exhibit-4 and 5) Can be done by using projected financial statements Working Capital requirements Comparison of working capital improvements and profitability improvement Forecast 1997 BS Additional sales of $2648 million imply additional operating assets of $779 million. In 1996‚ the 1997 profits would be $405 million. AFN would be $315- current liabilities may affect AFN For efficient management of working capital: Improve margins Reduce obselesce cost Company can fund additional growth
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“At capital One‚ diversity means seeking out and embracing differences for the richness those differences add to our lives and to our business.” (http://www.capitalone.com/about/corporatecitizenship/diversity.php) A company that opens it business to diversity has the ability to value human differences‚ and in return acquire beneficial relationships. Capital One has partnered with MWBE (Minority and Women Business Enterprises) and the relationship is yielding a positive reaction in terms of the
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Case Discussion – Assignment Questions Thursday‚ February 17‚ 2011 Case (6): Dell Inc in 2008 1. What is your evaluation of Michael Dell’s performance in his roles as Dell’s CEO and Chairman? How well has he performed the five tasks of crafting and executing strategy that were discussed in Chapter 2 I was impressed with what Michael Dell has done for the company. Dells first company‚ PC’s Ltd. had a strategy of selling PC computers which mimicked IBM‚ except for a few minor components‚ were
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years‚ Dell Inc. has been on a long‚ hard journey‚ experiencing quite a lot of ups and downs. Dell has had several rivals throughout the years such as Hewlett-Packard(HP)‚ Acer‚ Gateway‚ Sony‚ Asus‚ Lenovo‚ IBM‚ MSI‚ Samsung‚ and Apple. Micheal Dell‚ at the age of 19‚ “started the company that would dominate the industry. The computer whiz had $1‚000 and a novel idea: to eliminate the retailer and sell directly to the consumer.”(1). IBM computers were selling at $3‚000 in stores and Dell had realized
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case study will focus on the proposed capital structure decisions of Diageo. 2) Is Diageo’s current capital structure appropriate to its new business? It believes that it has traditionally had a conservative debt policy. If so‚ is that policy still appropriate? Has Diageo’s capital structure been as conservative as it believes? (What interest rate coverage ratio has it been targeting? How does it look relative to its competitors?) Diageo’s capital structure has not been as conservative as it
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Solution 1: (i) P0 = D1 Ke - g CA – IPC TEST CAPITAL STRUCTURE = 3.50 (1.06) 0.15 – 0.06 = `41.22 (ii) Ke = D1 + g P0 0.15 = 3.50 (1 + g) + g 50 7.50 = 3.50 + 3.50g + 50g g= 4 = 7.48% 53.5 Solution 2: (i) Determination of EPS at EBIT level of `22‚00‚000 Financing Plan (a) (b) Equity Shares (`) Debentures (`) Pref. EBIT 22‚00‚000 22‚00‚000 Less: Interest (16‚000) (1‚21‚000) Taxable Income 21‚84‚000 20‚79‚000 Less: Tax @ 30% (6‚55‚200) (6‚23‚700) EAT 15‚28‚800 14‚55‚300 Less: Dividend on Pref
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HKU575 ALI FARHOOMAND DELL: OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH You don’t get a big result if you don’t challenge people with big goals. - Kevin Rollins‚ president and CEO‚ Dell1 In spring 2005‚ Dell‚ Inc. (“Dell”)‚ the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker‚ announced a new goal: to reach US$80 billion in annual sales by 2009. The goal was fairly ambitious for Dell‚ which at the time had revenues of about US$49 billion.2 In an effort to meet its goals‚ Dell had woven together a broad
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Assignment 2: Business Financing and the Capital Structure Principles of Finance Finance 100 December 12‚ 2013 Business Financing and the Capital Structure Raising Business Capital As a financial advisor to this business there are two options to consider for raising business capital‚ equity financing and debt financing. The details‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of both options will be provided. Also information about raising capital by selecting an investment banker
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The strategy Dell currently implements is the cost leadership and maximizes the operational efficiency. This strategy is accomplished through the low cost to reach the low price product and service to obtain the larger market share in order to generate more profit. On the other hand‚ Dell attempts their excellent supply chain model to control their inventories in low level and maintain the high quality production. Moreover‚ Dell motivated their employees to be nimble atmosphere to deal with unexpected
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Findings Dell started out as a direct seller‚ first using a mail-order system‚ and then taking advantage of the internet to develop an online sales platform. Well before use of the internet went mainstream Dell had begun integrating online order status updates and technical support into their customer-facing operations. By 1997‚ Dell’s internet sales had reached an average of $4 million per day. While most other PCs were sold preconfigured and pre-assembled in retail stores‚ Dell offered superior
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