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FIN534 Financial Management

Week 2 Homework Set 1

Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

In your own words, identify two different stock exchanges in the United States. Describe the similarities and differences between the two stock exchanges. Identify one stock from each of the two stock exchanges.

Using the two stocks you identified, determine the free cash flow from 2015 and 2016. What inference can you draw from the companies’ free cash flow?

Using the 2017 and 2018 financial statements for both stocks, prepare two financial ratios for each of the following categories: liquidity ratios, asset management ratios, and profitability ratios. You should have a total of six ratios for each stock, per year. What challenges, strengths, or weaknesses do you see? Please be articulate.

 

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 4 Homework Set 2

Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

You have just won the Strayer Lottery jackpot of $11,000,000. You will be paid in 26 equal annual installments beginning immediately. If you had the money now, you could invest it in an account with a quoted annual interest rate of 9% with monthly compounding of interest. What is the present value of the payments you will receive?

In your own words and using various bond websites, locate one of each of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Describe the differences between the bond ratings. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each rating.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.

 

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 6 Homework Set 3

Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

MINI CASE

Suppose you decide (as did Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg) to start a company. Your product is a software platform that integrates a wide range of media devices, including laptop computers, desktop computers, digital video recorders, and cell phones. Your initial client base is the student body at your university. Once you have established your company and set up procedures for operating it, you plan to expand to other colleges in the area and eventually to go nationwide. At some point, hopefully sooner rather than later, you plan to go public with an IPO and then to buy a yacht and take off for the South Pacific to indulge in your passion for underwater photography. With these plans in mind, you need to answer for yourself, and potential investors, the following questions:

What is an agency relationship? When you first begin operations, assuming you are the only employee and only your money is invested in the business, would any agency conflicts exist? Explain your answer.

Suppose your company raises funds from outside lenders. What type of agency costs might occur? How might lenders mitigate the agency costs?

What is corporate governance? List five corporate governance provisions that are internal to a firm and are under its control.

Briefly describe the use of stock options in a compensation plan. What are some potential problems with stock options as a form of compensation?

Briefly explain how regulatory agencies and legal systems affect corporate governance.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.

 

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 10 Homework Set 4

Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

Bad Boys, Inc. is evaluating its cost of capital. Under consultation, Bad Boys, Inc. expects to issue new debt at par with a coupon rate of 8% and to issue new preferred stock with a $2.50 per share dividend at $25 a share. The common stock of Bad Boys, Inc. is currently selling for $20.00 a share. Bad Boys, Inc. expects to pay a dividend of $1.50 per share next year. An equity analyst foresees a growth in dividends at a rate of 5% per year. The Bad Boys, Inc. marginal tax rate is 35%. If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 45% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 50% common stock, what is Bad Boys, Inc.’s cost of capital?

If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 30% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 65% common stock, what is Bad Boys, Inc.’s cost of capital?

 

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 7 Assignment  

Financial Research Report

Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Think of a friend or a family member as a client. Define her or his characteristics and goals such as an employee or employer, relatively young (less than 40 years) or close to retirement, having some savings/property, a risk taker or risk averter, etc. Next, use Nexis Uni at the Strayer University library, located at Nexis Uni, click on "Company Dossier" to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client's investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)

Your final financial research report will be 6 to 8 pages long and be completed in two parts as noted below. This assignment requires you to use at least five quality academic resources and cover the following topics:

Rationale for choosing the company in which to invest

Ratio analysis

Stock price analysis

Recommendations

Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:

Stock Selection

Forbes: "Six rules to follow when picking stocks"

CNN Money: "Stocks: Investing in stocks"

The Motley Fool: "13 steps to investing foolishly"

Seeking Alpha: "The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing Stocks"

Investopedia: "Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies"

Seeking Alpha: "Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As 'Strategic Beta' Investments"

Market and Company Information

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: "Market structure"

Yahoo! Finance

Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)

Seeking Alpha (Note: This is also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)

Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)

Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard

Part 1 Due Week 7 (1 to 2 pages)

Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock.

Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client's profile.

Just list five resources you'll use to complete this assignment and begin to build your reference list. Remember you must use at least five quality academic resources for the final assignment.

Part 2 Due Week 9 (6 to 8 pages including #1 and #2 from Part 1)

Include your rationale, primary reasons for stock selection, and client's profile from Part 1, making any revisions based upon Part 1 feedback if applicable.

Select any five financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past 3 years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company's financial statements. Determine the company's financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)

Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor's point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.

Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer University Library, and reviews by market analysts.

Conduct a literature review and list at least five quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

Properly cite all sources.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are as follows:

Determine the suitability of an investment strategy that considers external risk factors and a literature review.

Create investment recommendations based on research that includes the rationale and risk mitigation for the chosen strategies.

 

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 9 Assignment  

Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Think of a friend or a family member as a client. Define her or his characteristics and goals such as an employee or employer, relatively young (less than 40 years) or close to retirement, having some savings/property, a risk taker or risk averter, etc. Next, use Nexis Uni at the Strayer University library, located at Nexis Uni, click on "Company Dossier" to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your client's investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)

Your final financial research report will be 6 to 8 pages long and be completed in two parts as noted below. This assignment requires you to use at least five quality academic resources and cover the following topics:

Rationale for choosing the company in which to invest

Ratio analysis

Stock price analysis

Recommendations

Refer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:

Stock Selection

Forbes: "Six rules to follow when picking stocks"

CNN Money: "Stocks: Investing in stocks"

The Motley Fool: "13 steps to investing foolishly"

Seeking Alpha: "The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing Stocks"

Investopedia: "Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies"

Seeking Alpha: "Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As 'Strategic Beta' Investments"

Market and Company Information

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: "Market structure"

Yahoo! Finance

Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)

Seeking Alpha (Note: This is also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)

Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)

Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard

Part 1 Due Week 7 (1 to 2 pages)

Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock.

Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client's profile.

Just list five resources you'll use to complete this assignment and begin to build your reference list. Remember you must use at least five quality academic resources for the final assignment.

Part 2 Due Week 9 (6 to 8 pages including #1 and #2 from Part 1)

Include your rationale, primary reasons for stock selection, and client's profile from Part 1, making any revisions based upon Part 1 feedback if applicable.

Select any five financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past 3 years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company's financial statements. Determine the company's financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.)

Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor's point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.

Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer University Library, and reviews by market analysts.

Conduct a literature review and list at least five quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

Properly cite all sources.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are as follows:

Determine the suitability of an investment strategy that considers external risk factors and a literature review.

Create investment recommendations based on research that includes the rationale and risk mitigation for the chosen strategies.