CEO Ray Gilmartin Merck’s CEO Ray Gilmartin is a significant stakeholder in the company. Since a lot of Mercks’ products patents will be expiring in the next few years Gilmartin put a big emphasis on investing into the companies research and development of new products. Gilmartin wanted this company to really focus on coming out with new products because their bottom line was going to take a hit in the next few years once the patent on their big money products runs out. Gilmartin found it an
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research scientist working for Merck and Company‚ discovered evidence that one of the company’s drugs might kill the parasite that causes river blindness. He then decided to request permission to research this new finding. The mangers for the company noticed that it would take enormous amount of funding and time to develop this new vaccine. This new product could be really hard to market and who was going to actually buy it; it could also damaged the market share that Merck currently had by selling
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“FACt.” Case: Vizio‚ Inc Frame: VIZIO is founded in 2002 by William Wang‚ with a startup capital of $600‚000. The company produces high-quality flat-panel televisions at affordable prices. From 2002 to 2007‚ it realizes continuous growth and expansion. VIZIOR earns razor-thin margins‚ at a time when other famous brands such as Sony and Samsung still focus on high-end customers and charge a very high price for flat-panel television. By the end of 2007‚ VIZIO reached $1.9 billion in revenue and
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F523 - SPRING 2013 BOEING CASE 1. What is the appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRR ’s from the B ANSWER:The appropriate rate of return against which to evaluate the IRR is the risk-free rate‚ plus the market risk 1a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. At the date of the case‚ the 74 over T-bonds. Which beta‚ risk-free rate‚ and risk premium did you use? Why? Financing Components Debt Equity Market Values Weight
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INTRODUCTION OF PFIZER INC Pfizer‚ Inc. Type Public (NYSE: PFE) Founded Brooklyn‚ New York‚ USA (1849) Headquarters New York City‚ New York‚ USA Key people Jeff Kindler‚ CEO David Shedlarz‚ VC Ian Read‚ Pres. of Pharma. Martin Mackay‚ Pres. of R&D Industry Health Care Products Accupril® Lipitor® Viagra® Revenue ▲$48.613 billion USD (2007) Net income ▲$8.298 billion USD (2007) Employees 106‚000 (2005) Slogan Working for a healthier world™ Website www
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QUESTION 9.2 NARRABRI LTD The carrying amount of the assets of the Toy Train Division is $500 000. If the value in use is $423 000‚ then there is an impairment loss of $77 000. The impairment loss is firstly used to write off the goodwill - $50 000. The balance of the loss - $27 000 – is allocated across the other assets‚ except for inventory assuming it is recorded at the lower of cost and net realisable value: Carrying Proportion Allocation Net Carrying Amount of Loss Amount
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The following diagram depicts the BCG Matrix where the main brands of the Estee Lauder Company are depicted as stars‚ cash cows‚ dogs or question marks. As the diagram shows that the company has a significant number of big brands in the question mark category the future prospective growth for the company can be very good. BCG MATRIX | STARS | QUESTION MARKS | Good Skin Labs | American Beauty | Grass Roots Research Labs | Estee Lauder | Sean John | Flirt! | Clinique | MAC Cosmetics |
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Case：Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Financial Statement Case analysis 1． How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? How does each firm operate their business/attempt to create value? The two companies differs in retailing strategy in two ways. 1. Credit sales boost sales greatly in Sears‚ not in Wal-mart Since 1992 when Arthur C. Martinez was brought on board to head Sears’s retailing operations‚ credit sales‚ especially through the use of the
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This semester‚ I learned an enormous amount about topics related to the human gut microbiota‚ the research process‚ critical analysis of scientific literature‚ asking questions‚ and writing. The FSHN 491 class is extremely successful in its goals to teach students how to read‚ analyze‚ and write about scientific research literature. I am excited to take these skills and continue with an academic scientific training. Before I started the course‚ I knew very little about the human gut microbiota and
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In the year 2000‚ Merck produced a controversial product called Vioxx. Four years later it gained worldwide attention because of the drug’s potential cardiovascular risks. This was detrimental to the company’s reputation because it was alleged Merck knowingly distributed Vioxx despite its risk. Both Barbara Martinez and Anne W. Mathews of the Wall Street Journal wrote articles into the investigation of Vioxx. Their article suggests Merck knew the dangers of Vioxx at an early stage of its clinical
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