Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 5 page paper starts with an outline of why Enron failed. With this information the question of whether or not this could occur in the UK, with the different accounting and purporting frameworks, is considered. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

5 pages. Trying to follow the Federal Reserve monetary system and predict what it will do is not easy. These last few months, however, have seemingly seen the Federal Reserve in a continuous holding pattern. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the results of the demerger between British Telecom and O2, formerly Cellnet. The paper then considers why the demerger may have been beneficial to both companies and looks at underlying theoretical models that support the actions. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 20 page paper examining the topic of bankruptcy and how to avoid it. Bankruptcy carries less negative connotation than it did in the past, but the need for it in the hospitality industry – or any other, for that matter – indicates that management has not properly identified trends or accurately assessed the ...

This 11 page paper discusses the issue of corporate governance and how this contributed to the collapse of such companies as World Com and Enron. Furthermore, this paper focuses on accounting proceedures. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the way in which economic factors will reflect on the commercial performance of soccer clubs. The paper focuses on the variables of price, including substitutes and complimentary services and goods, and disposable income will determine the levels of sales of both tickets and goods. The bibliography cites 8 sources. ...

This 12 page paper examines the failure of Enron from an accounting perceptive. The causes of the collapse are identified as ranging between auditing issues, such as independence, accounting issues including the way that special purpose entities (SPE’s) were used to conceal losses, corporate governance attitudes and structures, pensions, banking issues, and derivative issues. The ...

A 5 page paper assessing opportunities that a manufacturer has in selling a special-order machine it constructed for a company that cannot take delivery. That company has paid a ten percent deposit that it has forfeited, but the manufacturer has identified three approaches it can take to selling the machine. The paper determines ...

This 5 page paper discusses what a monetary policy is and its goals for the nation's economy. This leads to a discussion of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, which is the organization that administers the country's monetary policy. The instruments the Federal Reserve Bank at its disposal to achieve the goals ...

This 5 page paper examines the 1950's era and the role of women. This paper reveals that many of these women inhabited domestic roles simply out of lack of other viable opportunity, and that much has changed for women since those post-war days. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper providing vertical and horizontal analyses of Enron and WorldCom financial statements of 1999 and 2000, as well as several financial ratios including current ratio, debt/equity ratio and quick ratio, among others. The purpose here is to examine the balance sheets and income statements of Enron and WorldCom in 1999 and ...

This 7 page paper examines the financial performance of gap using ratio analysis and projections to determine whether the shares should be bought. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5 page paper addresses several specific topics/issues: a brief description of SAS 85 and its purpose; Statement on Auditing Standards that were superceded by 85 or that superceded 85; definition of 'subsequent events' as explained in SAS 85; definition of materiality as explained in 85 and subsequent amendments. Further, the essay provides a ...

This 6 page paper considers how liquidity is maintained in the UK economy. The paper outlines the way that the financial markets and intermediaries, such as banks and building societies in addition to the Bank of England are key in maintaining liquidity so that the transaction essential to an economy can continue. The paper focuses ...

This 26 page paper answers different accounting questions and give numerous example calculations of NPV and IRR showing how these calculation are carried out and how the information may be used.

This 10 page paper examines the financial position of Home Depot. The paper begins with some background and then considers the company in the context of the industry and sector before examining the company in detail and determined if buying the shares would be advisable and how creditors, suppliers and employees may feel about the ...

This 5 page paper considers how liquidity is maintained. The paper considers the role of the lender of last resort, the control of the money supply and how this supports the wholesale banking activities and credit transformation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper begins with a brief outline of Martha Stewart's background and how she came to form her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Her entrance to 'gracious living' began in 1972 with a catering business. It was the publication of her first book in 1982 that launched her into the public spotlight ...

This 12 page paper examines the finical position of Intel by answering pertinent question regarding financial ratios. The analysis includes explanations of the ratios and guidance on how they should be calculated. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the changes facing the credit industry. Virtually every other industry of the US economy has been affected by changes in buying habits, changes in manufacturing, the immense growth of e-commerce and the trend toward globalization. There is no reason to believe that those changes would not affect the ...

This 7 page paper, including 5 graphs, looks at how General Electric have dealt with macro environmental between 1990 and 2000. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 9 page paper considers the performance of Thorntons PLC, the UK luxury sweet goods manufacturer and retailer. The analysis looks at the years 2001 and 2002,. The paper then considers the use of EVA and MVA (Economic Value Added and Market Value Added) as a measure that could be used instead of the use ...

This 16 page paper examines a case study provided by a student looking at the potential return on a property investment and how the return may be calculated uses periodic return measures as well as multi-period measures such as Net Present t Vale (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The writer demonstrates how to ...

A 5 page paper explaining to investors why this real estate development company has delayed its scheduled initial public offering. The paper discusses the business cycle; the record low numbers of IPOs in 2002; expected similar patterns in 2003; and improvement in new housing starts over the past 12 months. The bottom line ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the valuation of unlisted shares of stock. How are unlisted companies valued? Several options are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.