Essays on Shareholder

PepsiCo remains a leading global brand, specializing in the making of packaged drinks and foods. Commonly recognizable PepsiCo products include Fritos, Cheetos, Lay’s, and Pepsi, all similar due to either their high fat content, high salt content or sugar, all unhealthy options in flavoring food. However, consumers are on an increasingly health conscious diet, where high fat, sodium, and sugary foods are shunned for healthier alternatives. It is the consideration that PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi seeks the transformation of the company into a healthy foods juggernaut. Commitment to the healthy foods cause has witnessed the company’s ...

1. Smartphone Landscape: Background Mobility has come to be (and is more likely to continue to be) a defining feature of current and future consumption of web-mediated and multimedia content propagated over numerous applications and platforms. If anything, big and small companies are investing in mobility devices and applications in order to cater to increasing consumer needs. Given current mobility landscape at a global scale, big players dominate global markets in numerous areas including, most notably, product design and concept, built-in platforms and applications (which are provided based on broad supplier networks) and, not least, physical stories in premium ...

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott The purpose of the report is to develop a recommendation for improving a company’s current strategy in order to remain sustainable in a highly competitive economic environment. The recommendation will be based on an analysis of both the external and internal factors that affects the company. This includes both qualitative and quantitative factors since the report is segregated into (1) environmental scan and risk analysis, (2) ratio analysis, (3) financial statement analysis, (4) weighted average cost of capital, and a (5) strategy development. The company chosen to be analyzed is Marriott International, ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Management Accounting Introduction Setting the annual budget has been one of the mandatory activities in organizations at both tactical and operational levels. The annual budget outlines the projected revenues and costs for the firm in the coming year or the finite time period. Such budget is set to clarify the organizational direction to pursue by identifying the target revenues and variable costs associated with the business operations. It served as a successful budgeting process for several years, but today’s highly dynamic and continuously changing business landscape has made this system obsolete. In the 21st century, the annual budgeting ...

The President,

United States of America. Introduction The concept of corporate ethics is widely accepted today. In order to stabilize the growth and development of the overall U.S economy, industries regardless of their nature or size must be instructed to follow certain ethical guidelines. In the current corporate environment, it is advisable for the U.S government to introduce three key changes to its corporate governance framework. First, there should be a single body or statutory regime to deal with corporate governance affairs in the country. Second, corporate ethics is essential to distinguish the roles of chairman and chief executive officer in ...

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Introduction and Context

The focus of this report is about sustainable event management. It aims to look at a major event and the sustainability policy of that event. The report briefly analyses the policy versus its actual implementation in real-life. The report reviews the earlier literature about sustainable event management. It examines the various theories related to corporate social responsibility and ISO 20121, which is the international standard for sustainable event management. The report then relates the findings at the present event to the sustainability theory. The report then presents the conclusions.

Tomorrowland is an electronic ...

The FA

The FA i.e. The Football Association refers to the English football’s governing body, which was established in 1863. Ebenezer Morley is considered the father of The Association. The activities of the company include overseeing, promotion and development of the game at different levels like The FA Cup and England International Teams. The activities also include broadcast and media rights, sponsorship, licensing, merchandising along with sales of tickets (The Bloomberg, 2017).

Financial Position of the FA

Current position with respect to financials of the company as on 31st July 2015 provided an overview of that the company is continuously striving to generate commercial revenues ...

Question 1

In designing a new system for corporate governance, one must consider the principles of integrity, fairness and equity that business advances an ethical business practice towards shareholders and stakeholders (GC-11, 2008). In this sense, the shareholder-centric system, with the unitary board and non-executive directors that oversight the control answers the criteria of fairness towards shareholder, as it is comprised of both members of the companies and of unaffiliated corporations, which met separately to assure righteous oversight (CG-11, 2008). The stakeholder centric system with non-shareholder controlling owners assured a separated oversight from management through its two-tier board, which raises criticism ...

In any type of company, one of the significant challenges for leadership is connecting industry knowledge and business analytics. Bartlett (2013) observes that these two components serve as the primary sources of information for decision makers. Managers generally hold much insight and wisdom in their accumulated experience, but unfortunately, any gaps in the facts are commonly filled with opinions (Bartlett, 2013). Instead of relying on subjective sources, leaders can utilize business analytics to validate new ideas and test industry beliefs (Bartlett, 2013). A starting point for effective business analytics is to recognize that data and information are not ends ...

