This 8 page paper looks at the financial results of these two companies ands Analysis them by way of share price, PE Ratio's dividend and the calculation of discount rates. The paper includes 3 graphs, 2 tables and two example calculations. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the company with a focus on how the company did during 1999 and 2000. Charts are included to illustrate a five year trend. The company is assessed and projections made. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 24 page paper explores the phenomenon of the leveraged buyout, taking the reader from the turbulent eighties to the gentler buyouts of the 1990's and into the twenty-first century where projections are made. The LBO is defined and many examples are provided. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

This 5 page report discusses General Motors’ (GM) involvement with financial transactions and management dealing with interest rates and interest rate exposure than has been the norm for “traditional” financial institutions. When comparing the differences between a company such as GM and a traditional loan company or bank, it is important to understand that the constraints placed on a financial ...

A 5 page paper discussing whether net present value (NPV) is as reliable a measure as it has been believed to be in the past. NPV is not a dead measure yet, but it must be used with caution and with awareness of just what is being measured. Unlike the indication of the ...

This 16 page paper looks at the different financial information available about one company Coca Cola. Value line information, along with sources such as the Wall Street Journal and the Annual report are used to analyses the position o Coca Cola. The last part of the paper looks at the finance market in general, and ...

This 23 page paper considers the use of pooling of interests, including the criteria for pooling, why it is scheduled to be phased out, and the abuses of pooling, as well as the views of its use in other countries. This paper integrates some specific examples, including mergers with AT&T, that provide a means of understanding ...

This 10 page paper considers the issue of post-mortem estate planning with a concentration on the issue of liquidity. This paper outlines the central components and most common focal points relative to estate planning and defines the process by which an individual addresses the issue of liquidity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper answers questions given by the student regarding different of commercial finance. The questions include the raising of capital by way of a stock issue and weighted marginal cost and weighted average cost, different theories of capital return such as dividend irrelevance theory and tax preference theory. The calculation of real rates ...

9 pages in length. A current financial analysis of Agritope, Inc., using gross margin, net profit margin, current ratio, quick ratio, debt to equity ratio, interest coverage and return on assets and return on shareholder’s equity. Explains return on investment and trend analysis as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the way in which companies account for issues other than immediate financial concerns. This includes social responsibility and actives as well as 'green accounting and auditing'. The paper firstly considers what is meant by the different perspectives on accounting practises, the second part of the paper then considers social ...

This 8 page paper examines this company through its financial data, primarily obtained from the annual report. Answering specific questions from the student it considers the position of the company in the long and short term. The bibliography cites 3 sources.