Chapter 5 discusses two primary tools for financial analysis: ratio analysis and cash flow analysis. Ratio analysis assesses how financial statement line items relate and measures performance relative to benchmarks. Cash flow analysis evaluates liquidity and cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities. The chapter analyzes ratios such as ROE, profit margins, and leverage ratios to evaluate the profitability and growth of Bang & Olufsen and Loewe. It also examines cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities to assess internal cash generation and financing needs.
Chapter 5 discusses two primary tools for financial analysis: ratio analysis and cash flow analysis. Ratio analysis assesses how financial statement line items relate and measures performance relative to benchmarks. Cash flow analysis evaluates liquidity and cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities. The chapter analyzes ratios such as ROE, profit margins, and leverage ratios to evaluate the profitability and growth of Bang & Olufsen and Loewe. It also examines cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities to assess internal cash generation and financing needs.
Interest Rates and Bond Evaluation by Junaid ChohanJunaid Ashraf
This chapter discusses interest rates and bond valuation. It covers key bond concepts such as bond features, types, and valuation. Bond values fluctuate due to changing interest rates, as higher rates lower bond prices. Bond ratings indicate credit risk, with higher-rated bonds having lower yields. Inflation impacts nominal interest rates through the Fisher effect. The term structure of interest rates refers to the relationship between maturity and yields, with the yield curve normally upward sloping. Required bond returns depend on characteristics like risk, tax treatment, liquidity, and call provisions.
This document contains lecture notes on interest formulas including geometric series, uniform series, arithmetic gradient, geometric gradient, nominal and effective interest rates, and continuous compounding. It provides examples and explanations of formulas for present worth, future worth, and compound interest calculations for situations involving constant and increasing cash flows over time with single-rate and multiple compounding periods.
This document provides lecture notes on uniform series and arithmetic gradient interest formulas. It begins by deriving the uniform series compound interest formula and defines the uniform series compound amount factor. It then derives the uniform sinking fund formula and defines the uniform series sinking fund factor. Similar derivations are shown for the uniform capital recovery factor and present worth factor. The document then discusses arithmetic gradient series where cash flows increase by a fixed amount each period. It derives the arithmetic gradient future worth factor and present worth factor. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying these formulas.
Project Economics in New Product DevelopmentPlaybook
Make project tradeoffs based on the economic impact of your choices vs. gut feel or intuition. Learn how to create a project model based on economic impact.
This document provides an overview of present worth analysis for evaluating competing project alternatives. It discusses how to apply the present worth method to alternatives with equal, unequal, and infinite project lives. Examples are provided to illustrate how to calculate the present worth of each alternative's cash flows and compare their net present worth values to select the optimal choice. The document also covers how to compare multiple alternatives by computing the net present worth for each and choosing the one with the highest value.
This document provides an overview of engineering cost estimation. It defines various types of engineering cost estimates such as rough, semi-detailed, and detailed estimates. It discusses common difficulties in making cost estimates such as one-of-a-kind estimates and limitations of time and resources. The document also describes several common mathematical models used for cost estimating, including the per unit model, segmenting model, cost indexes, power-sizing model, and triangulation. It provides examples of how to use these models to estimate costs. Finally, it discusses the impact of learning curves on cost estimates over time.
A glossary containing essential elements of financial management. English and Chinese are corresponding. Useful to someone who speaks Chinese as their first language.
Interest Rates and Bond Evaluation by Junaid ChohanJunaid Ashraf
This chapter discusses interest rates and bond valuation. It covers key bond concepts such as bond features, types, and valuation. Bond values fluctuate due to changing interest rates, as higher rates lower bond prices. Bond ratings indicate credit risk, with higher-rated bonds having lower yields. Inflation impacts nominal interest rates through the Fisher effect. The term structure of interest rates refers to the relationship between maturity and yields, with the yield curve normally upward sloping. Required bond returns depend on characteristics like risk, tax treatment, liquidity, and call provisions.
This document contains lecture notes on interest formulas including geometric series, uniform series, arithmetic gradient, geometric gradient, nominal and effective interest rates, and continuous compounding. It provides examples and explanations of formulas for present worth, future worth, and compound interest calculations for situations involving constant and increasing cash flows over time with single-rate and multiple compounding periods.
This document provides lecture notes on uniform series and arithmetic gradient interest formulas. It begins by deriving the uniform series compound interest formula and defines the uniform series compound amount factor. It then derives the uniform sinking fund formula and defines the uniform series sinking fund factor. Similar derivations are shown for the uniform capital recovery factor and present worth factor. The document then discusses arithmetic gradient series where cash flows increase by a fixed amount each period. It derives the arithmetic gradient future worth factor and present worth factor. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying these formulas.