Precision Metal Machining Inc. is a veteran owned company that operates in the machining industry, which is part of the manufacturing process of many metals and other composites. The company is ITAR certified, which is important considering the company deals in imports and exports. The company offers CNC machining, Swiss machining, and electrical discharge machining services to its customers. PMMI enjoys a competitive advantage over other machining companies as a result, as most of the industry’s market share is composed of smaller companies. PMMI overall faces numerous internal and external strengths and opportunities while they have minimum weaknesses ...

A) In the article titled Corporate Policies of Republican Managers the authors tested the effect of personal political preferences of corporate managers on corporate policies. The authors specifically focused on the Republican managers who had 73% likelihood of identifying themselves as conservative, 24% chance of identifying as moderate, and only 3% chance of being liberal (Hutton, Danling and Kumar 1279). The study found that majority of the managers identifying themselves as politically more inclined towards the Republican also adopted conservative corporate policies. Consequently, the organizations that they led were characterized by low debt levels, low capital, low investment in ...

Chapter 1: Introduction 3

Chapter 2: Financial Performance and Position of TESCO 6 Chapter 3 Financial Management Policy 14 Chapter 4 Investment Strategy 18 Chapter 5 Valuation of TESCO 22 Chapter 6 Conclusion 26 Abstract The present report provides critical analysis of financial positioning of Tesco Plc. For this, the financial data has been gathered for past five years as well as its competitors to critically assess financial positioning of Tesco in the retail industry. The reports highlight the recent issues of Bretix which has significantly impacted economic conditions of the United Kingdom leading to declining the consumer confidence because of triggering inflation. ...

Sports organizations such as the department of sport and recreation (2016), Sask Sports Inc (2016), and Sport Nova Scotia (2016) are regularly preparing annual reports for each yearly operation. However, Sask (2016) and Nova Scotia (2016) are only presenting their statement of revenue and expenditure while the government of western Australia (2016) presented a full set of financial statements, which includes the statement of financial position. The financial position of the Australian department revealed that the sport organization has a smaller value for their total debt at only AUD$5.41m when compared to the equity of AUD$147.82m (Department, ...

QUESTION 1.

Gold Mine raised the following defenses. Assess the viability of each defense: That the offering was a private placement exempt from registration based on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Gold Mine may argue that it is exempt from the registration process. Section 4(a)(2) exempts transactions from registration if they do not involve a public offering. Gold Mines offering through the use of the PPM were directed at particular individuals rather than to the general public. Irving may argue that the over 1,000 professionals constituted a general public offering but likely this will not hold ...

Background

Enron case study dwells upon one of the most known scandals in business ethics and financial world. Founded in 1985 as a result of the merger between Houston Natural Gas and Internorth, Enron Corporation starts trading natural gas commodities in 1989. Throughout the 90s,the company was considered one of the most innovative and attractive for investment companies in the country. Renown for its unique business model and trading businesses, the company benefitted from a positive image, shareholder trust and external financing (Li, 2010). With a number of changes in leadership from Jeffrey Skilling to Kenneth Lay, who occupied ...

1) Airline Easyjet has developed a significant competitive strategy in order to enhance its overall business strategy. Their company focus can be seen as providing customers with an efficient and easily navigable process that transcends both on and offline. Easyjet have utilised several methods to compete with their rivals and cement their business strategy. Firstly, their instant check-in online option works to streamline the travel process that makes this less stressful for visitors within the busy airport setting. Alongside this, changes can be made more or less throughout the entire process that further solidifies their easy and accessible travel ...

Executive Summary

The business plan consists of relevant sections that are useful in introducing new products or services in the market. Traffic Lights offers trips to various European countries, and now it is intended to introduce new trip to Asian countries. The new division is based on the vision and mission of the company that is to provide high-quality products and services to all types of customers. The proposed business model for Traffic Highlights is simple that it requires extending its product line by introducing a new division of the business. The preposition value statement of the company is clear that ...

