Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the banking panics. An analysis is included. Information about the Great Depression is also included in a separate section. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper defining several accounting terms and assessing the income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements of GM, Home Depot and Billabong. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper is a critical analysis of why the subprime lender New Century Financial had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007, looking not only at the issues with the market, but the failures on the part of the management that lead to this action being necessary. The bibliography cites ...

This 5 page paper looks at the condition of the US economy in the latter part of 2008. Economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, Unemployment, exchange rates and interest rates are all discussed. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 84 page paper is an in-depth analysis of three companies all competing in the fast food industry; McDonalds, Yum Brands, owners of the Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, and Burger King Holdings. The paper examines the corporate governance, looking at the CEO, the board of directors, the share voting and share ownership structure ...

This 4-page paper discusses accounting needs in a start-up business, formulated as a sole proprietorship. Bibliopgrahy lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper illustrates the connection between business and international affairs by exploring the global impact of the Wall Street meltdown. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper provides commentary about principles-based accounting vs. rules-based accounting, and how ethicical judgment fits into each one. Bibliography list 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines capital budgeting at Entergry Corp., looking at general capital budgeting issues including risk management, capital requirements, valuation of innovatory and presents a sample NPV calculation. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines and summarizes the contents of the international accounting standards IAS 37 which deals with Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets; outlining the contents of the standard and the practical impact that the standard hats on annual accounts. The bibliography cites three sources.

A 5 page paper that begins by explaining what the Commission (COSO) is, when and why it was founded. The essay identifies the components in COSO's enterprise risk management system. The writer then applies COSO principles to a case study involving a hypothetical supermarket chain. Bibliography lists 6 sources. PGcoso.rtf

This 3 page paper answers thee questions. The first looks at whether or not shareholders would prefer to be paid dividends, the second questions considers the way the different financial performance of firms can be compared and the last part of the paper discusses potential controls. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the concept. The paper concludes that , even if the EPS figure is fully understood, it must be examined in light of many other variables.

This 28 page paper is an examination of the global steel industry. The first part of the paper looks at the historical and the current performance and structure of the steel industry. The paper then looks at the performance of three international steel companies representative of different segments of the steel industry; The United States ...

This 10 page paper looks at the benefits and difficulties for the adoption of international accounting standards where there is already a strong accounting regime in place. The paper discusses the way general changes may be needed and considers the reasons for international accounting standards. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 11 page paper answers a series of questions set by the student used to assess two different investment projects. Each of the questions such a different method of investment appraisal including payback period, accounting rate of return, net present value (MPV), internal rate of return (IRR) break even analysis and consideration of how ...

This 7 page paper discusses the following statement; “Capital investment decisions are those decisions that involve current outlays in return for a stream of benefits in future years”. This is discusses with references to investment assessment tools that discount future income stream including net present value and internal rate of return. The bibliography cites 11 ...

A 3 page paper discussing the audit approach for a case in which a company seeks to overstate assets and disguise a loss on discontinued operations. The paper uses FASB Statements No. 141 and 142 to conclude that details need to be disclosed and that the auditor must issue a qualified or adverse opinion ...

The ability to be able to assess the cost of capital for any organization is important, however for banks there are some particular issues concerning the cost of capital, and particularly the cost of equity. This 16 page paper looks at the issues and considers the way that the cost of capital, made up of ...

This 3 page paper looks at three decisions where the use of personal financial statements would be of benefit. The three decisions are which jobs to apply for, whether or not to buy a car and how long to go on holiday. Each is discussed showing how personal financial statements would be useful. The bibliography ...

A 4 page paper discussing banks' contributions to the fallout of the subprime mortgage market that by late 2007 also has affected banks outside of the US. Most banks cannot directly participate in the subprime market, but they indirectly take part in it through their trading in and holding of the Collateralized Debt Obligation ...

This 3 page paper presents an example of break even analysis using an example of a produce from Autozone. All calculations are shown. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the role and purposes of financial statement and management account statements or reports, considering who they are designed for and the way that they are used. The paper then considers how financial statements may help with the making of informed decision regarding the firm and how they may reflect ...

This 3-page paper is a sample memo dealing with income recognition for a fictitious company called Caltron. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the concept of contingency theory, assesses the way in which it is being presented and utilized in the past and looks at the way in which it is viewed today in order to assess whether or not this is a valid and useful theory, or is a failed project. ...