Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 8 page paper is written in two parts to help a student with a business plan for setting up a restaurant. The first part of the paper considers the different risks that may be present in any plan. The second part is a financial plan and budget for the start up costs, running costs ...

Countertrade is becoming increasingly popular. This 5 page paper consider show it is being used in order to manage and minimise risk, especially in international trade and how it is used in terms of global financing. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 12 page paper examines the UK construction company Telford Homes PLC. The paper starts by looking at the strategy and developments of the company and then conducts a comprehensive financial analysis for the financial years ending 2004 and 2005. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing allocation of general costs and how what is intended to be a reward can instead become a penalty. Creative Consumer Consultants (CCC) is a corporate consulting firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Paris and Little Rock that currently assigns general costs to each office in a degree dependent ...

This 3 page paper analyses the performance of Wal-Mart, ticker symbol WMT with a table showing 12 ratios over 4 years compared to the industry average. The bibliography cite 3 sources.

This 5 page paper answers questions for two case studies supplied by the student. The case of Beck and Pollitzer looks at who should run the company and what criteria should be used to select them. The case of Vivosonic Inc. loos at the arguments for an against the investment and potential terms that should ...

A 3 page paper critiquing the online version of the 2004 annual report of this company. It may be that the company is quite forthcoming with financial information, but its annual report gives the impression that it is striving to avoid providing that information. It repeats narrative text to the detriment of provision ...

A 10 page paper devoting 8 pages to analyzing differences in ROE and ROA between SunTrust Bank and an unidentified sample bank. The paper uses the DuPont Identity to identify the area in which the sample bank performs better than SunTrust based on the first half of 2005. The remaining portion of the ...

A 5 page paper comparing two asset pricing models. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is the standard measure for expected return on an investment. There are other pricing tools, however, specifically the arbitrage pricing model (APT). If investors have reliable information available to them that speak to their specific concerns about ...

This 8 page paper looks at the move towards international accounting standards, examining the arguments such as the need for ‘internationalisation’ and the balance between the need for regulation and interference in business decision-making. The paper considers whether or this is placing a strain on the accounting framework and changing the way businesses make business ...

This 5 page paper examines the share price movements of DaimlerChrysler and Dell between 1996 and 2006 and considers the reasons behind the movement of the stocks prices. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the financial performance of Oxfam America - a non profit making organization. The paper looks at the levels of costs, and donations, the efficiency of the organization and the cash flow. The bibliography cites 1 source.

It is important that auditors are independent in fact and in the way they are perceived. This 4 page paper considers how this need for independence in managed in the UK. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at an article from the Wall Street Journal concerning the way Krispy Kreme are undertaking questionable accounting practices that may be motivated by the desire to support share prices. The paper outlines the problem, identifies the relevant factors and then considers some solutions to the problem. The bibliography cites 5 ...

This 7 page paper answers two sets of questions set by the student. The first considers the fictitious company of River Beverages ad the budget setting process, looking at how it operates the way it creates responsibility and accountably and the advantages and advantages of such as complex inclusive system. The second question concerns a ...

This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the salaries and compensation given to the highest US executives and discusses any patterns in terms of increases and looks at movement between the top paying industries. The second part of the paper takes 10 random Fortune 500 companies identifies the ...

A 3 page paper evaluating the financial statements of Not-For-Profit Organization, obviously a fictitious nonprofit. Not-For-Profit Organization's financial statements appear to be sound. If one assessing the organization's financial strength would have any reservations, they should lie in the area counting assets not yet received. The corporate world can do this because ...

This 9 page paper presents 12 key ratios over a five year period for Microsoft Corp. in a table then assesses the performance of the company using the ratios calculated. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the Enron scandal with regard to the actions of the company's senior management personnel; it also asks if Enron's security professionals were aware of the malfeasance, and what they could have done to bring it to the attention of the proper authorities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 15 page paper examines the performance fro the annual accounts and the 10-K of the well known fast food chain McDonalds. The paper answers a serious of questions on the background to the accounts, such as the CEO’s opinion of the performance and recent press articles to the ratio analysis of the 2003 and ...

A 4 page paper discussing examples of Chapter 11, hostile takeovers, mergers and sales of businesses. Bibliography lists 4 sources. KSmgmtMrgXfer.rtf

This 7 page paper answers 5 questions set by the student. Whether futures and options rates are ever accurate and if they are of any use to an investor, the meaning of the beta, the advantage of mutual funds, the use of futures and options and the way investor behaviour may be changed if the ...

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part considers the benefits of using derivatives such as the transfer of risk and increased efficiency in a market, the second part of the paper looks at the potential of moral hazard occurring where a risk is covered. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 4 page paper examining the pricing problems at Pecos Printers, where the owner has determined a minimum price based on all costs. The owner refuses to accept any price below $300, which is valid until fixed costs are met. After that, the true costs of production are only the variable costs paid ...

This 9 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student were Cooper are looking at acquiring Nicholson. The paper considers how Cooper may value Nicholson, who the shareholders and the way an offer may be made. The bibliography cites 2 sources.