devry fin515 week (123&4) discussion latest 2016 july

devry fin515 week 1 discussion latest 2016 july

Financial Management (graded)

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 rather than historical cost in the valuation of assets. For your first post, define financial management. What are some other examples of the differences between financial management and financial accounting? Give examples.

For your next post, explain the DuPont identity. How is it used in finance? Locate the financial statements for two firms in the same industry. Calculate all four terms of the DuPont identity, and present the results but do not analyze them.

For an additional post, analyze the results that another student has posted. If you were the appropriate financial manager of one of the firms that you analyzed, what would be your observations and recommendations?

devry fin515 week 2 discussion latest 2016 july

TVM Model (graded)

This week, the lesson provided some examples of TVM problem scenarios. For your first post, provide a story problem that can be solved using one or more of the TVM calculations.

Your second post will be a description of how the problem posed by another student can be solved.

For your next post, describe some of the assumptions behind the TVM calculations. How do these assumptions limit our application of these calculations?

devry fin515 week 3 discussion latest 2016 july

Stocks and Bonds (graded)

What are Stocks and Bonds? Describe how you could estimate their values. If you are investing in the stock market, which would you invest in and why?

For your second post, select a stock in which you are interested. Calculate its per share value using the DDM or another method discussed in Chapter 9. Then, find the current market value of a share of the stock. Compare the two. Can you explain the similarity or difference?

For your next post, do some research, probably on the Web, and find some bonds with differing yields to maturity (YTM). How do you explain the difference? Both the lecture and the textbook discuss some factors that may lead to this difference.

devry fin515 week 4 discussion latest 2016 july

Calculating CAPM and WACC for a Real Firm (graded)

Our discussion topic concerns the calculation of stock values using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Explain the CAPM model. The textbook provides a list of betas for a selection of stocks. Choose two firms from that list and discuss whether the betas are what you would expect. Be sure to explain why or why not. Calculate the returns based on the CAPM model. Be sure to state your assumptions.

For your second post, the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for a firm can be calculated or found through research. Select two firms in the same industry. The industry may be that in which you currently work or it may be an industry in which you are interested. Calculate or find the WACC for the two firms. How do the WACCs compare? Are the WACCs what you would expect? What causes the differences between the two firms' WACCs?

For your next post, review the findings of another student. Explain in detail why the CAPM or the WACC for these firms differ from each other. If you were the Stock Analyst, what would be your recommendations?