C/F/354. Foreign Exchange Market and Cost of Capital

The paper falls into three parts, the first part presents an account of the debate about whether the concept of Beta is dead or not; the second part touches on the difference between domestic and international CAPM; the third part looks at the relationship between the interest rates and the exchange rates with reference to dollar, sterling and euro.

S/F/167. Why do listed companies calculate their cost of capital and what difficulties may the Chief Financial Officer encounter when trying the calculate the cost of capital?

The paper examines the cost-of-capital theory and its practical application in calculating capital budgeting. The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is discussed; the methods of estimating the cost of capital are considered using the example of Eastman Chemical Company.

C/L/313. Capital maintenance rules in UK and how they relate to the accounting rules

The paper examines Companies Law 2006 only from the perspective of capital maintenance pointing out which sections have been amended from 1985 Act. It is shown how these amendments will affect the accounting rules that exist in the UK at the moment.

C/F/296. Perspective on Basel II implications on Banks

The paper examines the emergence of Basel II Accord describing the key elements of the accord and focusing on the capital adequacy concept and how it relates to the new Accord. Concerns and issues surrounding Basel II implementation are considered suggesting measures to mitigate those issues.

S/F/131. Consultation analysis of John Deere Component Works costing structure

The paper is based on "John Deere Component Works" case study by Robert Steven Kaplan and Artemis March. The paper examines the current costing methods at the John Deere Component Works (JDCW) identifying the factors behind their failure, and recommending to introduce an Activity Based Costing (ABC) system.

C/F/209. easyJet Valuation

This paper discusses the valuation of easyJet, a low-cost airline operating in the UK, and mainland Europe. The details of the valuation are discussed including the key assumptions in the discounted cash flow such as easyJet beta and comparison with competitors, and forecast assumptions. The calculation of the WACC is also explained, and a scenario analysis is presented.

C/F/194. Investment project evaluation and calculation of WACC

The research paper provides theoretical overview of the WACC calculation process. Followed by analysis of the application of WACC for evaluation of the long term investment projects such as mergers and acquisitions and capital budgeting.

C/F/190. Jerome Private Equity case study

The paper is devoted to analysis of the acquisition of the retail chain by private equity company.

C/F/168. Estimate the average return, standard deviation and coefficient of variation for two assets

The works shows the average return, standard deviation and coefficient of variation for 2 assets. The work discusses why standard deviation and coefficient of variation is used and the 'preferred' asset is chosen. Given betas for both assets, CAPM expected return is worked out. The work then discusses why it is better to use betas rather the standard deviation to measure the risks of the assets. All of the calculations are included in the appendix.

S/F/109. Corporate Financial Analysis of weighted average cost of capital (WACC)

The paper examines the performance of the US Company SC Medical Technologies (SC) and the UK company Iomart Group Plc (IG) comparing their weighted average cost of capital (WACC), and discussing their financial issues against the theoretical aspects of capital structures, cost of debt, cost of stock, etc.

C/F/151. Describe the main sources of finance available to companies. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of raising finance via equity or via debt.

The work outlines different type of finances that are available to a company to raise funds. The advantages and disadvantages of debt and equity are described in details. The work concludes that there is no 'perfect' debt/equity ratio that can suit every business, but rather this ratio will depend on the business itself

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