Alcoa Inc. For the quarter ended 30th September 2015‚ Alcoa Inc. reported revenue of $ 5.6 billion which was 11 % below that reported for the same period last year. The main reason behind this decline in revenue was the divestiture and closure of low margin business and the dent that aluminium price have continued to take in the most recently ended quarter. The net income was $ 44 million down from $ 149 million of third quarter 2014. Adjusted net income was $ 109 million translating into an EPS
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Introduction Netflix is a DVD rental company which has been founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings in 1997. When Netflix was first launched‚ it started by offering DVDs on a fee per use basis. In 1999‚ it introduced monthly subscription service and in January 2007‚ Netflix started offering on-demand video streaming over the internet. Since then‚ Netflix has enjoyed huge success to the point that it has become one of the largest online providers of movie rentals in U.S. Netflix has been able
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Netflix Netflix was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. Netflix is a company that provides online movie rental subscription services in the United States. The company offers its subscribers access to a library of movie‚ television‚ and other filmed entertainment titles on digital versatile disc (DVD) and Blu-Rays. Its members can get DVDs delivered to their homes and can instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and PCs. It also partners with consumer
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Pyramid Door‚ Inc. Problem Pyramid Door‚ Inc. is a privately owned regional manufacturer for residential and commercial garage doors. The company was planning a $12.6 million of sales goal for 2006‚ which represented a 36% increase in sales over projected 2005 year-end sales. Richard Hawly‚ director of sales and marketing‚ had to decide what distribution approach should be used to support the expanded sales goal. SWOT Analysis |Strengths
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Haverwood Furniture Inc. (B) Background on the merger In April 2008 Haverwood Furniture merged with Lea-Meadows‚ a manufacturer of upholstered furniture for living and family rooms. The merger was not planned in any conventional sense. The merger proceeded smoothly since the two firms were located on adjacent locations and the two companies would maintain as much autonomy as was economically justified. The only real issue that still remained was merging the selling efforts. The question was straight-forward
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Alerie‚ Undoubtedly Express Inc. has been around since the early 80’s and obviously has done something right over the years that make a credible retailer today. Over the years‚ the clothing industry has evolved and retailers have ventured into other industries to stay afloat of the game. According to Net Advantage‚ Express sits at number 12 compared to its competitors. Currently‚ TJ Maxx is in the running seat and their philosophy is to offer brand name and designer merchandise at prices 20% to
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Expedia‚ Inc. Expedia‚ Inc. (Expedia) is an online travel agency and is a parent company to some of the world’s leading online travel brands‚ including‚ among others; Expedia‚ Hotels.com‚ Hotwire.com and trivago. Expedia caters to need of both leisure and business travellers in over 70 countries through their 150 websites‚ and connects them to 435.000 bookable properties and more than 400 airlines. The primary source of income for Expedia is generated through transactions involving the booking of
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plans which are offered by the employer. However‚ making the right choice where and how to invest is a challenge‚ which shows that most people are not financial experts. Therefore‚ this final project seeks to determine whether investing in Google Inc. is a good plan for me. After all‚ the viability of my potential investment objective is critical. Furthermore‚ analyzing the profitability of an investment decision
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Summary of Case #1 This summary is about a case study of the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (Scotts)‚ the largest company in North America’s lawn and garden industry. It was founded by Orlando McLean Scott in 1868‚ and located in Ohio. Miracle-Gro was founded by Horace Hagedon in 1951 and merged with Scotts in 1995. Miracle-Gro is a leader in lawn and garden care chemical industry before the merger‚ while Scotts was known for its grass seed‚ fertilizers and fertilizer spreaders. Bob Bawcombe was
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Spinoff In 2009‚ Canada’s largest natural gas producer‚ Encana‚ split into two highly focused energy company: Cenovus Energy Inc.‚ an integrated oil company and EnCana Corporation‚ a pure play natural gas company. There are two main business reasons for Encana to spin off part of its business. Enhanced business focus. A spin-off will allow each business to focus on its own strategic and operational plans without diverting human and financial resources from the other business. Post Spinoff‚ Cenovus
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