For many investors, one of the most important sources of information is the company they are researching as a potential investment. Naturally, companies are eager to attract and retain investors. Hence, every bona fide publicly traded corporation will have a link on their web page entitled, “Investors,” “Investor Relations," or something to that effect. At the very least, you can order or download the latest annual and quarterly reports on their website. However, most companies will have audio or audio/visual webcasts available for download, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and other investor-related tools such as allowing you to enroll in electronic mail or text message alerts or even their Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP). Some even have research materials for students. But by far, the most popular item on a company's investors' relations website is the quarterly earnings call. Your assignment is to listen to or read at least 3 quarterly earnings calls. (Some companies only keep the audio version of the earnings call for a specific period but keep a PDF transcript for much longer.) Please choose at least 3 companies from the list below. Optionally, you may choose companies that are not on this list but please choose very large companies with significant global business. One idea is to choose major competitors as your choices below. Examples: If you choose MasterCard, then also look at Visa and Discover. If you choose Costco, then look at Amazon and Walmart. Company AMD (Woman CEO!) Date of % Earnings Call Growth Positive Outlook? (Y/N) What is your outlook for the company? (Use a separate sheet if necessary.) The Blackstone Group Caterpillar Chevron The Coca-Cola Company Costco CVS (Woman CEO!) GM (Woman CEO!) MasterCard Nike Pepsico Procter and Gamble Schlumberger Yum Brands Your choice: Your choice: In the presentations, you will hear many terms that you will probably not understand. Below are some of them. Please give a one- or two-line description of each of the following terms. (Find as many as you. What are SA and O expenses?!) 1) forward-looking statements 2) non-GAAP financial measures 3) SA and O expenses; SG and A expenses 4) basis point 5) top-line growth 6) bottom-line growth P.S. Other good examples include Alcoa, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, McDonald's, Microsoft, Philip Morris, Pfizer, 3M, FedEx, and UPS.

• Choose a publicly traded company. • Note: Be sure to choose a company that no other classmate has chosen. • Determine its beta from a published source. • Hint: Use Yahoo!Finance or NASDAQ to find the company's beta. ▪ Find the company's financial information by putting the company's name in the search bar. . Calculate the company's cost of equity using the CAPM formula and the short-term risk-free rate assumptions. ▪ Use 8.5 percent as the market risk premium. ▪ Use the current 90-day yield (3-month yield) on U.S. Treasuries as the risk-free rate. Hint: Use the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Resource Center to look up current 90-day (3-month) Treasury Yield Curve Rates. ▪ Provide your calculations in a table in your post. ▪ How Do I Insert a Table Using the Rich Content Editor? B • Calculate the company's cost of equity using the CAPM formula and the long-term risk-free rate assumptions. ▪ Use 7.0 percent as the market risk premium ▪ Use the current 20-year yield on U.S.…

A listed technology company is doing very well. A profitable opportunity in the artificial intelligence space (AI) has recently come up, further boosting its future growth prospects. However, specific details of the AI investment opportunity remain confidential, in line with the agreement reached with the firm's partners. Since the firm is already listed, will equity issuance be a good way for it to communicate its future prospects and raise investment funding? Critically discuss.

Describe some of the ways in which you think online trading has transformed investment strategies, particularly by non-institutional investors. What, according to you, are the benefits and risks associated with online trading in general and day trading in particular

Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion    What is the benefit to a company from a securities underwriter? A) They generate demand for a company’s securities by giving them a strong credit rating B) They help companies to receive a premium on the sale of their securities C) They study the market and advise companies on where to set their IPO share price D) They help companies to reduce the risk associated with an IPO

As an investor, based on your goals and investment objectives you create an investment plan. You choose your stockbroker that suits your needs, but when it is time to actually buy or sell securities in the securities market, it is important to understand how your transactions will be executed. Based on your expectations regarding a specific transaction you have the option to select from three different order types: market order, limit order, or a stop-loss order. Cho is an experienced investor who enjoys researching and investing in individual stocks that appear promising. On August 12 she is reviewing the trading information for a new smart-phone company MobileRover, presented in the following table.   Stock Information for MobileRover     Trade Time: 12:21 PM EDT Last Trade: 263.88 Open: 256.69 Prev Close: 255.00 Day’s Range: 253.98–267.49 Change: +8.88 (0.03)   She would like to buy 100 shares of stock at some point during the day if the price falls…

Which statement(s) below is (are) correct relative to investment companies? (select all that apply) The shares of an investment company will always trade at their NAV. O An investment company enables investors to pool their money with other investors to make diversification more affordable and manageable. O An investment company keeps track of all purchases and sales, of constituent assets, for tax purposes. The shares of an investment company are always redeemable at the fund company who issued the original shares.

The Investment and Merchant bankers in managing the IPOs provide one or more of the following services: Ensure legal compliance related to public issues Design and price financial instruments Market the issue to institutional and retail investors All of the above

You are an Acquisition Offer for an Investment Bank. You work in the High- Tech Investment Division of the Investment Bank. You understand high tech companies come and go very quickly. You also understand that the technology changes so quickly that a long-term forecast can be worthless very quickly. It is a changing market. You have been offered the opportunity to acquire a Silicon Valley based high tech company. You must decide if you recommend making the acquisition. You have been told that you must operate with a 6.0% WACC. You have decided that you will make your recommendation based upon a four-year forecast.                                                          The Company:   The company, MERCO, makes processing chips for Intel. MERCO has signed two contracts with Intel. The first expires in two years and pays the company an annual amount of $1,924,261 and $2,212,900 for each year. The second contract was signed because Intel was happy with the work MERCO had done for it. The…

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