Question: Complete the following EPS/EBIT analysis for
Complete the following EPS/EBIT analysis for a company whose stock price is $20, interest rate on funds is 5%, tax rate is 20%, # of shares outstanding is 500 million, and EBIT range is $100 to $300 million. The firm needs to raise $200 million in capital.
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100% Stock 100% Debt 20% Debt/ 80% Stock High $300 High $300 High Low Low Low ЕBIT $100 $100 $100 300 Interest (5%) 10 10 2 2 $290 $100 $20 $80 $300 $60 $240 $90 $18 $98 $19.6 $78.4 $298 $ 59.6 $238.4 EBT Taxes (20%) $8 $232 EAT $72 # Shares 510 510 500 500 508 508 EPS .157 470 .144 .464 .154 .469
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> As the work force becomes more diverse, why does performance appraisal become a more difficult process?
> Why has performance appraisal taken on increased significance in recent years?
> Why do you think businesses internationalize? Which forces are most influential and which are secondary forces?
> Deming and other quality experts think PFP is a bad idea. What do you think?
> How do differences in international HR management (IHRM) strategies affect the relative importance of each of the HR domains?
> As an employee, how would you react to a forced distribution rating system?
> Why should managers provide ongoing and frequent feedback to employees about their performance?
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> Under what circumstances would you use customer or client evaluation as one basis for appraising employees?
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> When is a group-based PFP system better than an individual system?
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> Explain the difference between “actuarial” and “clinical” or “holistic” prediction.
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> Contrast an unstructured interview with a situational or behavioral interview.
> Describe how an organization might improve the reliability and validity of interviews.
> What is stereotyping? Give examples of legal and illegal stereotypes.
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> Describe the business culture in Mexico.
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> Discuss requirements of doing business in India.
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> Describe the business culture in China.
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> Describe the business culture in Germany.
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> Discuss the limitations of EPS/EBIT analysis.
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> Describe the business culture in Brazil.
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> Why are some industries more “global” than others? Discuss.
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> Do you feel that protectionism is good or bad for the world economy? Why?
> Explain why projected financial statement analysis is considered both a strategy-formulation and a strategy-implementation tool.
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> Explain how you would estimate the total worth of a business.
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> Describe the business culture in India.
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> Describe the business culture in Egypt.
> Discus the major requirements of an EMS under ISO 14001.
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> Explain how and why the Internet makes market segmentation easier.
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> Discuss the nature and implications of the upcoming accounting switch from GAAP to IFRS in the United States.
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