Finance

In which stage of the industry life cycle would you place the following industries? State the specific stage of the life cycle, as well as providing an explanation as to why you selected the specific stage. • Oil well equipment • Computer hardware • Cell phone Apps • Genetic engineering • Railroads

Define a corporation of your choosing, the industry, and the financial statement and year to be analyzed. Respond to the following questions about your analysis: Describe the researched corporation and industry being investigated. Provide background of the corporation and industry. Provide a detailed explanation of your analysis, including the corporate and industry financial analysis and ratios for comparison Discuss the methods used to analyze financial statement and ratios. Describe the results of the financial and ratio analysis as well as how it served to extend the knowledge in the relevant vein of research that you are undertaking. Propose recommendations to the corporation’s financial situation i.e., what would you recommend or suggest be done to improve the statement results and any ratio metrics you feel are in need of improvement. Future steps that the corporation might consider improving or continuing growth, thinking out of the box. Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Here is one resource you may use: Barker, R., & Imam, S. (2008). Analysts’ perceptions of ‘earnings quality’. Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages and supporting diagrams or spreadsheets Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation analyzing capital sources of public funding and debt. Include the following types of debt in your presentation: General obligation and revenue bonds Certificates of obligation Contractual obligations Commercial paper Capital leases Notes payable Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Rachel and Tom Baker are your friends with whom you have attended the same Bible study for several years. You are a mortgage originator for the XYZ Mortgage Brokerage, Inc., and the Bakers have come to you for advice concerning the possibility of refinancing their existing mortgage. Their current 30-year, fixed rate mortgage was originally issued for $300,000 at a rate of 6.000%. They have owned their home for 15 years and their current mortgage balance is $213,150. You have identified the following mortgage options for the Bakers:• 30-Year Fixed Rate; 5.125%; $1,000 cash required at closing • 15-Year Fixed Rate; 4.500%; $5,000 cash required at closing • 5/1 ARM; 4.375% (2% cap per year; 10% life); $4,500 cash required at closing The owner of XYZ has been particularly vocal about the need to maximize profits for the firm given the continued lag in the real estate market. Your firm stands to collect the following fees (including fees paid by the mortgage lender directly to your company) associated with each of the mortgage options, as follows: • 30-Year Fixed Rate – $4,000 • 15-Year Fixed Rate – $3,750 • 5/1 ARM – $4,250 As a principled Christian, you are guided by your desire to provide the excellent service to your customers but, of course, you must also make money for your employer and for yourself (your salary is 100% commission-based). In reviewing the Bakers’ financial situation, you find that their credit ratings are very high and that they are well qualified to refinance their mortgage at the most favorable rates available. Using the Group Wiki, your group must research and write a recommendation for the Bakers. • What advice will you give to the Bakers concerning their interest in refinancing their existing mortgage? Explain your recommendation. • Evaluate the risk-return trade-off for each option and justify your advice with financial calculations and logical and ethical considerations.

Read through the case and answer questions with calculation and explanation:   Recommend weighted average costs of capital (i.e., WACCs) for EPC’s consumer products, medical devices, and pharmaceutical divisions respectively?  (Remember to unlever comparable company betas and to use average betas of the comparable companies in calculating divisional WACCs.  Then remember to relever the beta to represent the target leverage ratio in market value terms.)   Recommend the types of investments that should be evaluated using EPC’s divisional WACCs?   Explain what would occur if EPC were to use a single corporate-wide WACC for evaluating investment opportunities in each of its lines of business?  What would be the likely consequence for the company over time if this were to occur?   Calculate EPC’s corporate-wide WACC.  (Remember, EPC’s corporate-wide beta is 1.04.  This beta is based on EPC’s historical market leverage ratio.)

The discussion activity for Module 6 entails computing net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) and solving capital budgeting problems. For your computations, you can use the interest tables provided in the textbook’s appendixes, software such as Excel, a financial calculator, or any of the pertinent computer programs included with South-Western’s Investment Analysis Calculator. (LINK: http://www.swlearning.com/finance/investment_calculator/mainmenu.htm)  [Hint: Most useful for solving NPV and IRR problems with the Investment Analysis Calculator are programs under the sections Financial Calculator and Rate of Return (Dollar-Weighted or IRR).] Note: Before beginning the discussion activity for Module 6, be sure to study carefully Chapter 22, “Capital Budgeting.” Here are the steps to follow: Using the computation tool(s) of your choice to determine NPV or IRR, answer the eight capital budgeting problems found at the following link: Capital Budgeting Problems In Discussion Forum 4, post solutions to any two (2) of the problems you answered in Step 1 (see “Ground Rules” below). Please identify the problems clearly by number, and title your posting “Problems [X] and [Y]/[Your Name].” Post your solutions by the date indicated in the Course Calendar.

