Short and Long Term Financial Strategies

What are some generic short term and long term strategies that a Fortune 500 company could implement that would help improve the company's overall financial performance?

I need help in calcuating for Weighted average cost of capital.

I need help in calcuating for Weighted average cost of capital. The question go Suppose that George Industries has a cost of equity of 14%, no preferred stock and a cost of debt of 9%. If the target debt/equity ratio is 75% and the tax rate is 34%, what is Dugan 's weighted average cost of capital(WAAC)? ? Re ? Rd Tc WAAC = (E/V) X 14% + (D/V) X 9% X (1-34%) I can not fiqure what were (e/v) and (D/V) to complete the answer. Tommorrow is final exam I would like know were I am going wrong

Expected return and Standard Deviation of a portfolio, CAPM

The following four questions need to be addressed with regards to each problem. 1. What financial concept or principle is the problem asking you to solve? 2. In the context of the problem, what are some business decisions that a manager would be able to make after solving the problem? 3. Is there any additional information missing from the problem that would enhance the decision making process? 4. Without showing mathematical equations, explain in writing how you would solve the problem. PROBLEM 1 Suppose the expected returns and standard deviations of stocks A and B are E(RA)= 0.17, E(RB) = 0.27, StdDevA = 0.12, and StdDevB = 0.21, respectively. a. ... click for more

Stock Values

Integrated Potato Chips paid a $1 per share dividend yesterday. You expect the dividend to grow steadily at a rate of 4 percent per year. a. What is the expected dividend in each of the next 3 years? b. If the discount rate for the stock is 12 percent, at what price will the stock sell? c. What is the expected stock price 3 years from now? d. If you buy the stock and plan to hold it for 3 years, what payments will you receive? What is the present value of those payments? Compare your answer to (b).

Constant-Growth Model

Here are data on two stocks, both of which have discount rates of 15 percent: Stock A Stock B Return on equity 15% 10% Earnings per share $2.00 $1.50 Dividends per share $1.00 $1.00 a. What are the dividend payout ratios for each firm? b. What are the expected dividend growth rates for each firm? c. What is the proper stock price for each firm?