Essays and Research Papers on Finance

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 ...

This 6 page paper examines this once proud company, looking at the history and the recent financial performance including a ratio analysis, before coming to the conclusion that this would be a very risky investment. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 24-page paper is a literature discussion about what impacts price behavior of common stock, both on the AMEX/NYSE and NASDAQ. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses basic accounting terms including entity, cost, materiality and substance over form, then answers questions as to feasibility of these concepts to firms. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 32 page paper compares two companies that are both dominant players in the European low cost airline industry; Easyjet and Ryanair. Bucking the recent trends both have performed well, however, Ryanair has suffered due to the recent court case where it was found to have gained uncompetitive advantages when being given subsidies by a ...

This 10-page paper examines the process of cost accounting (also known as managerial accounting) in the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 16 page paper that begins by explaining how accounting standards came to be adopted in the United States in the first place, including the establishment of AICPA, SEC, GAAP and FASB. The essay then discusses the International Accounting Standards (IAS). Four specific standards are outlined: IAS 1, 24, 27, and 31 because they apply ...