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Corporate Finance Group D

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  • Week 7

    • Session 13 - Capital Structure

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      Class Presentation & Recording File

      Dear Students, I hope you are enjoying the course.

      Here the video lesson for the week and the PDF for your study

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      Readings Folder

      Ross, S. et al. (2019). Essentials of Corporate Finance (10th ed.) McGraw-Hill Education. Ch.16


      Here a recent high-level study of the WACC trends and opinion by KPMG


    • Engagement Activity

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      Assignment
      Activity 13 - Direct Question and Response: Capital Structure Assignment

      Team up with a partner and look up on the internet the WACC of a USA publicly traded business (except Apple and Amazon) like for example Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX). 

      Prepare to explain in a 150-word report addressing the following in an essay form:

      1.        If the business is using more equity or debt financing

      2.       Describe two situations that could affect the selected business capital structure like for example the benefit of financing thru equity rather than bond issuance. 

      To be uploaded individually on the VLE. 


    • Session 14 - Dividends, and The Dividend Policy

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      Class Presentation & Recording File

      Here the video session and attached the lesson in PDF about the of the interesting world of dividends and a business dividend policy. 

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      Readings Folder

      Ross, S. et al. (2019). Essentials of Corporate Finance (10th ed.) McGraw-Hill Education. Ch.15 and here an interest article about TELEFONICA 2023 dividends for your reading. 

      I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 


    • Engagement Activity

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      Assignment
      Activity 14 - Individual Work Topic: Dividend policy Assignment

      Research on the internet the dividend policy of a public business of your preference within the financial services industry and present in a short report 1 paragraph with the following findings:

      1. The name of the business
      2. The dividend amount paid in the last two operational years.
      3. The date, type and the distributed amount of the last dividend the selected business paid.
      4. Compare the dividends paid by the most noticeable competitor (use the same periods) 
      5. Other useful information you found relevant to the topic. 
      6. Name your sources (tip: Annual Reports are the best source for this information)

       To be uploaded in VLE


    • Homework

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      Formative Assessment 6 - Case Study 4: Dividend Payment Assignment

      Case Study: 2023 Dividend outlook.

      Look up for one article on the internet from a reliable and reputable source that addresses the following topic: Dividend outlook for 2023. 

      Prepare a 150-word brief addressing the main ideas related to the topic in an essay format to be uploaded in VLE. 


      Here a reference article to guide your search.