Harvard Business School 9-391-095 VI P R EW O PE ON R LY T Y – N OF OT C E FO N G A R SA GE LE LE OR ARN CL IN AS G SR OO M US E Rev. April 18‚ 1995 Cooper Industries’ Corporate Strategy (A) The business of Cooper is value-added manufacturing. – Cooper Industries’ management philosophy Manufacturing may not be glamorous‚ but we know a lot about it. – Robert Cizik‚ Chairman‚ President and CEO Cooper Industries‚ a company more than 150 years old‚ spent
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Cooper Industries Case Study Jonathan De Leon Ann Lewis Mary J. Roy Crystal Vincent University of Phoenix Online Advanced Problems in Finance FIN 545 William Crockett September 5‚ 2005 Cooper Industries Inc. Based on the given information in the case study regarding the acquisition of Nicholson File Company by Cooper Industries‚ there is no question that Cooper should try to gain control of Nicholson. This decision is based on an analysis of the bargaining positions of each
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Advanced Financial Management Cooper Industries Case March 30‚ 2009 Jesse Van Gestel ID#200504399 Cooper Industries‚ Inc. 1. If you were Mr. Cizik of Cooper Industries‚ would you try to gain control of Nicholson File Company in May 1972? 2. What is the maximum price that Cooper can afford to pay for Nicholson and still keep the acquisition attractive from the standpoint of Cooper? [Treasury Bills yielded 5.6% in May 1972.] 3. What are the concerns and what is the bargaining position
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Cooper Industries 1. What is Cooper’s corporate strategy? How does it create value? What are Copper’s key resources? 2. Should Cooper Industries acquire Champion Spark Plugs? (How is this acquisition likely to affect shareholder value?) 3. What are the limits to Cooper’s corporate strategy? Cooper’s corporate strategy is to expand the company to lessen its dependence on the cyclical natural gas business and to exhibit stable earnings. The way they achieved this over the years was through the merger
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OVERVIEW: Cooper Industries is a broadly diversified manufacturer of electrical and general industrial products‚ and energy related machinery and equipment. The company operates in three different business segments with 21 separate profit centers. These segments include electrical and electronic‚ commercial and industrial‚ compression‚ drilling and energy equipment. The product line is consisted of cheap fuses to $3 million compressor tribune sets along with products such as hand tools and light
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PIPER Cooper Industries‚ Inc. In May 1972 Robert Cizik‚ executive vice president of Cooper Industries‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing acquisition candidates for his company’s diversification program. One of the companies‚ Nicholson File Company‚ had been approached by Cooper Industries three years earlier but had rejected all overtures. Now‚ however‚ Nicholson was in the middle of a takeover fight that might provide Cooper with a chance to gain control. Cooper Industries Cooper Industries was organized
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Cooper Industries’ Corporate Strategy Case Analysis Company Vision The vision of Cooper Industries‚ as stated in the case‚ was to do an ‘outstanding job at the unglamorous part by making necessary products of exceptional quality.’ The goal was to operate in industries that had become somewhat of a necessity for consumers. Examples of such industries include: power transmission‚ hand tools‚ drilling and others. Cooper industries had started in 1833‚ as an iron foundry‚ and had existed most of
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Cooper Industries Case Study Introduction: Cooper Industries Inc.‚ is considering an acquisition of Nicholson File Company‚ a candidate for the company’s diversification program. Cooper CEO Robert Cizik approached Nicholson three years prior and was rejected‚ but the circumstances have changed and there is a real opportunity for Cooper to acquire Nicholson. Our team of analysts will evaluate the company’s financials to determine whether or not this is a smart acquisition for Cooper. Based off
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Spring 2010 08 Fall Cooper Industries‚ Inc. Prepared by: Finance 450 Overview & Introduction Cooper Industries is looking to acquire Nicholson File Company. It meets the three criteria that Cooper looks for in acquiring a company. “First‚ the industry should be one in which Cooper could become a major factor. The industry must be fairly stable‚ with a broad market for the products and a product line of ‘small ticket’ items. Finally‚ it had to be a leading company in
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HOW ATTRACTIVE IS THE INDUSTRY ? An attractive industry with a high average return on investment will be difficult to enter because entry barriers are high‚ suppliers and buyers have only modest bargaining power‚ substitute products or services are few‚ and the rivalry among competitors is stable. An unattractive industry like steel will have structural flaws‚ including a plethora of substitute materials‚ powerful and price-sensitive buyers‚ and excessive rivalry caused by high fixed costs and a
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