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Stock Comparison Report While carefully analyzing the stock market, I have chosen to follow two specific stocks in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange. The stocks Douglas Dynamics and Johnson Controls both sell consumer goods in the auto parts industry. Douglas Dynamics claims the title of North America’s premier manufacturer of vehicle attachments and equipment. Particularly, Douglas Dynamics specializes in snowplows and other means of equipment dealing with harsh winter weather…

Learning Team A Global Business Financial Environment ACC/300 Brandy Havens Alesia Batiste GM Motors uses SEC filings (US Securities and Exchange Commissions). Available-for-sale securities are one type of investment a company can make. Available-for-sale securities are any security not classified as a trading security or held to maturity security. These can either be debt or equity securities, however, the accounting is the same for each. An accountant must properly account and report…

Choice #1: Ethical Business Management Sometimes, in firms, the interest of the stockholders and that of management will diverge and misalign thereby resulting in mismanagement of the business. Such separation leads to what is known in the finance world as an agency problem. Moreover, one of the five principle foundations of finance is principle number five (5) which points out that a conflict of interest will cause this agency problem (Keown, Martin, & Petty, 2014). Presented is an analysis…

Acme Products, Inc., requires a new machine to produce a part for a heat generator. Two companies have submitted bids, and you have been assigned the task of choosing one of the machines. Cash flow analysis indicates the following: Year Machine A Machine B ---- --------- --------- 0 -$1,000 -$1,000 1 0 417…

Midwestern Contemporary Art The case study presented, Midwestern Contemporary Art, illustrates a classic power conflict between two men, Peter Smith and Keith Schmidt. Peter is the chairman of the board and former municipal judge who, along with his wife, loves contemporary art. He and his wife became involved with the Midwestern Contemporary Art (MCA) museum when they began collecting art pieces, and he was eventually named chairman of the board. Keith is the executive director of the…

Fiduciary duty refers to a legal obligation to act purely in the interests of another party. The party that owes the duty is known as the fiduciary, while the party to whom the duty is owed is known as the principal. The fiduciary is not allowed to benefit from this relationship unless the principal expressly consents to it. In addition, the fiduciary should not have any conflict of interest with the principal. Furthermore, in cases where the fiduciary has several principals, the fiduciary…

understanding of investing will lump stocks and bonds together when talking about investing in markets. While they do share some similarities, there are also significant differences one needs to be aware of, such as how the investment works, the outside forces that influence value, liquidity, and the markets where they are traded. It is also important to understand rates of return, so I shall include multiple examples using a stock with and without a dividend component. Stocks are probably the…

Supply, Inc. has released its annual report. This report includes a five-year financial summary for the fiscal years 2016-2020. Financial summaries are used to help investors throughout the decision making process of investing in a company’s common stock. Some of the strategies involved in this decision are evaluating the growth of the company’s income, net sales, and inventory turnover, along with dividend payout. The combination of these strategies and the annual report should give an investor…

market share means you are boosting your company’s Return on Equity, Earnings/share and image rating, which in turn is going to bring sales revenues and net profit for your company and if your company is doing well and making net profits, your company stock price is going to skyrocket, which is the goal of any business/organization. The ultimate goal of any business or financial management is to maximize shareholder’s wealth and it all starts with strategic marketing plan and good market share.…

Introduction As CEO of Prime Media Corporation Bill Meade faces the following dilemmas; how to acquire a substantial amount of growth for the business and devise a strategy that will allow for a smooth transition into international markets. The planning process for this task is daunting enough on its own but Bill has the pleasure of trying to convince the board of directors that pursuing businesses overseas will lead to the success that they desire. In order to better understand the issue at…