1) What are some of the underlying reasons that multiples differ from company to company?2) Forward-looking earnings are typically normalized, meaning they better reflect long-term cash flows by avoiding a one-time past charge. True or false. Please explain.3) Why EV to EBITA, Not EV to EBIT?

The SPSS CASE ANALYSIS assignment is designed to take you a step further by getting you to use and apply what you’ve already learned about SPSS.Before you start this assignment, make sure that you’ve carefully read and examined the following two files:• Santa Fe Grill Database Overview—Class Project• Santa Fe QuestionYou should also download the Santa Fe Grill N = 405 file to your desktop as you will need that file for your data analysis.Given the write-up for the case and the questionnaire, there are several questions that a researcher can ask to determine differences between Santa Fe Grill (SFG) and Jose’s Southwestern Café (JSC).I have uploaded most of the files needed to complete this. for some reason it wouldnt allow me to upload the one crucial file you will need to complete the assignment. so please contact me at d a s o c c e r g u y 0 7 at g m a i l . c o m so u can receive the crucial file needed to complete this assignment

In this module, we explored the role of the corporate headquarters and its relationship with individual businesses, and how the corporate headquarters creates value by making mergers/acquisitions and alliances.Select a Saudi Arabian company. Describe this company’s experiences with mergers/acquisitions and alliances? Why did the Saudi Arabian company merge/acquire and/or make alliances with other companies? That is, what competencies and opportunities did the Saudi Arabian company seek from its association with the target company?Did the merger/acquisition and/or alliance create or destroy value? (Provide evidence to back the assessment of value creation/destruction.)What recommendations would you make to the Saudi Arabian company concerning this or future mergers/acquisitions and/or alliances?Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (require supporting citations) in your initial response along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references. Use an academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.You are required to reply to at least two peer discussion question post answers to this weekly discussion question and your instructor’s response to your posting. These post replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post answer. Answering all course questions is also required.__________________________________________________________________________________________________RequiredChapter 14 in Contemporary Strategy AnalysisChapter 14 PowerPoint slides in Contemporary Strategy AnalysisBhattacharyya, S. S. (2019). Development of an integrated model of strategic alliance. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 54(3), 441–457.Luong, T. A. (2018). Picking cherries or lemons: A unified theory of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions. The World Economy, 41(2), 653–666____________________________________________________________________________________Course Materials Required: Grant, R. M. (2019). Contemporary strategy analysis (10th ed.) Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781119495727