Should an MNE reduce its ethical standards to compete globally? Point Yes. When a U.S.-based MNE( Multinational Enterprise) competes in some countries, it may encounter some business norms there that are not allowed in the United States. For example, when competing for a government contract, firms might provide payoffs to the government officials who will make the decision. Yet, in the United States, a firm will sometimes take a client on an expensive golf outing or provide skybox tickets to events. This is no different than a payoff. If the payoffs are bigger in some foreign companies, the MNE can compete only by matching the payoffs provided by its competitors. Counter-Point No. A U.S.-based MNE should maintain a standard code of ethics that applies to any country even if it is at a disadvantage in a foreign country that allows activities that might be viewed as unethical. In this way, the MNE establishes more credibility worldwide. Which one do you support?      v  You should cite at least two articles with different arguments to support your side. v  You can use bullet points or paragraphs to summarize and elaborate your arguments. v  The summary should be 1.5 line spaced and the length should be about one page. v  The citations should have article links provided at the end. v  Turnitin® similarity test in D2L will be turned on to check for plagiarism. You should always try to rewrite or rephrase using your own words. Direct quotes should be avoided unless necessary.

Top Best Professional Quality Presentation Slides to be prepared for a renowned Telecommunication Company (called OmanTel) Interview for the position of CFO. This is given per the Case Study mandate below, the Presentation in the essence of time shall be given over 10 minutes: Case Study  CFO Recruitment  – 2020 Omantel as part of the ICT strategy is planning to expand its ICT business domestically and regionally.  You have been given this mandate to be completed within 6 months.  Please provide your thoughts and key activities which you expected to undertake to complete this assignment. Including but not limited to the following: A. Key activities to be undertaken. B. Key inputs in Business case and financial modeling. C. Risk & opportunities evaluation for Omantel. D. Due diligence process. E. Post M&A targets and responsibilities. Please study Omantel Financials from our website (https://www.omantel.om/Investors/Presentations). Illustrate your understanding of Omantel’s financial situations, opportunities and challenges while presenting. https://msm.gov.om/search.aspx?k=OMAN%20TELECOMMUNICATION&ty=All

Topic: Select Firm (Google)  Assignment 1: For this assignment, you will select a company and study its financial statements throughout this course. You will need to access its annual data for the last 5 years. NOTE: Review E2.8 (Chapter 2 of textbook). You will create a new thread and enter its Ticker symbol and company name in the subject (nothing in the body). For example, “AJAX – Ajax Industries” (without “). NO: * Duplicates. * Financial institutions. * Public utilities. * Companies used as examples in the textbook (e.g. Kimberly-Clark, Nike, etc). In the body, write a short concise paragraph (minimum of 150 words) that describes the company. Describe their product-service; their customer base; and their strategic advantages if any. End with a Bible verse(s) that you would want the company to practice. Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, and your reply is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday. Apa citation Assignment 2:  Create a new spreadsheet for week 1. Each week you will use the same sheet that you start on from week 1 and build on it week to week. Be sure you properly label each of your tabs within the spreadsheet and they are in order by week. Submit a spreadsheet with the last 5 years of annual data for your company. Include the main financial statements in a spreadsheet: * Balance Sheet. * Common Size B.S. of the above (on same sheet as the above). * Income Statement. * Percentage I.S. of the above (on same sheet as the above). * Cashflow Statement. * Retained Earnings Statement (last 3 years). * Accounting Footnotes (last 3 years)

Behavioral Finance, Modern Portfolio Theory, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis The Portfolio Project assignment consists of an academic paper that examines the topics of Behavioral Finance, Modern Portfolio Theory, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The schedule for the portfolio is below:• Milestone 1 Submit a brief discussion explaining each theory. A brief discussion of the use of each theory in contemporary markets• Milestone 2 : Submit a complete outline of the paper, including a detailed listing of all key points to be covered, and a description of facts and sources to be referenced.• Final paper : Submit the completed Portfolio Project.The purpose of this Portfolio Project is to allow you to evaluate the prevailing theories in portfolio and investment management. Using the syllabus and topics covered in the course, as well as readings assigned, select your topic and prepare a 9 to 10 page (double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font) paper that addresses the following areas:1. Detailed Summary . Provide a detailed summary to demonstrate an understanding of the concept being researched. Use credible, professional sources to enhance and express your knowledge on the subject area (2-4 pages).2. Literature Review. Use scholarly and professional publications and locate articles that relate to your topic. These articles should be published in journals that are utilized by financial planning professionals. Do not cite sources such as Wikipedia, Investopedia or general websites in your review of the literature. o Only professional sources (i.e., journals) should be used. You should include 5-7 articles and within your review compare, contrast and synthesize the points presented within the articles to reach a conclusion on how professionals feel on the issue being researched (2-4 pages). Use an APA format for the literature reviews including an abstract for each source.3. Case Study . Using yourself, a relative, or a fictitious client that you may work with at some point, create a basic case study to illustrate how your concept would be applied in an actual financial planning investment decision (2-4 pages).4. Include some research on cryptocurrency and financial technology (FinTech).