Project Economics in New Product DevelopmentPlaybook
Make project tradeoffs based on the economic impact of your choices vs. gut feel or intuition. Learn how to create a project model based on economic impact.
This document provides an overview of present worth analysis for evaluating competing project alternatives. It discusses how to apply the present worth method to alternatives with equal, unequal, and infinite project lives. Examples are provided to illustrate how to calculate the present worth of each alternative's cash flows and compare their net present worth values to select the optimal choice. The document also covers how to compare multiple alternatives by computing the net present worth for each and choosing the one with the highest value.
This document provides an overview of engineering cost estimation. It defines various types of engineering cost estimates such as rough, semi-detailed, and detailed estimates. It discusses common difficulties in making cost estimates such as one-of-a-kind estimates and limitations of time and resources. The document also describes several common mathematical models used for cost estimating, including the per unit model, segmenting model, cost indexes, power-sizing model, and triangulation. It provides examples of how to use these models to estimate costs. Finally, it discusses the impact of learning curves on cost estimates over time.
A glossary containing essential elements of financial management. English and Chinese are corresponding. Useful to someone who speaks Chinese as their first language.
The document discusses bond valuation and risk, including:
1) The relationship between bond price and yield, where higher yields cause lower prices. Convexity measures the curvature of this relationship.
2) Duration measures how sensitive a bond's price is to interest rate changes. Longer duration bonds have greater price volatility.
3) Convexity provides additional protection for bond prices against interest rate changes beyond what duration captures.
The document discusses different types of international corporate bonds and international bonds. It describes term bonds and serial bonds as common types of corporate bonds. It also discusses secured bonds such as collateral trust bonds that are backed by financial assets, and unsecured debentures and guaranteed bonds. The document then explains foreign bonds issued locally by foreign entities, and global bonds and eurobonds issued internationally in different currencies. Eurobonds offer advantages like minimum regulation, no withholding tax, and speed of issuance underwritten by large international banks.
This document discusses credit analysis and financial distress prediction. It covers key topics including why firms use debt financing, potential downsides of debt financing, and differences in debt financing practices internationally. It also describes the credit analysis process in private debt markets, including conducting financial analysis and assembling loan structures. Methods of predicting financial distress like Altman's Z-score model are also discussed.
The document discusses key concepts for forecasting future firm performance, including:
1) Forecasts should be comprehensive and include condensed financial statements, starting from past performance trends of sales, earnings, and return on equity.
2) Key drivers like technology and alliances are used to derive forecasted financial statements, starting with estimated sales.
3) Past ratios like return on equity and earnings can provide insights but may mean-revert over time.
4) The document provides an example forecast for Loewe, assuming sales growth from innovations but mean-reversion of returns and increasing leverage over time.
Recasting financial statements into a standardized template makes analysis more meaningful by increasing comparability. Analyzing elements of the balance sheet allows understanding of economic substance beyond legal form. Distortions in assets and liabilities can arise from ambiguities in ownership, future benefits, and fair values, and can result in overstating or understating accounts to misrepresent financial position. Common forms of overstated and understated assets and liabilities are described.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in accounting analysis. It discusses factors that influence the quality of financial reports, international financial reporting standards, external auditing requirements, and public enforcement of standards. It also outlines six steps for performing accounting analysis: 1) identify principal accounting policies, 2) assess accounting flexibility, 3) evaluate accounting strategy, 4) evaluate disclosure quality, 5) identify potential red flags, and 6) undo accounting distortions. Throughout, it emphasizes the importance of understanding a company's accounting choices and incentives to effectively analyze its financial information.
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 2 on strategy analysis. It discusses the importance of analyzing a firm's strategy to understand risks, profitability, and competitive advantages. It also covers Porter's five forces framework for industry analysis, competitive and corporate strategy analysis. Specific examples analyze the European airline industry and IKEA's strategy of low-cost differentiation.
Financial statements provide important information to capital markets and business analysts for evaluating investment opportunities and company performance. They summarize the economic consequences of a company's activities according to accounting standards and are used by intermediaries to analyze business strategy, accounting, finances, and prospects. This chapter outlines a framework for using financial statements to accomplish these analyses and make well-informed decisions.
1. 固定收益课题 1 ： 国际债券市场和风险概观 / International Bond Markets and Risk Overview 陈国辉博士 ／ 南洋理工大学商学院
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5. US D ebt Outlook US government fiscal deficit and debt: http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_budget_deficit US debt market statistics: http://www.sifma.org/research/statistics.aspx R eading: CBO’s 2011 Long-term budget Outlook Questions to ask: Will the US debt collapse? What would happen if it does?
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