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Cross-sectional study of risk defined by degree of diversification identified using segmented annual reports
(1984-05)
Scope of Study: This study deals with the relationship between industry risk and diversification. Industry risk and diversification are defined and their relationships are discussed, Previous literature on the use of beta ...
Analysis of the risk premiums on the debt of investor-owned electric utilities based on the type of fuel used to generate electric power for the years 1978-1980
(1981-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study utilizes F-tests and linear regression analysis to test the hypothesis that investors, at each different Standard & Poor's rating level, require different risk premiums on the debt of ...
Impact of pollution abatement expenditures on the market risk of securities: An empirical analysis
(1980-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study, utilizing the Capital Asset Pricing Model, uses two separate, yet related, approached; to analyze the effects of pollution abatement expenditures on the risk of securities. The first ...
Petroleum contract evaluation in the Pacific Rim: A comparative analysis
(1987-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This study analyzes contract terms for oil exploration in five Pacific Rim countries: Australia, China, Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia and then develops probable cash flows based on varying oil ...
Evaluation of the impact of indexed bonds on the financial performance of corporate issuers under conditions of inflation
(1981-12)
Scope and Method of Study: A simulation model which generates income statements and balance sheets was used to study the impact that both indexed and non-indexed debt would have on the financial performance of a hypothetical ...
Design of a computerized procedure for commercial loan analysis
(1975-12)
Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is a discussion of existing techniques of commercial loan analysis and to develop a computer model to assist loan officers in the evaluation of credit decisions. The intent of ...
Underlying factors in determining an exchange ratio in corporate mergers
(1965-08)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study is to examine the methods of evaluation in industrial mergers from the viewpoint of management and the extent to which premiums or discounts were given the acquired ...
Leveraged buyouts: An analysis of returns to bondholders and stockholders
(1986-12)
Scope of Study: This study investigates the abnormal security returns, if any, when a leveraged buyout proposal is announced. Abnormal returns for a period of 61 days surrounding the announcement date for stocks and 22 ...