Prof. Lin Guo FIN 417 HBS Case: Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS Due date: April 12‚ 2012 Instructions: This case should be done individually. You should prepare a written analysis‚ and hand in two copies of your analysis on April 12 in class. Only hard copies of the case analysis are accepted. I will submit one of the copies to the Dean’s office for assessment purpose. Each student should also bring his/her own copy of the write-up to class‚ as well as the case itself‚ so that we can refer
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Option contracts on the other hand give AIFS much more flexibility. If they future spot rate is lower than the option strike price‚ AIFS can cancel their option and buy Euros at the lower rate. AIFS must still pay the option premium though‚ currently 5% of the USD amount hedged. Unfortunately for AIFS their profit margin is only around 5%‚ so hedging completely with options could wipe out any profit. We chose the 75%/25% forward/option mix because it provides us with the lowest cost assuming
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How does AIFS make money? Aifs is long in dollars and short in Euro’s. (has dollar revenues and euro costs) What happens when the dollar appreciates/depreciates? What is the currency risk? Why can’t they just pass-through to their customers? For simplicity in calculations: Focus on the $/€. Ignore the time value of the investment in the option premium. Analysis Provide background to the case: what the company does‚ how it sets prices‚ why they don’t pass-through exchange rate
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AFM 322 Case Study Preparation Hedging Currency Risk at AIFS The case summary is due on by 11:30am on June 2‚ 2015. You are encouraged to discuss the case in groups‚ however‚ each student must submit their own summary via Learn prior to the due date. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The submission should not exceed 4 pages‚ 12 point‚ Times New Roman font‚ double spaced‚ 2.54 cm margins on a letter size page. 1. Case synopsis (35 points) Summarize the setting of the case and describe
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• This case shows us the problems faced by AIFS due to the fact that it receives most of its revenues in US-Dollars but with its costs incurred in foreign currencies (Euros and Pounds). AIFS uses currency hedging to protect their bottom line and to cope with changes in exchange rates which can increase cost base and also purchase foreign currency based on projected sales volume because they don’t know what future sales volume will be. In the event of the above risks‚ Tabaczynski considers three
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Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS 1. The final sales volume and the final dollar exchange rate gives rise to the currency exposure risk. Prices are set 1 year ahead of time so any fluctuation in the exchange rate will potentially cause a loss or savings to AIFS when the currency is exchanged. 2. If the exchange rate remains constant at $1.22/euros then AIFS will not incur a loss or a gain. It would cost $1220 per participant at this exchange rate. If actual dollar costs were above this
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Thoma Bravo – Citect Corporation (HBS 9-209-022) Study Questions 1. Do you think TB or Schneider would create more value as the owner of Citect? 2. TB would assume what risks if they are the winning bidder? 3. Should TB continue to bid on Citect and at what price? Are the expected ROIs and IRRs to TB sufficient at your revised bid amount? (* note: a detailed evaluation model will be constructed during the class session *) Study Questions 1. Is Newell just another conglomerate? How
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Case: Land Securities Group (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Case Number: 9-105-014 Topic: Financial Reporting and Control Description: A U.K. real estate firm‚ required to adopt international accounting standards (IAS) by 2005‚ must change the reporting of its primary asset (investment property) from the revaluation model under U.K. GAAP to either the cost or fair-value model under IAS. This would have a number of effects on European investment property firms‚ including
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FINS5530 HBS Case Assignment Semester 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Lixiong Guo Readings: 1. Note on Bank Loans. 2. US Bank of Washington case. Assignment: Please prepare a Credit Proposal Memo similar to the one shown in Exhibit 1 of “Note on Bank Loans”. Given the limited information you have from the case‚ you are not expected to include all components of Exhibit 1. The following is a suggested structure of your report: Purpose of the credit extension o Keep this part short
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the currency exposure at AIFS? 2. What would happen if Archer-Lock and Tabaczynski did not hedge at all? 3. What would happen with a 100% hedge with forwards? A 100% hedge with options? Use the forecast final sales volume of 25‚000 and analyze the possible outcomes relative to the ‘zero impact’ scenario described in the case. complete the spreadsheet.. 4. What happens if sales volumes are lower or higher than expected as outlined at the end of the case? 5. What hedging decision
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