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Wat is het verschil tussen investment decisions en financing decisions
Investment decisions: spend money (investments) = purchase of real assets Financial decisions: raise money for investments = sale of financial assets (Intangible) stocks and bonds
Wat is het verschil tussen equity en debt investors
EQUITY INVESTORS: Investors to put up cash in exchange for a share of future profits
DEBT INVESTORS: Investors to put up cash with a promise to pay back the cash + interest
Wat is capital structure decision
The decision for a company to fund money and choose for equity or debt investors
Wat is het verschil tussen een private en public cooperation
Private: closely held. When a corporation is first established, its shares may be privately owned by a small group of investors; in this case shares are not traded in public markets (besloten)
Public: opposite (naamloos)
Wat is market value/ capitalisation
Shares keer price
Wat zijn 3 redenen waarom maximizing profit een slecht doel is
1: Writing off a bad investment may reduce this year’s profits but increase profits in future yearsTrade off between one year and another
2: Investments can increase profits but reduce shareholder value. By taking risks you can make more profit but the shareholder value can reduce
3: Profits can be affected by accounting rules, so a decision that increases profits using one set of rules may reduce profits using another. Different accounting rules can lead to different profits
Wat is opportunity cost
Money shareholders will miss when the firm decides to reinvest their profit in the firm and not pay it to the shareholders
Wat is het agency problem
Managers are agents for stockholders and are tempted to act in their own interests rather than maximizing value. For example reducing risk but also reducing profit
Wat is initial public offering
A company selling shares of stock to the general public
Wat is Capital expenditure or budgeting
Decision to invest in tangible or intangible assets
Wat zijn real assets
Assets used to produce goods and services
Wat is shelf registration
Registrering securities and waiting for the right moment go to the market