Mission Statement

Strategic planning in an organization is an important management function. It seeks to define the evolution of an organization in order to make its structure and management more suitable to the market needs which ultimately help it achieve its objectives (Hill and Jones, 2008). Mission statements play a key role in the success of such strategic plans as it helps to communicate the purpose of the organization to employees and other stakeholders. An organization’s purpose as defined in the mission statement consists of the target market and the contribution a product will make to the society. By communicating ...

Executive summary

The National Bank of Canada has its headquarters in Montreal, and it is Canada’s sixth largest bank. It was started on 4th May 1859 by the francophone business people in Banque and Ontario. The bank has 2.4 million personal clients and most of its branches in the Canadian provinces. It has many representative offices partnerships and subsidiaries in other countries where it serves both non-Canadian and Canadian customers. The bank’s management structure consists of the board of directors and the office of the president. The bank is upholding a proper governance system and appropriate ethical strategies to ...

Introduction

This report takes into consideration the application and the strategies that Petsmart Company has in line with their ethical structure, the governance structure and the corporate social responsibility for the present and the future. Additionally, the business report highlights the present position of the Petsmart Company in these three categories. The company is described as one of the largest pet and veterinary product retailer services provider and the solution for pet and the owners (Petsmart, 2016). The information provided by the company’s profile is that the company has more than 50,000 associates and another 1,466 pet ...

Abstract

The current discussion is aimed at the dissection of ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability of British Petroleum (BP) by taking the case of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in to consideration. By commencing the discussion with an overview of the externalities present in the oil industry, the pressures on oil companies are examined which is further evaluated through the application of stakeholder theory and the theory of utilitarianism. In the case of BP, it is revealed that the resort to CSR was primarily a reactive measure to correct its tainted brand image and save it from reputational risks. ...

Business Analytics and Industry Knowledge - Marriott

The document dwells upon the review of the corporate strategy of Marriott Hotels operations in the United States. The company is one of the largest hotel and resort chains in the world, with an annual growth of over 15% across its major locations. In 2015 alone, Marriott added over 300 hotels in its chain through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. In the US the company managed to grow significantly through the acquisition of the Delta hotels, adding 10,000 rooms in Orlando in other states across the country. The Strong financial position of the organization allows expecting a total ...

About the report

The objective of this report is to assist One-World Investment Consortium, who is planning to invest £150 million in Thomas Cook PLC, a British global travel company listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker sign of ‘TCG’. We duly understand the impact of our professional recommendation on Consortium’s final decision making related to investment, and therefore, we intend to be comprehensive in the approach our analysis. As for the structure of this report, it will be a two-part report. In the first section of the report, we will evaluate the past 5 year(2007-2011) financial performance ...

1.0 Background Capital structure decisions are critical for the profitability and or growth objectives of for-profit organizations. Financial managers are given the liberty of choosing the components of their capital structure as long their maximize the value of the stock and at the same time achieve some of the core objectives of firms. Some of these include maximization of the company’s value. Managers all over the world strive to find a combination of investment with the best gearing ratio. According to Huber (2011) excessive use of debt financing could lead to too much of the firm's profits being ...

Significance of Accounts Receivable Practice

The most primary element for the success of a business is the way in which the systems of accounts receivable management, collections and billing are maintained. Often, this type of management collectively is known as the system of collections management. The main key to the success of this system is to manage it diligently. It is because having large amount of customers is not enough to run a successful business; revenue needs to be collected from these customers (Clarke, 2016). There are a number of reasons for a business setting up the accounts receivable in a given organization. When ...

1. What is the definition of a tort? Tort is “a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.” (Merriam-Webster) 2. What are 2 types of damages you may receive if you are successful in a torts cause of action? “Legal damages can encompass economic losses, such as lost profits, as well as punitive damages, which are awarded to plaintiffs as a way of punishing malicious wrongdoers. “ (Wrongful or Tortious Interference with Contracts.) 3. Name ...

Business Law

Business Law The most important aspect when launching a new business is to determine the type of business structure to be able to make the business a successful venture in view of the legal and tax implications that are part of the selected business structure. The six types of business structure shared on U.S. Small Business Administration (2016) website are as follows:

The most basic form of business type and is owned by one person, form a legal standpoint the business has no separate legal identity and the owner can be sued in their own name and the owner ...

