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  2. Pecking order theory - Wikipedia

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    In corporate finance, the pecking order theory (or pecking order model) postulates that [1] "firms prefer to finance their investments internally, using retained earnings, before turning to external sources of financing such as debt or equity" - i.e. there is a "pecking order" when it comes to financing decisions.

  3. DuPont analysis - Wikipedia

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    Graphical representation of DuPont analysis. DuPont analysis (also known as the DuPont identity, DuPont equation, DuPont framework, DuPont model, DuPont method or DuPont system) is a tool used in financial analysis, where return on equity (ROE) is separated into its component parts.

  4. Capital structure - Wikipedia

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    Up to a certain point, the use of debt (such as bonds or bank loans) in a company's capital structure is beneficial. When debt is a portion of a firm's capital structure, it permits the company to achieve greater earnings per share than would be possible by issuing equity.

  5. Lehman Formula - Wikipedia

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    The TVA basically applies the percentage fee that fits the highest dollar value. For example, if an investor wished to sell $3 million worth of stock, he would pay the broker he used a fee of 3% of three million dollars, or $90,000. On an investment of $50 million, the total fee would be 1% of 50 million, or 500,000.

  6. Bulge bracket - Wikipedia

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    Bulge bracket banks are the world's largest global investment banks, [2] serving mostly large corporations, institutional investors and governments.The term "Bulge Bracket" comes from the way investment banks are listed on the "tombstone", or public notification of a financial transaction, [3] where the largest advisors on investment banking operations (mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, or debt ...

  7. Trade-off theory of capital structure - Wikipedia

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    As the debt equity ratio (i.e. leverage) increases, there is a trade-off between the interest tax shield and bankruptcy, causing an optimum capital structure, D/E*.The top curve shows the tax shield gains of debt financing, while the bottom curve includes that minus the costs of bankruptcy.

  8. Warnier/Orr diagram - Wikipedia

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    A Warnier/Orr diagram (also known as a logical construction of a program/system) is a kind of hierarchical flowchart that allows the description of the organization of data and procedures. They were initially developed 1976, [ 1 ] in France by Jean-Dominique Warnier [ 2 ] and in the United States by Kenneth Orr [ 3 ] on the foundation of ...

  9. List of investment banks - Wikipedia

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    This list of investment banks notes full-service banks, financial conglomerates, independent investment banks, private placement firms and notable acquired, merged, or bankrupt investment banks. As an industry it is broken up into the Bulge Bracket (upper tier), Middle Market (mid-level businesses), and boutique market (specialized businesses).