AFC 3230 – Financial Analysis and Valuation Lecture 1 – Introduction (6 marks – Theory) Investment Styles: Intuitive Investing * Investor who relies on intuition and hunches – there is no analysis involved Problems: * Self-deception‚ ignores ability to check intuition Passive Investing * Investor who accepts the market price as value – there is no analysis involved – this is the “efficient market approach” Problems: * It is risky that you may be paying too much for
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Industry Background Nowadays‚ the Footwear Industry is highly globalized and competitive. According to “Industry Profile: Global Footwear” (2012)‚ the global footwear market produced about $243.1 billion in 2011. The U.S. market occupies the leading position by imports‚ and large internal manufacturers‚ wholesalers‚ and retailers who outsourcing to countries which have large amount of low-cost labors‚ especially in Asia‚ such as China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ India‚ and Vietnam. And the US footwear
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A quick guide to Harvard Referencing This is the Library’s guide to Harvard referencing. The Library recommends that you check with your tutor before using this guide as they may have produced their own guidelines. There are two parts to Harvard referencing: 1. Citing within the text - All ideas taken from the work of another (whether directly quoted or put into your own words) need to be identified within your assignment by adding the author’s surname‚ year of publication and page number in brackets
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1. [DCF Valuation and Ownership Concepts] The venture investors and founders of ACE Products‚ a closely held corporation‚ are contemplating merging the successful venture into a much larger diversified firm that operates in the same industry. ACE estimates its free cash flows that will be available to the enterprise next year at $5‚200‚000. Since the venture is now in its maturity stage‚ ACE’s free cash flows are expected to continue to grow at a 6 percent annual compound growth rate in the future
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Kent Spencer Finance 550 Professor Ahn May 12‚ 2013 Mini Case Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the brokerage firm of Balik and Kiefer Inc. One of the firm’s clients is Michelle DellaTorre‚ a professional tennis player who has just come to the United States from Chile. DellaTorre is a highly ranked tennis player who would like to start a company to produce and market apparel she
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company’s CFO‚ he said “In a commoditized industry‚ it is usually the low-cost producer that survives and thrives”. 2. Moreover‚ ATC’s competitors offer more products apart from wireless service which are landline‚ videos‚ and internet service. These lead to higher customer acquisition and retention costs‚ plus slower growth. Assumptions from ACC’s acquisition 1. Both companies could help each other compete in an intensely competitive industry that requires more and more bundle service
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Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies Industry Study Number Two Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis Columbia Business School established the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis (CEASA) in 2003 under the direction of Professors Trevor Harris and Stephen Penman. The center aims to be a leading voice for independent‚ practical solutions for financial reporting and security analysis‚ promoting financial reporting that reflects economic reality
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Graduate School of Business Administration University of Virginia UVA-F-1274 METHODS OF VALUATION FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS This note addresses the methods used to value companies in a merger and acquisitions (M&A) setting. It provides a detailed description of the discounted cash flow (DCF) approach and reviews other methods of valuation‚ such as book value‚ liquidation value‚ replacement cost‚ market value‚ trading multiples of peer firms‚ and comparable transaction multiples. Discounted
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companies in an industry earned the same ROIC‚ then earnings growth would be the differentiating metric. For reasons of simplicity‚ analysts and academics have sometimes made this assumption‚ but as Chapter 4 will demonstrate‚ returns on invested capital can vary considerably‚ even between companies within the same industry. Question 2 Value Inc. generates higher cash flows because it doesn’t have to invest as much as Volume Inc.‚ thanks to its higher rate of ROIC. In this case‚ Value Inc. invested
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that engulfed the electronics industry in the late 1970s. The rate of innovation was staggering; most technical knowledge became obsolete within five years. International firms‚ most notably from Japan‚ were emerging as formidable competitors to U.S. companies such as Motorola. But the Motorola Board‚ concerned with the time and financial resources such training would require‚ was not swayed by Galvin’s arguments. With Motorola still competitive in the industry and budgets tight‚ the other
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