Summary of 2016’s Top 10 Deals Terms

There is a list of companies who have made deals to join businesses in the year 2016. First, Shire Plc is to merge with Baxalta in which Baxalta shareholders are to be given & 47.50 for every share. This means that each member of the company will be allocated $ 18.00 in cash in addition to 0.1482 Shire ADS for every share from Baxalta which amounts to a total price of $ 32.00 billion. Secondly, Microsoft has entered into a contract with LinkedIn in which it Microsoft is to buy all its shares at price of $ 196 in any business deal all ...

Walmart is a multinational corporation with a massive presence in various parts of the globe. The company's capital structure is made up of both debt and equity funds. In a bid to achieve maximum financial and operational efficiencies, the entity has designed its capital structure to more equity and less debt financing. (Soni) Equity capital is the primary type of capital used by the business to operate. Equity can be defined as the funding availed to the firm through the sale of share stocks and issuing the earnings attributable to the company's shareholders. The total shareholder equity held by ...

Corporate governance as a system of processes, practices, mechanisms and rules through which companies are controlled, directed and managed is mainly aimed at enhancing the accountability of managers and directors to the shareholders (Bruno & Ruggiero, 2011). In this sense, shareholders participation and active engagement in the affairs of companies has become an important aspect of corporate management. In Hong Kong, the legal framework for corporate governance is the Companies Ordinance Cap 622 Laws of Hong Kong. This new law contains provisions that are intended to improve transparency in internal controls of companies, strengthening oversight over company management and enhancing ...

About the report

The report is commissioned to ascertain the financial viability of the capital project being considered by North Sea Oil. As part of this project, we will calculate the Net Present Value(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return(IRR) of the projects under two different set of cost of capital, and will comment as how the change in capital structure will affect the shareholders accordingly. The eventual purpose here is to come up with a prudent recommendation for the company as which project will be more profitable for the company and what proportion of capital structure will be more viable ...

Part One

Association in the simplest term may be defined as accumulation of individuals who cooperate for accomplishment of steady destinations by work division (Definition of an Association. 2016). Business associations convey their products in such a way that at the end of the exchange with purchasers, there is a benefit. There are many theories that try to explain the varied elements of business associations. The hierarchical hypothesis focuses on giving an interdisciplinary highlight on different aspects. The first aspect is social association impact on mentality and behavior of affiliate people. The second is Individual activity and quality impact on overall ...

Executive Summary . 3-4

History .. 4-5

Strategic Elements 5-6

Critical Events .. 6-7

Leadership 7-8

Mission and Vision Statement . 8-9 External Assessment 9-13 Analysis of Competitive Position 13 Internal Assessment . 13-17 Current Strategy 18 SWOT Analysis 18-21 BCG Matrix . 21-23 IE Matrix .. 24-25

Possible Strategic Alternatives 25-26

Evaluation of Current Organizational Structure .. 25 Recommendation Changes .. 25-26

Situational Analysis . 26-29

New Turnaround Objective .. 29

Proposed Measures . 29-31

Funding this Turnaround Effort 32-33 Financial Projections 33-34 Conclusion 34

References 35-36

Sears Holdings Corporation Executive Summary Sears Holdings is a major brick-and-mortar retailer in both the United States and Canada. As such, it sells a wide variety of products, including appliances, consumer electronics, apparel, tools, sporting equipment and ...

Rights of the shareholders

While the shareholders are the most important stakeholders of the company, however, very few control the day to day running of the company’s business activities. Therefore, in order to safeguard their interest, the company range multiple rights of the shareholders and provide them the eventual power to influence the company’s decisions. Below we have discussed the rights of the shareholders: a) Right to attend the general meeting and cast their vote All the shareholders of the company have the right to receive notice of the general meeting, including, Annual General Meeting(AGM) and Extraordinary General Meetings(EGM). ...

