Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 18 page paper examines the performance of the UK transportation company Stagecoach, best known for its interest in the public bus system. The paper examines the companies performance wit the use of ratios and then looks t how the ratios indicate the company is performing in the context of the declared strategy. The paper ...

This 5 page paper examines the evolution of the CPA exam. Information about the exam's history is included along with recent changes in the format and content. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper examines 12 financial ratios for FedEx between the years 2001 to 2005, including gross and net profit, return on assets and equity, earnings per share, as well as ratios concerning valuations, liquidity and different types of efficiency. Each ratio is compared to the industry average and a paragraph is written about ...

A 4 page paper examining cash flow at FedEx 2003 – 2005. It was during this period that FedEx acquired Kinko's, a fact reflected in the company's changes in cash. The paper includes 10 quotes from an introductory accounting textbook. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper explains what is meant by accrual accounting, the advantages and advantages of this method that is in line with the marching concept and the divergence and when it should be sued. The paper also gives an example of accrual accounting comparing it to the use of the prudence concept and shows ...

This 3 page paper considers what it mean by audit risk from the perspective of the external auditor and consider how they would approach auditing from a risk basis. The paper includes consideration of the different types of audit risk. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 4 page paper answers three questions concerning how costs are allocated in a case study, where costs are not allocated in the usual way, the relevant and irrelevant costs with a new decision and the use of activity based costing. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of an issue paper on finance investment. This paper incliudes an executive summary, a letter of transmittal and a research paper. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student and calculates the cost of debt, the cost of equity and then brings them together to calculate the total cost of capital. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

Nike is the dominant sportswear company, this 6 page paper examines the financial performance of the company in terms of profitability, asset utilization and risk management and compares it to Adidas, the company that has recently acquired Reebok and will be able to provide some effective competition for Nike. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing a purchase decision facing CU Boxes Inc. and determining NPV of the purchase and cost of operation compared to the benefits the company can expect to gain from the purchase of a new machine used in production. The final page of the paper compares NPV, IRR and MIRR. ...

This 4 page paper looks at a case presented by the student where the weighted average cost of capital needs to be calculated using the CAPM, the company assessed as an investment and then valued with different methods.

A 6 page paper discussing the operation and financial management of the venerable motorcycle company. At the end of 2005, the company that flirted with bankruptcy only a few years ago currently enjoys a market share of well over 50% and a 16.93% profit margin as it continues to attract younger, affluent customers. ...

This 3 page paper examines the banking industry in Question and Answer format. The two areas addressed are the dual banking system and the Savings and Loan debacle. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 13 page paper examines the financial performance of the well known diamond jewellers Tiffany’s. The paper answers questions set by the student, starting with a short consideration of the statements made by the auditors and then looking at the liquidity and profit margins of the company between 2004 and 2006. The bibliography cites ...

This 4 page paper answers 4 questions. The first two question refer to agency theory. Question 1; Why do mangers have different interests that shareholders? Question 2; What can the shareholders do to mitigate such conflicts of interests? The next question asks what the relevance of asymmetric information on investment policy and the last ...

This 16 page paper uses a case study supplied by the student, the paper uses data supplied by the student on a range of investments to assess the optimum movements of investment for an income fund spread over 8 investments for a period of two weeks to maximise the income. The paper considers why the ...

This 5 page paper examines an article on the Dubai economy which indicates a high level of growth and an optimistic view for the future. The paper then critiques this article and considers the potential problem of inflation. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing the relative merits of corporate income taxation, both in its current form in the US and as it would be were the US to adopt a value-added tax (VAT) approach. The VAT is not compatible with other tax structures, and depending on the output of the specific organization, it ...

This 16 page paper examines Exxon Mobile looking at the approach to general corporate risk management, the company’s financial structure, the market risk and the way the company deal with market risk. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing Google's use of the Dutch auction IPO rather than the more traditional approach, for the purpose of determining whether more companies should consider using it. Google's immense success with its IPO likely rests more with the company and investors' leaves of senses in their willingness to pay for a ...

This 3 page paper looks at the role of a financial manager and considers how the view of this role may vary between the shareholders and the employees of the company. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at how the allocation or non allocation of untraceable costs may result in a different interpretation in department performance and skew the results. The second part of the paper considers activity based costing and whether is suitable to be ...

This 12 page paper examines the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, looking at its’ performance and the risks faced by the company. Two competitors, Merck and Eli Lilly are considered in terms of performance and risk, the betas are compared with an assessment of the associated risk. The paper ends with the consideration of how investment ...

This 8 page paper answers two questions set by the student. The first considers scheduling and planning inventory purchase for a variable production demand. The second questions looks at issues a production manager may consider where there is a variable demand, such as how to forecast demand, the costs of adding in a new shift ...