FIN 5204 MANAGING CORPORATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE FALL 2007 DEBT POLICY AT UST INC. 1. WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY BUSINESS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH UST INC.? WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF UST INC.? EVALUATE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE BONDHOLDER. Over the years‚ UST has been a dominant producer in the tobacco industry‚ specifically the moist tobacco industry. Even though the past strategy with UST has entailed raising the prices of its products on a regular basis‚ the company still shows
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INTRODUCTION Coach‚ Inc. is a designer‚ producer‚ and marketer of a prestige line of handbags‚ briefcases‚ luggage‚ and accessories. The company made its reputation selling sturdy leather purses in unchanging‚ traditional‚ classic styles‚ and it remains one of the best-known leather brands in the United States and has a growing reputation overseas. In addition to its main product line‚ the company offers Coach brand watches‚ footwear‚ and home and office furniture through agreements with licensing
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Spray Cranberries‚ Inc is an agricultural co-op owned by over 750 growers in the US and Canada. They produce everything from bottled juice to food products and have 4 distribution centers in the United States. During their upcoming holiday season‚ Ocean Spray Cranberries has a particular challenging time pumping up the volume to meet the surge. Ocean Spray realized that in order to maintain their leadership they needed to focus on its core competency and look for outside sources to help them reduce
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AsusTek Computer Inc. commonly known as ASUS is a Taiwanese multinational company which is selling computer and phone hardware and electronics products. The name “ASUS” comes from a Greek mythology word‚ Pegasus which is a winged horse that represents wisdom and knowledge. The name was shortened to "ASUS" in order to appear at the beginning of the sequence corresponding alphabet and objectify the strength to soar to new heights with each new product it creates. ASUS was established in Taipei‚ Taiwan
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Netflix‚ Inc. Case October 2‚ 2011 1. Netflix‚ Inc. has several competitive advantages in the movie rental business. * The strongest advantage they have would be the comprehensive library of titles that they are able to offer to their customers. They have developed a strong relationship with top studios and distributors to enable them to offer a broad selection. Netflix’s is constantly adding new releases and carrying numerous copies of the popular titles. * High levels of customer
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Case: Fisher-Price Toys‚ Inc. 1. Basic information 1) 2) Company: Fisher-Price Toys‚ Inc. (Industry: Child toys) Business dilemma: a rash marketing decision has to be made on carrying out whether a new quality product (product name: ATV Explorer) at exceptional high price or a new less-quality product at moderate price 2. Business dilemma 1) Key problem: (1) price-point: Cost for a projected toy can’t be made within budget‚ resulting in a much higher price ($18.5) than planned. High price disobeys
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The founders of The Home Depot had a vision‚ back when they opened the first store in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1976: "a vision of warehouse stores filled with a wide assortment of products at the lowest prices with trained associates giving absolutely the best customer service in the industry." (Reingold‚ Jennifer. 2008) Today‚ that vision is still the guiding force driving the company’s philosophy. The Company’s Mission Statement reflect the Company’s strong business focus and core corporate values‚
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in Vancouver‚ BC (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). The company designs‚ distributes‚ and sells athletic apparel for women and men (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). At their January 31‚ 2016 fiscal year end‚ Lululemon earned $2.06 billion in revenue‚ which was a fifteen percent increase from the prior fiscal year end (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). Lululemon operates 363 retail stores worldwide with locations in Canada‚ the United States‚ Australia‚ New Zealand
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Case 04-3 : Home Computer‚ Inc. Kamontip Sakdivorapong ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Home computer‚ Inc. has 3 business segments: Computer manufacturing‚ printer manufacturing and retail store. (1) computer manufacturing: Home computer will discontinue its video monitor operations at Seattle plant and establish a replacement in Sacramento. Other component parts will continue to be manufactured at the Seattle
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The key factor to consider in the case “Something’s Rotten in Honda” (management A case) is that Justin‚ the manager of Ardnak Plastics Inc.‚ has to contrive an idea on how to ease the fines the factory plant is being issued from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are two options to fix the issue: 1) scheduling the plant’s heavy emissions work at night so that during the day the reading can be within standards (Fraedrich‚ year). By scheduling the plant’s emissions at night‚ this strategy
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