Executive Summary As the leading manufacturer in the moist smokeless tobacco industry‚ UST Inc. has long been recognized by its ability to generate high profit using low financial leverage. With a dominant market share of 77%‚ the company maintains a pricing power that allows it to institute annual price increases without losing costumers. However‚ UST’s market share was eroded significantly in recent years by price-value competitors who enter the market with lower prices. Although UST responded
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specially been noted for its very high ratios compared against other corporate firms. UST’s dividend per share has increased by 16% CAGR 10 years. UST has maintained the top rating for its commercial paper at A-1‚ while being very cautious with its debt policy. Overall UST can be summed as a very profitable company with a sturdy brand name. It has a high dividend payout policy to shareholders while remaining a very cash generative business. There are number of primary business risks that UST would
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Case 1 – Debt Policy at UST Inc. 1) UST is the dominant producer of moist smokeless tobacco‚ or moist snuff‚ controlling approximately 77% of the market. UST has been one of the most profitable companies in corporate America with low debt compared to other companies in the tobacco industry and the company has been recognized by Forbes in terms of profitability by achieving return of capital of 92.1%. Price elasticity of its products is also important while evaluating. Smokeless tobacco industry
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different tools in order to create profit on financial statements when there really was no profit. They had a very structured financing through many financial intermediaries. J.P Morgan Chase was a big dealer in this huge web that spiraled Enron into debt. Special purpose entities started to emerge. These were used in order to hedge risk for companies and create profit when there was none. Enron created hundreds of
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the most stressful and time consuming jobs any person can have. Getting good grades‚ being in clubs‚ and working a job all at the same time can leave your schedule fully booked and can have many people overwhelmed. On top of all that‚ student loan debt can follow you throughout your entire life and can impact future career options. After just one semester I can tell anyone that college is not only a full time job but it may just be the most important jobs you can have in your entire life. I believe
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Brand equity DirecTV Company has a great promotion which includes its offers for a limited time. The company strategy is to promote their limited time deals to gain and attract more clients by focusing on high quality and value offers to its customers. Furthermore‚ one of the main important elements to introduce the DirecTV’s brand‚ is their ability to satisfy all the clients by offering a reasonable price which is 29.99$ with premium services. In this case‚ DirecTV is offering more than 150 channels
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Islamic Equity Mutual Fund Performance in Malaysia: Risk and Return Analysis Nik Maheran Nik Muhammad Universiti Teknologi MARA‚ Kelantan nmaheran@kltn.uitm.edu.my Masliza Mokhtar Universiti Teknologi MARA‚ Kelantan masliza@yahoo.com Abstract Mutual funds in Malaysia have experienced a considerable growth over the last decade in terms of the number of funds offered and the volume of capital managed by unit trust management companies. A higher growth can be expected due to a strong participation
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University of Toronto ECO 349 Money‚ Banking and Financial Markets G. Georgopoulos Student name: Kaiji Lin Student number: 997800535 Assignment 1. Find a recent (August 2011‐ present) money and banking related article in the media (the Economist‚ Globe and Mail‚ National Post‚ New York Times‚ etc.‚)‚ and attempt to explain parts or all of it using the tools we learned in class. Highlight the sentences that you analyze‚ and hand in the article along with your work. Use written and graphical
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The Mechanics of the 1720s Schemes for the Reduction of Public Debt in France and England‚ and the Subsequent Rise of Speculation in Early Equity Markets Student Number: 7421133. This thesis is 8‚349 words long‚ excluding the bibliography. This thesis is submitted in part fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Honours School of Economics and Economic History at the University of Manchester.
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How to build brand equity Contents I. Introduction II. What is brand equity? • Definition: Brand equity • Sources of brand equity • Positive brand equity vs. negative brand equity III. Creating brand equity • Brand position • How to create brand equity? - Selecting brand elements - Integrating with marketing activities - Creating secondary brand associations IV. Summary and Conclusion V. References Introduction In modern society‚ brands
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