Case 6 - Forest Industry Forest Industry You are evaluating two companies in the forest industry. Both companies are public‚ and are integrated companies that own or lease timber properties‚ harvest trees‚ and make building supplies and paper products. This industry is very volatile. Their profiles‚ from published annual reports: Company #1 A North American–based producer of building materials including oriented strand board‚ medium-density fibreboard‚ hardwood plywood‚ lumber‚ I-joists‚ specialty
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1. Calculate the key financial ratios for Avery Products‚ Inc.‚ for each year and ratio suggested in the case’s industry averages. Analyze the trends for each ratio. 2. What strengths and weaknesses are revealed by the ratio analysis? • Quick Ratio: The ratio is declining which reflects higher liabilities and cash flow problems of the company • Current Ratio: The ratio is declining which means that Avery is having problems with liquidity. • Inventory Turnover: The ratio is increasing
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Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products‚ Inc.: corporate legality versus corporate responsibility BYTES PRODUCTS‚ Inc. is an American based company involved in the production of electronic appliances incorporated in personal computers‚ mostly used for business and engineering applications. The company has three plants at different locations in the U.S.A‚ totals a current sale of about $265 million and has a market share of approximately 32%‚ making her the leader in her industry. James M. Elliot is the lucky
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The Vanguard Group‚ Inc. Background: The Vanguard Group‚ Inc. is one of the most successful mutual fund companies in the United States. Vanguard is a for profit company which was found by John C. Bogle in 1974. John C. Bogle is credited with the creation of the first index fund available to individual investors‚ the popularization of index funds generally‚ and driving costs down across the mutual fund industry. Its Vanguard Index Trust 500 is the largest of the domestic funds managed by the firm
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Rogers Communications INC. Industry overview The Canadian cellular service’s industry is comprised of approximately 15 cellular providers. These operators employ approximately 16‚000 individuals and generate more than CAN$10B in revenues annually‚ which represents almost 30 percent of the Canadian telecommunications market. The Canadian wireless industry has been experiencing an annual growth rate three times that of any other Canadian telecommunications sector. This is very significant as
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NORTHERN DRILLING INC. Executive Summary Peter Bremner‚ the general manager of Northern Drilling Inc. has received a request for proposal from Mond Nickel to bid for an upcoming project that will be Northern’s largest contract to date. The project involves an intermediate job‚ as well as a deep drilling job‚ and will require that Northern prioritize this contract over other existing contracts in terms of manpower and equipment. Northern has to assess the technical feasibility of this project
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(1) Carrington Furniture‚ Inc. (CFI) is employing a “push” strategy. CFI uses its sales force to persuade intermediaries to carry‚ endorse and sell its products to consumers. Most decisions to buy furniture is made spontaneously‚ in the store‚ and brand loyalty is hardly ever present in the decision making process. Furniture is a product that is well understood by all‚ therefore‚ there is less need for the sales force to explain or describe the benefits of using a particular piece of furniture.
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CASE 2: DRINK-AT-HOME‚ INC. Drink-At-Home‚ Inc. (DAH‚ Inc.)‚ develops‚ processes‚ and markets mixes to be used in nonalcoholic cocktails and mixed drinks for home consumption. Mrs. Lee‚ who is in charge of research and development at DAH‚ Inc.‚ this morning notified Mr. Dick Jones‚ the president‚ that exciting developments in the research and development section indicate that a new beverage‚ an instant pina colada‚ should be possible because of a new way to process and preserve coconut. Mrs. Lee
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Blaine Kitchenware Inc‚ was founded in the year 1927 and is a mid-size player in production of branded appliances. It is a public limited company but is closely held company as most of the shares are held by family members. It has a decent market share of 10% of the overall industry size of USD 2.3 million. Upon analysis of current financial policy of the organization it is evident that Blaine Kitchenware is very conservative in its financial policy. Company has never borrowed debt‚ it is cash rich
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De Havilland Inc Maulik Patel Maulik.patel@westburne.ca Module -2 Executive Summary During a recent discussion with De Havilland’s current vendor‚ Dollard‚ they were asked to provide a discount of 25% on part prices. When Dollard refused‚ Kim Tomar was tasked with selecting a new vendor through the RFQ process to achieve these savings as well as achive below target. • 25% discount on purchases across the board • Establishing 5 year fixed cost contract with suppliers • Consolidation of sources
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