17

Jul

Advantages of Financial Analysis

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Analysis of financial statements of companies accords you an understanding on how the corporation is conducting its establishment. Financial analysis provides the management with the financial health of the company, along with information on whether companies are performing according to their expectations, and whether any new projects are returning the required rate of returns. Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure are some of the parts of a financial statement analysis that the management of the corporation will look into. With financial statement analysis, shareholders and management will able to decide how well the firm is performing in comparison to its competitors within the industry.

Based on a business’s required rate of return, a financial analyst could either advice a project to the management after a financial statement analysis. Financial Analysts who are give recommendations to the management might advise them to pick a certain project over other depending on the amount of returns it will provide over the course of time. Expected returns from projects are provided by financial analysts to the management. To maximize company’s profits, the financial analysts in the company’s payroll will advise the management the best way to raise money to fund new projects, whether it issuing new stocks, bonds, or borrowing it through loans. The roles of performing capital budgeting and capital structuring will be taken on by financial analysts.

Financial statement analysis is also done by external agencies to evaluate the health of a corporation, and to give shareholders recommendations on whether to buy or sell a stock. External financial analysts could be employed by credit agencies, hedge funds, brokerage companies who give their clients recommendations on what stock to buy or sell based on recommendations by their financial analysts. As owners are influenced in the purchase of stocks based on recommendations of financial analysts, it is crucial that financial analysis are done accurately. A financial analyst might suggest selling of a share if after a financial statement analysis he believes that the company prospects are no more bright. If such a suggestion were to be public, and the analyst was from a well known investment corporation, it could have serious affect on the price of that company’s stock.

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29

Nov

Geoffrey Heal: Corporate Social Responsibility and the TRI

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The EPA’S annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)report lists the toxics released by every U.S. company that employs 10 or more people. A study shows, says Heal, that upon the release of this report, companies with a bad TRI rating find that their share price falls. Thus pollution is a real cost to companies.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council event on May 21, 2008. For the full video and audio, go to the Council’s online magazine http://www.policyinnovations.org

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23

Nov

John McCain is acting like Al Gore; Pat Buchanan and Ari Fleischer debate 2008 USA financial crisis; Pat says ‘Elites are running the show’

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NBC Fleischer: ‘I don’t like this bail out’
Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer shares his thoughts shares his thoughts on the economy and the campaign. Pat Buchanan also weighs in.

Duration : 0:9:7

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23

Nov

vBlog Stock Analysis - 16 August/06

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ANZ/BHP/MBL/ZFX/WPL

Duration : 0:8:27

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21

Nov

Dominion Finance to ask for moratorium

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Dominion Finance to ask for moratorium for Dom Finance and North South
This is a surprise. Was seen as well run and relatively conservative
12,000 investors with over NZ$250 mln
Problems getting money out of residential property developers
Debenture reinvestment rate at 25%
Biggest loan was NZ$26 mln to a property developer in Queenstown
45% of loans for residential property development
Down from 60% a year ago but still heavily reliant on property sector
Money go round and the music stopped
Volumes for property sales down 50%
Any sort of resort or investment property sales have almost stopped
Can’t extract cash from developments
Dom Fin said in May only need to get back 38% of their money from loans in next year to payout debentures
Was confident it could make it
Big blow for debenture investors and for stock market investors in Dom Fin

Share price has dropped from $2.40 last year to 50 cents before shares suspended
Big losers here are husband and wife team of Terry and Ann Butler who owned 61% of Dom Fin
Other shareholders included renowned South Island investor Allan Hubbard
He and South Canterbury Finance owned 8% of it. ACC owned 1.7%
So what happens now
Wait for moratorium deal involving trustees and Banks
Trustees are Perpetual Trust for Dominion Finance and Covenant for North South
Banks are HBOS and ASB
Moratoriums used a lot more lately
Geneva Finance and MFS successfully got debenture holders to vote for them
Big blow for the sector
Reinforces two tier nature
Investment grade in one corner with reinvestment rates of 70% plus
UDC, Marac Finance, South Canterbury
Non-investment grade have reinvestment rates of less than 50%
Hanover, Strategic, Dorchester Pacific and St Laurence
Tough times ahead

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21

Nov

vBlog Stock Analysis - 21 August/06

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BHP/ANZ/ZFX/RIN/MBL

Duration : 0:7:12

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21

Nov

vBlog Stock Analysis - 19 July/06

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XAO - Support/Head&Shoulders watch, MBL/RIO/WOW/WPL

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19

Nov

07.11.08 - Forex Market Reviews with BForex Analyst

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Join the Bforex Strategy Team in our Forex Review’s published each weekday -bringing you the latest market news and developments closely following the progress of major currency pairs and commodities.

Duration : 0:2:28

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15

Nov

Japanese contracts add to BHP share price boost

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Japanese contracts add to BHP share price boost

Lateline Business | Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:18:00 +1000 | Duration 2m 31s

While speculation of a Chinese move on BHP Billiton excited investors, confirmation today of a three-fold increase in coal contracts with Japanese steel mills also helped underpin the rise in the miner’s share price.

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Tags: mining, australia, japan

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15

Nov

Trading analysis - FTSE ’set to hit 3000′

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Updata’s David Linton says we could be in line for a 70’s style meltdown in stocks after this week’s extraordinary events.

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