The purpose of the report is to examine how the acquiring company, Boeing, will acquire its most significant competitor Lockheed Martin Corporation. This is despite the fact that both companies are competing in the aerospace/defense products and services industry (Yahoo, 2016). Boeing is considered as the largest commercial, defense, space and security manufacturer in the world (Boeing, 2016, p.ii) while Lockheed manufactures products for government agencies under the civil, intelligence, and defense departments (Yahoo, 2016a). The difficulty in this task is that Boeing’s market capitalization is at $84.79 billion, which was only slightly higher than the market capitalization ...

MEMORANDUM

Dear Sir, This memo is written to address the problems faced by the Big Corp. as a result of the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Sub Corp. the memo discuss the different statutory and regulatory matters applicable in this matter. It also recommends the solution on whether the dividends paid by the company should be treated as a return on capital or ordinary dividends. At first, it is important to understand the basic difference between preferred and ordinary stocks. Preferred shareholders have a preferred claim to the earnings and profits of the company. When the company has excessive cash and ...

A Study on the differences between Maersk and Citigroup in IHRM practices

Globalization of business operations and the emerging issues have necessitated that business organizations reformulate their management policies to resolve the problems arising out of a diverse cultural atmosphere. Business destinations in developing countries offer a multitude of opportunities but organizations have to prepare themselves well to address the differences in business factors influencing success. These factors may be related to political, economic, cultural or legal environment and affect the functions of organizations. One of the organizational functions affected seriously by the diverse factors is that of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and multinationals formulate different policies to confront the ...

Introduction

Good governance and capital structure play a crucial role in the maximization of corporate profitability, either through an increase in profit margin or a reduction in capital cost or both (Uwuigbe, 2014), and in effect shareholders’ wealth. Companies who are aware of these factors in their objectives of profit maximization eagerly put their good governance principles into corporate codes, which act as valuable reference points in their governance decisions. As such, sound corporate governance engenders investor confidence in terms of capital preservation and acceptable returns of investments (Okiro, Aduda, & Omoro, 2015; Agyei & Owusu, 2014; Heng, Azrbaijani, & San, 2012). With ...

Mannella v. Commissioner, 132T.C, No 10 (April 13, 2009). In this case, Mrs. Manella found out that her husband had filed for tax returns but hide the mail from her. In so doing, the applicant was denied the right to receive what she rightfully deserved in the tax return process (Copeland). People v north 29 Cal.3d 509. The Defendant, Mr. North broke into the house of his girlfriend during the weekend as she was at her parents. When he was arraigned at the Califonia Supreme Court, the Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of Second Degree Burglary. Loss of ...

About the report

The report is based on our assistance given to Wheel Industries where we have analyzed the long term investment opportunities available with the company using the techniques of capital budgeting. To facilitate better understanding for our readers, we have included all the calculations within this report while every calculation is explained comprehensively.

Project Details

Wheel Industries is considering a three-year expansion project, Project A. The project requires an initial investment of $1.5 million. The project will use the straight-line depreciation method. The project has no salvage value. It is estimated that the project will generate additional revenues of $1.2 million per ...

SUMMERY

INTRODUCTION The manufacturing sector, production means making a product either by using a machine or hand or both. It’s a component of goods producing industry. Unlike trading or service businesses that buy products and sell at a higher price to make the profit, manufacturing instead make products that they finally sell. Manufacturing companies that produce and sell goods needs an accounting system that does not solely look at the accounting aspect only but also sale and purchase of the goods. By this, the accounting system for the manufacturing industry is more complex than the service sector does not ...

(Tutor’s Name) (Assignment)

While analyzing the financial performance of Apple in 2015 in comparison to 2014 fiscal period, it seems that the company has improved its overall financial position. According to the Annual Report 2015, in 2015 fiscal year, the organization achieved revenue of US$233.715 billion and operating income of US$71.230 billion. The company also attained a net income of US$53.394 million in the same financial period (Apple Annual Report 2015). In 2015, Apple’s current ratio is more than 1 (1.11) and it indicates that the organization’s current assets are adequate to pay ...

Compass Group plc

Compass Group plc is a multinational company dealing with contract food service, support management, cleaning management and property management. It is a British multinational company with headquarter located in the compass house along Chertsey Surrey. Compass Group Company is the largest contract food service organization in the world. The company operates in more than fifty countries across the entire world. The company offers different food services in different locations and institutions such as the hospitals, cultural venues, offshore oil platforms, major sports, schools, offices, mining camps and various universities. The company has several shares and is very active in ...

