Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 8 page paper undertakes a ratio analysis of Sainsbury and compares it to Tesco, and the parent company of Asda; Wal-Mart. The paper shows the calculations for the gross and net profit, the return on capital employed, the current and quick ratio as well as stock turnover, debtor and creditor periods and the gearing ...

This 4 page paper looks at different aspects concerning the time vlaue of money. The paper explains interest rates and compounding, present value and future value of investments, opportunities costs, annuities and the rule of ’72. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper is basic research about mutual funds. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the case of Yorkshire Stores where invoices are paid at the last moment still dating check to get prompt payment discounts. The paper considers the issues from an ethical and a stakeholder perspective to assess the potential impact on stakeholders and discusses what, if anything, is wrong with the ...

This 11 page paper considers the impact that underlying capital structure will have in the way that a company is valued. The paper discusses this with reference to the Edwards-Bell-Ohlson Model, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) and Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and then considers the work of Modigliani and Miller and whter there is ...

This 14 page paper answers 3 questions asked by the student. The first looks at a potential investment using Net Present Value, to assess if the project is worth undertaking, the second question looks at how the entrance of a lower priced competitor may impact on the company and the choice they have to do ...

This 13 page paper answers three questions posed by the student. The first looks at a case where currency cannot be taken out of a country until it has been invested in bonds for 5 years and the impact that this would have in a company exporting to that company. The second question explains ...

This 4 page paper performs some calculations concerning investment returns. The first question looks at the average rate of return for two investments over the same period, the standard deviation and the difference in actual return, The second part of the paper uses a weighted average approach to calculate the beta of a portfolio where ...

This 6 page paper uses information provided by the student to set a price for a new product. The paper looks at the cost of producing the goods and the market, considers the mark up that retailers want to add and considers the competition in order to reach a price. All calculations are shown. The ...

This 5 page paper is a review of the book. “Managing Finance for Quality: Bottom-Line Results from Top-Level Commitment” by Stoner and Werner there is an approach that seeks to bring accounting into the mainstream of planning as a part of a total quality management (TQM) approach. The paper looks at the general concepts and ...

A 5 page informational overview of what is an especially important primer for the first-time investor. No additional sources are used.

A 9 page paper discussing this traditional accounting tool and some of the reasons for its falling out of favor over time. The theory of constraints and its throughput approach as well as activity-based costing have been instrumental in turning interest away from variance analysis. The Harvard-style bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the performance of Apollo Group Inc. stock using statistical analysis to assess whether there should be a buy, hold or sell recommendation. The analysis is based purely on the analysis of the share price and not other factors are taken into account. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 9 page paper looks at the options available to a company wishing to raise capital. The paper compares the two options of equity and debt looking at the direct and indirect costs in the short and long-term as well as the non-financial issues such as shareholder satisfaction. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

This 3 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the way a stock price was analysed with the use of past prices only and regression analysis. The second part of the paper looks at the way a student wants to describe probability of a series events, where individual probabilities of ...

A 4 page paper discussing the financial service industry in an international context, including their influence in the hospitality industry. Financial institutions have the ability to touch all aspects of business operation in the global economy, and their involvement in those business transactions will only increase in the future as the global economy continues ...

A 4 page paper discussing the Accounts Payable process at Jamona.com for the purpose of assessing controls that exist and recommending others that the company could use to improve internal control. The process given for Jamona.com appears to create opportunity for an individual within Accounts Payable to be able to embezzle funds at will. ...

This 16 page paper looks at the performance of the United States economy during the first two quarters of 2006 and then uses a range of macro economic data and forecast to project the potential performance of the economy in the 2006-2007 periods. The paper looks at the GDP, inflation and interest, unemployment, budget ...

This 3 page paper explains the meaning of calculations performed by the student on a set of accounts. The paper helps the student understand what is meant by the working capital turnover, the inventory level changes and turnover, accounts receivable turnover period and days to collection and operating cycle.

A 7 page paper answering 8 questions about the budgeting processes and uses of the corporate budget, including one question about how budgeting led to a decision in the hospitality industry in 2006. Other questions include assessing the budget as an analytic tool; how the budget can be used to find and eliminate inefficiencies; ...

This 10 page paper considers how monetary policies and the tools that implement them can impact on an economy. The paper looks first at the meaning of monetary policies and how money is created in an economy. The paper then considers the impact on the gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment and interest rate, looking at ...

This 11 page paper is an examination of the financial performance of AOL time Warner in 2005 and 2006 comparing this media conglomerate with the Walt Disney Corporation over the same period, looking at profit, liquidity, debt utilization, asset utilization and stock performance. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

A 7 page report on "Finance" by Groppelli and Nikbakht, a volume of the Barron's Business Review Series. The book focuses on the finance associated with investments and includes discussions of capital budgeting, risk, capital structure and other basic finance concepts. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper discussing changes likely to result from collaboration between IASB and FASB for presentation of financial statements. The Joint International Group is careful to state that changes do not address components comprising factors included on gross financial statements. The purpose is to facilitate understanding of an organization's present financial position ...

This 10 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student were a company looking to raise capital are negotiating with a potential venture capital investor. The paper looks at the way the company could be valued in the future to assess how much a set investment should buy and given a set issue ...