Three different stock valuation techniques are presented; the dividend growth model, the free cash flow model, the market multiple model. While none of these is the most appropriate for every single company, each is useful for determining the value of companies with certain characteristics. Pick a company, any [publicly traded] company, and argue why one of the three models would be most appropriate for your chosen company

Identify a publicly traded firm. Provide a brief financial analysis, and identify the major stakeholders.

(a-1) Use MegaStat or Minitab to deseasonalize Coca-Cola’s quarterly data. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

(a-2) State the adjusted four quarterly indexes. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

(a-3) What is the trend model for the deseasonalized time series? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

y_t =  x_t +

(b) State the model found when performing a regression using seasonal binaries. (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

y_t =  +  t +  Q1 +  Q2 +  Q3

(c) Use the regression equation to make a prediction for each quarter in 2011. (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is a major milestone for a company. This is a very expensive and time-consuming process. It does not come without a lot of forethought and judicial weighing of the pros and cons. We will start this conversation by looking at some of the reasons why a company would decide to take the steps to become a publicly traded corporation. What pros and cons have to be weighed?

Instructions - Use the numbers in the instructions to organize your post and ensure that you meet all requirements.

1. The #1 benefit of an IPO is the capital that is raised. List one additional way a company would benefit from an IPO. Explain in one paragraph.

2. List one use of additional capital. Explain the benefit in one paragraph.

3. Many changes in reporting standards have been enacted as a result of financial scandals. Identify one specific change in reporting standards or requirements for publicly traded companies and explain why this is important. Identify the change by the title of the act or section number.

NOTE: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the most frequently mentioned changed. It contains many individual provisions. Break it down to one provision that has not been mentioned by a classmate. There are a number of more recent changes to select from as well.

What are the foreign factors that caused increase in the Chinese current account during 2004-2006? How the world real interest rate affected the Chinese current account?

ou are required to post a minimum of one 200-word post in discussing this issue.

1-What are the responsibilities/duties of the Board of Directors in acting to protect the shareholders of a publicly traded company?

2-Why do you think that Directors should have these duties?

3-Do you believe that shareholders should be allowed to file lawsuits against members of the board if they feel the board member has not done a good job in making the corporation profitable? Why or why not?

Pick two publicly traded companies in the same industry and perform ratio analysis on each of the companies for two years. Which company you would purchase stock as an investment for yourself and why using the financial ratios helped in the analysis. Currently reviewing Apple and IBM, struggling with some of the ratio analysis.

Choose a well-known publicly traded company that none of your other classmates have chosen, and explain what costs would be included in each of the three manufacturing cost categories. Include a link to this financial statement in your post. ( Adidas would be a good choice).

A minimum of 150 words please.

Select a publicly-traded company and access the company’s most recent annual report (select the “Investors” menu item). Locate the notes to the financial statements and identify the information topics disclosed in these footnotes and explain the reasons for disclosure. Please no answer that has already been listed Thanks and cite if needed, please?