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    Case 1:American Home Products How much business risk does American Home Products face? How much financial risk would American Home Products face at each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3? How much potential value‚ if any‚ can American Home Products create for its shareholders at each of the proposed levels of debt? American Home Products offers a variety of products spread over 4 product lines. This allows the company to attract many consumers and if one product

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    American Home Products 1. How much business risk does American Home Products face? How much financial risk would American Home Products face at each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3? How much potential value‚ if any can American Home Products create for its shareholders at each of the proposed levels of debt? (See Exhibits 1 and 2 ) American Home Products currently has low business risk due to the conservative nature of their business. They piggyback on first movers

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    launch variously strategies‚ with wild coverage of products via extended channels in more regions/counties. • Because of debt free strategy‚ the company had limited investment in R&D. Even they can provide the “me to product” but the industry will change with more related regulation to be generated from government‚ that will require each pharmacy company spend longer time‚ more money to do the testing before launch to the market‚ “me to product” will slow down the process to catch the new market

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    American Home Products (AHP) has established a strong track record of revenue growth and return on equity over the past decade‚ producing a host of products in four separate business lines: prescription drugs‚ packaged drugs‚ food products‚ and housewares/household products. AHP’s distinctive culture emphasizes conservatism‚ cost control and risk aversion. AHP’s corporate structure also concentrated most decision-making authority with the incumbent chief executive‚ William F. Laporte. This approach

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    Grant Nauta AHP Case Study Because American Home Products (AHP) currently operates with virtually no debt‚ their financial risk is very small. This shifts the burden heavily towards business risk. A porter’s five forces analysis is appropriate to determine the exact levels of business risk for American Home Products. First‚ the threat of substitutes is a risk that AHP cannot afford to ignore. Because they spend very little on Research and Development‚ and have to rely on their marketing to catch

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    Write UP On AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION: Company Overview Background Information: American Home Products Corporation (AHP)‚ is a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison‚ New Jersey‚ USA. They were known for manufacturing the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil (ibuprofen)‚ as well as the prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor‚ which both boast over US$3 billion in sales annually. American Home Product Corporation (AHP)‚ a highly growing

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    Introduction American Home Product (AHP) was founded in 1926 with the merging of several small home product companies. As the company expanded in the 1930’s‚ it acquired companies in different businesses. After World War II‚ the company had four lines of businesses: prescription drugs‚ packaged (over-the-counter) drugs‚ food products‚ and housewares and household products. Although the name “American Home Product” has never appeared on its products‚ the firm produces many well-known brands in the

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    Leverage

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    16/07/2010 Degree of leverage • The degree of leverage in a firm is  calculated based on various indexes.  Leverage:‚ Operating‚ Financial and Total Some common indexes are:  Engineering Economy Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar Ignacio Vélez Pareja Professor http://www.cashflow88.com/ 1.Degree of operating leverage‚ DOL 2.Degree of financial leverage‚ DFL 3.Degree of total leverage‚ DTL http://www.cashflow88.com/decisiones/decisiones.html ivelez@unitecnologica.edu.co

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    Operating leverage Def. of leverage - The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. Companies that are highly leveraged may be at risk of bankruptcy if they are unable to make payments on their debt; they may also be unable to find new lenders in the future. Leverage is not always bad‚ however; it can increase the shareholders’ return on investment and often there are tax advantages associated with borrowing. Def of operating leverage- a measurement of the degree to

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    Financial Leverage: Financial leverage is a leverage created with the help of debt component in the capital structure of a company. Higher the debt‚ higher would be the financial leverage because with higher debt comes the higher amount of interest that needs to be paid. Leverage can be both good and bad for a business depending on the situation. If a firm is able to generate a higher return on investment (ROI) than the interest rate it is paying‚ leverage will have its positive effect shareholder’s

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