Sears, Roebuck and Company commonly known as Sears is an American company that was incorporated in 1886 by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck. It became a subsidiary of Seers Holding Corporation in 2005 after a merger with Kmart Corporation. Contemporarily, the company is domiciled at Hoffman Estates in Illinoi. The company majorly deals with clothing, electrical appliances, home products and services, automotive repair tools and products and other hardware. It has around 1700 operational stores across the US. It had approximately 300,000 employees in 2011. The company also operates in Mexico and Canada. In Canada, it carries its ...

Environmental Scan

Under Armour is a sporting apparel manufacturer and wholesaler for women, men and youth. Their products feature special moisture-wick fabrics engineered in a diverse range of styles and designs for the performance athlete in any climate and at any age. Under Armour's products are worn by athletes at all levels including professional as well as consumers living active lifestyles. In 2015, Under Armour grew approximately 20% in revenues from year prior, generating global revenues of $4..9 billion and maintaining an operating income of $503 million.(Mann 2016) The majority of its net revenues are generated from wholesale sales of ...

The World Bank and the international monetary fund (IMF) are financial institutions within the system of the United Nations. Their main aim is to improve the living standards of the citizens of their member states. The approach used by these institutions in the achievement of their objectives is complementary. The IMF focuses on microeconomic issues while the World Bank focuses on reduction of poverty as well as long term development of the economy. This paper is set to highlight a brief history of the IMF and the World Bank, compare the two international financial institutions as well as highlight ...

Corporate governance refers to a system in which companies in a given region are directed and controlled. It involves a set of relationships existing between the board, management, shareholders and any other stakeholders of the company. Corporate governance as well is instrumental in the provision of a structure of setting the objectives of a company, the means of attaining the set objectives and monitoring performance of the company. Corporate governance lies on four pillars which include accountability, transparency, fairness and responsibility (Sharar, 8). A corporate governance framework is necessary to safeguard the interest of the various stakeholders in any ...

The book brings to the attention the growing culture of job insecurity in the Wall Street. The dream of every competent American is to have the best job as well as the best pay for their services. Such dreams are often shattered by a culture that tends to lean much on the short-term returns rather than long-term aggrandizement. As a result, investment bankers have adopted a culture of constant worker layoff even in times when there is no crisis. In the view of the author, the building culture of the short-term boom as a model of success in the ...

Q1. In this highly competitive world, teamwork plays an important role as the output of the individuals can be expanded through teamwork. Teamwork has become the most important way in which work is organized in organizations. The idea that work can be delegated to workgroups is supported by different theories such as strategic Human Resources Management (HRM) theory, sociotechnical theory, work design theory, self-leadership theory, and theories of participative management. The strategic HRM theory states that a well-designed HR system that includes teamwork, can affect employee’s job satisfaction, commitment and motivation positively and result in an improved organizational ...

Abstract

Financial analysis is an essential tool in the hands of the manager, as it is with its help the decisions related to the company’s finances are taken. Without the analysis and grounds for making such management decisions, the firm cannot achieve the desired level of income, or the lack of financial settlement will lead the company to bankruptcy. The purpose of the assignment was to perform financial analysis of a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Dominant Enterprise Berhad was chosen for the completion. The Malaysia-located company turned into public listed organization with thirteen subsidiaries, operating on production ...

Question 1 Directors’ Duties

Issue For a business to register as a company it should satisfy the following requirements: a name, one or more shares and shareholders having limited and unlimited liability. Having directors is also a requirement. Once a venture has this, it can go ahead, apply for registration as stated in section 11, and send an application to the registrar. The application must be in a prescribed form and signed by each applicant; this includes the named directors and shareholders. The proposed company’s name and constitution should be included in the application, as stated in section 12. Once the application ...

Question One

A legitimate stakeholder means an individual or a group of people who have significant influence over the achievement of a company .The funders hold the most important objectives of a specified company. They bear the risk of the company since they invest their capital hence have something to gain or lose depending on the firm’s activities (Weiss, 2014 ). Therefore, the fact that the primary task of managers and executives of a company remains to make stakeholder’s interest’s and rights, a priority is entirely plausible in my opinion. In the past, firms were owned by individuals who ...

