Category Archives: Finance

What are some other examples of the differences between financial management and financial accounting?Discuss

Much of the analysis done by financial managers is based on numbers that are different from what would seem to be the corresponding numbers presented in the financial statements. This difference is not due to any kind of cooking the books or other attempts to mislead anyone. One example is the use of market value […]

Were both companies affected by the Covid Crises? Use market capitalization of each company as an indicator and compare the different prices at the end of 2019 (31.12.2019) – in the middle of March (18.3.2020) and end of 2020 (31.12.2020) and interpret your results. Compare the performance of FCA and PSA to other car producers worldwide. Who has performed better, and what do you think are possible reasons for that, please be specific.

Fiat Chrysler and PSA gained EU antitrust approval at the end of December for their USD $38bn merger. Some days ago, the merger of FCA and Groupe PSA was also approved by the shareholders. FCA and Groupe PSA expect to complete the combination on January 16, 2021. Together the new company STELLANTIS will be the […]

Discuss underwriting activities of investment banks and analyse how they impact dynamics of trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management, backed by Blackstone Group and billionaire William Ackman, is shutting down as assets have shrivelled after two years of poor returns. Richard McGuire, the firm’s founder and portfolio manager began telling investors of his decision to return outside capital a week before, and that he intended to send the […]

Explain, using your own words, why net present value is generally considered to be a better appraisal test than the internal rate of return.

MK Wafflemakers (MKW) is preparing a forecast for next year. It only has one product, the WaffleEez, which this year sold 3,450,250 units for £21.99 each. It is forecast that sales volumes will rise by 2% and the price will rise by 0.5%. The materials cost (which is variable) is currently £5.78 per unit but […]

List and explain the main factors that affect the amount of savings in an economy. E.g., does aging impact on the propensity to save and hence on interest rates? Explain why

Finance List and explain the main factors that affect the amount of savings in an economy. E.g., does aging impact on the propensity to save and hence on interest rates? Explain why and illustrate your answer. Question 2: (no more than 1,000 words is required) These are all examples of financial exclusion – explain their […]

Download and examine the series of daily stock prices and returns of any two companies listed under different industries on the London stock exchange for the period of one year before Brexit referendum (23 June 2016) and one year after.

Description Download and examine the series of daily stock prices and returns of any two companies listed under different industries on the London stock exchange for the period of one year before Brexit referendum (23 June 2016) and one year after. Use Tesco PLC and BP. Examination should be about pre and post Brexit referendum […]

Discuss what each ratio and ratio category tells the user about the financial health of the company, including stating appropriate methods for comparison such as benchmarking and trend analysis.

For this assignment, due in Module Six, you will submit the Ratio Analysis portion of the final project. For this milestone, you will be analyzing the financial performance of Starbucks using the financial ratios of liquidity, solvency, and profitability (Critical Element III). Include your calculations and amounts in a table in the appendix of your […]