STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF TELUS IN THE CANADIAN CONFERENCING MARKET Robbin S. Stephens Bachelor of Commerce, University of British Columbia, 1980 PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Business Administration In the Faculty Of Business Administration ORobbin S. Stephens 2002 Simon Fraser University August 2002 All rights reserved. This work may not be Reproduced in whole or in part, […]

Firstly, as we can see from table1, the gross profit margin of Tesco Group increased during the last five years, from 5. 65% to 6. 08%. Since a subtle change (increase or decrease) in profit margin will induce a significant change in the overall profits, a 0. 43% increase from 2002 to 2006 has indeed induced a dramatic increase in the total profits. Secondly, except […]

The following scenario relates to Q46-50. A meeting was conducted by the board of directors of Brocade Co to discuss the balance of equity & debt financing. The following statements were made by the directors: Director A: We should keep our weighted average cost of capital at the lowest by keeping the optimum balance of gearing. Director B: The Company is placed in a perfect […]

The aim of this report is to analyses the capital structures of foreign affiliates and internal capital markets of multinational corporations based on three main determinants, which are taxes and capital structure, institutions, markets and external borrowing conditions, and internal capital markets. As for the purpose of this report, the capital structure of Dell Computer Corporation will be analysed. “Multinational affiliates are financed with less […]

A review of capital structure theories 1. 0 Introduction One of the most contentious flnancial issues that have provoked intense academic research during the last decades is the theory of capital structure. Capital structure can be defined as a ‘Mix of different securities issued by a firm’ (Brealey and Myers, 2003). Simply speaking, capital structure mainly contains two elements, debt and equity. In 1958, through […]