Introduction

In financial management, the finance managers primarily make several kinds of decisions including investment decisions, financing decisions, routine decisions and dividend decisions. For this case, the paper focusses on dividend decisions. The paper shall evaluate the theoretical framework and empirical evidence that examines the relationship between the firm’s dividend policy and its market share price. Quantitative business analytics refers to application of mathematics and statistics to solve business problem. From the definition, it means that one to define the business problem to solve first then apply the relevant techniques. In this case, the paper hopes to understand the ...

The Health of the Family Business

Introduction JCDecaux Group is a multinational company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris in France. The company was established in 1964 by Jean-Francois Decaux to offer bus stop advertising systems, billboards, public bicycle rental services, and street furniture (Jcdecaux.com, 2016). Currently, the company is the best outdoor advertising company in the world with annual revenues of more than 2.8 billion Euros. Its commitment is to deliver quality outdoor advertising services to its clients as well as providing first class public services to its customers around the world. The JCDecaux Group core values are innovation, quality, design, sustainable development and trustworthiness in ...

Executive Summary

Family businesses have been making vital contributions to the British economy and the forecast indicates even more in the coming years. A typical family business in UK, Associated British Foods plc, has been performing consistently well for over 100 years. The company has built up portfolios in Sugar, Agriculture, Retail, Grocery and Ingredients segments and owns many of the most famous food brands. Starting with bakery products, the company has diversified into the other segments mostly by prudent acquisitions. The models generally used for analysing family businesses, namely the three circle model, the 12S model and the business canvas ...

1) Risk Factors (apple.com) 1. Negative effect of the global and regional economic conditions. 2. Possibility of ineffective competition in the global markets which are highly competitive and subject to rapid changes in technologies. 3. The Company must successfully manage frequent product introductions and transitions to remain competitive and stimulate customer demand. 4. The performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers also play an important role and have impact on the general performance of the company. 5. Substantial inventory and other asset risk as well as purchase commitment cancellation risk. 6. Company’s ability to obtain components in the ...

A. Introduction

Toyota Motors Corporation (Toyota) is a ¥25.69 trillion (US$256.91 billion at ¥100.00:$1 exchange rate used in the 2014 annual report) automotive manufacturing enterprise (Toyota, 2014, p. 26) with four major market regions globally, namely: Japan (home), North America, Europe, Asia, and Other regions (see section C for details). Since 2010, it grew 35.57% from ¥18.95 trillion. Its return on equity has grown from 2.1% in 2010 to 13.7% in 2014, or 6.5 times. Moreover, its return on assets grew 6.7 times from 0.7% in 2010 to 4.7% in 2014. Toyota has one core product (automobiles) and core ...

About the paper

Capital structure of the company represents the mix of debt and equity components used by an entity to finance its capital requirements. However, right from the beginning of the corporate era, the goal of the financial managers has always been the minimization of weighted average cost of capital and thereby maximizing the value of their entity. Ironically, the world of academicians is divided and postulates different opinion as under what conditions the WACC rate is minimized and how the additional funding affects the WACC rate of the company. While static trade-off theory stands as the most pragmatic theory relating ...

Introduction

Sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation are the three of the four main forms of business organizations. One is required to understand first all the features of these business organizations before establishing one. Regarding the ease of formation, the sole proprietorship and partnership business organizations are easier to form than a corporation. The management of these two forms of business is also easier than the management of a corporation. Consequently, the present paper delves into the characteristics, benefits, and drawbacks of each of these business organizations.

Sole Proprietorship

A sole proprietorship is essentially a form of business organization, which is typically owned, ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to conduct a comprehensive financial analysis of UK based telecommunication company, BT Group PLC for the year 2011-2015. As part of this analysis, we will be using the tools of common-size statements and financial ratios. In addition, to perform the cross-sectional analysis, we will also compare the financial performance of the company with its competitor entities, Vodafone Group and Sky PLC. Along with analysis of the financial performance using the above stated criteria, we will also perform broad economic environment analysis to adjudge the company’s performance in relation to the economic trends and will ...