CASE 6 Asian Journal of Case Research 1(2): 183 – 192 (2008) Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s Debt Woes NORDALILAH ABD AZIZa‚ ANNUAR MD NASSIRb*‚ AZHAR MOHD NASIRc‚ AND ABU SOFIAN YAAKOBd ABSTRACT Currently‚ as a result of global price escalation of coal and fuel/gas‚ TNB faced a challenging time dealing with increased operational costs as well as managing the existing high debt to support its daily operations. Because of these high borrowings‚ TNB was exposed to excessive financial risks in particular
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Red Bull Brand Equity According to Keller (2008‚ p 53)‚ brand equity is the strong‚ favorable and unique brand associations in the memory of customers. He goes on to identify (p 54) two sources of brand equity: 1.) Brand Awareness; and 2.) Brand Image. Red Bull has well defined tactics for both sources. The Brand Awareness Source for Red Bull Brand Equity Keller (p 54) notes the key elements of Brand Awareness: 1.) Recognition; and 2.) Recall. He postulates that if buy decisions are made at
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Debt Policy at UST Attributes and Risks of UST UST is the market leader in the moist tobacco segment. In a struggling tobacco industry‚ UST has shown consistent growth over the past few decades. Despite the decrease in demand for smoked (cigarette) tobacco‚ there is a growing demand for UST’s products. The perception that smokeless tobacco is healthier than smoked tobacco has helped the company to build a strong customer base. Therefore‚ despite some legislative setbacks‚ the company is growing
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Introduction: The case “Debt Policy at UST Inc.” deals with the progressively lowering growth and the company’s board decision to borrow up to $1 billion over five years to accelerate its stock buyback program. The case talks about how the company has seen its commanding market power decline over the years due to price challenge from smaller companies and has been experiencing slow growth rates due to lack of innovation in recent years. The investors had concerns regarding the future of the company
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ckChapter 11 – Reporting and Analyzing Stockholders’ Equity I. Characteristics of a Corporation (Publicly held (closely held)) * Separate legal existence; * Limited liability of stockholders; limited to investment * Transferable ownership rights; * Ability to acquire capital; * Continuous life; * Corporation management: Shareholders Shareholders * Voting rights * Profit sharing * Preemptive right * Residual claim Board of Directors
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WWW.IBISWORLD.COM DebtCollectionAgenciesintheUS October 2012 Paying off: Debtors had trouble paying out‚ but the recovery will return balance to the industry IBISWorld Industry Report 56144 Debt Collection Agencies in the US October2012 EbenJose 2 AboutthisIndustry 18 International Trade 36 KeyStatistics 2 Industry Definition 19 Business Locations 36 Industry Data 2 Main Activities 2 Similar Industries 21 CompetitiveLandscape
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INTRODUCTION TO EQUITY VALUATION Equity shares can be described more easily than fixed income securities. However‚ they are more difficult to analyse. Fixed income securities typically have a limited life and a well-defined cash flow stream. Equity shares have neither. While the basic principles of valuation are the same for fixed income securities as well as equity shares‚ the factors of growth and risk create greater complexity in the case of equity shares . As our discussion
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relationship between external equity in discussing pay versus benefits‚ and also to investigate the best compensation package (with special focus on external market competitiveness and internal equity) that will be of benefit to recruit and retain productive and motivated staff members. Key words: external equity‚ compensation‚ internal equity‚ motivation CHAPTER ONE 1.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Equity Theory Basically‚ employees
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The Development of Common Law and Equity Common Law has been functioning in England since the 1250’s‚ two centuries after William the Conqueror defeated Earl Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became King. It was then in 1066 that Law began to be standardised. There were‚ however‚ problems with the Common Law system and people were becoming dissatisfied with the remedies distributed by the Court. As a result‚ the Court of Chancery was established and could provide whatever
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English 101 7/24/2014 Social Media Growing up I would hear the wheels of skateboards rolling down the paved street‚ soccer balls being kicked against the wind‚ and constant chatter of
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