Metapath was a hi-tech company providing software products for wireless carriers. It had a revenue of 22 million and was emerging as the premier company in its market space. The ultimate goal of the founder‚ Hansen‚ was to see the Metapath go IPO in two years. However‚ this company confronted two main obstacles for that goal: concentrated customers and fluctuant quarterly revenues. To expand his business and also solve these problems‚ Hansen need to again raise more money. Like most of the software
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Case facts Nike entered the 1980s on a roll‚ thanks to the successful launch of Nike Air technology in the Tailwind running shoe in 1979. By the end of 1980‚ Nike completed its IPO and became a publicly traded company. This began a period of transition‚ where several of Nike’s early pioneers decided to move on to other pursuits. Even Phil Knight stepped down as president for more than a year in 1983-1984‚ although he remained the chairman of the board and CEO. By the mid-1980s‚ Nike had slipped
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CasesHelp Week 1. Google Inc. Case Questions 1. Review Google’s corporate webpage and annual report. How would you describe Google’s strategy? 2. Prepare a competitor analysis. How would you define Google’s industry? Who are Google’s competitors? 3. Prepare an environmental analysis. What are the major trends impacting Google’s industry? What are the growth prospects for Google’s core business? 4. Do you think Google’s industry is a competitive market‚ in the technical sense? Does Google have
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CASE QUESTIONS Cash Flows and Value. Cost of Capital Case 1: Hop-In Food Stores‚ Inc. 1. Determine the correct price for this particular IPO. Use several methods to do this and compare them. 2. What extra information would you try to acquire in a real life situation? Case 2: Chem-Cal Corporation 1. How do you calculate the WACC for this firm? 2. What is the cost of capital of the debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock (assume the equity beta is 1.22)? 3. Calculate the WACC. How can a WACC be used
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Corporate Governance & Corporate Social Responsibility Group Assignments Assignment 1 You have been retained by the chairman/chief executive of a company‚ which is about to be floated on the stock market through an IPO. He is opposed to the advice he has received from his financial advisers that the roles of the chairman and chief executive should be separated. Prepare a report/presentation to him. Group 1 Group 2 Group 12 Assignment 2 Choose any one listed group of companies operating
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to calculate the average EV/Revenue and EV/EBITDA multiples of 8.0x and 14.5x‚ respectfully (Figure 1). These values‚ however‚ represent multiples current to 2016 for large‚ established companies. To estimate for multiples relevant to 2004 for this case we scaled back the our estimations by ½ based on the prestige of the comparable companies‚ the growth of tech companies since 2004‚ and current economic conditions. Offer Concerns
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Heinz? American Greetings Case 1.The shares of American Greetings are currently trading at an EBITDA multiple that is at the bottom of its peer group. Do you think a 3.5-times multiple is appropriate for American Greetings? If not‚ what multiple of EBITDA do you think is justified? What is the implied share price that corresponds to that multiple? 2. Please model cash flows for American Greetings for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 based on the two sets of ratios in case Exhibit 8. Based on the discounted
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Trident University International Module 1 Case Assignment FIN501: Strategic Corporate Finance Dr. John Halstead August 9‚ 2013 AVG Technology: Traditional IPO VS. Auction Based IPO Our nation has suffered through a recession for the past decade. Small and large businesses‚ alike‚ have suffered directly resulting in American jobs being lost‚ the national debt skyrocketing into the trillions‚ and parents struggling to keep food on the table for their children. Foresight is a trait that
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If the price rises in an initial public offering then the stock is called a hot issue. Netscape Communications (NSCP) was the classic hot issue. It went public August 9‚ 1995 at an offer price of $28. On the same day it hit a high of $74¾ and closed at $58¼. Netscape hit an all time high of $174 in December 1995 and split 2:1 February 7‚ 1996. In the long term‚ however‚ Netscape wasn’t that hot an issue. A year after the initial public offer Netscape Communications was trading below $30 a share.
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1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of scenario planning? • An in depth understanding of the world around the organization • Robust strategic thinking and planning process • Great decision making Strengths Weaknesses • Widened field of vision for organization • Help to identify new strategies to face possible scenarios that could occur in UPS future • Guide future investment decisions as by living in the future through scenarios‚ there is a better‚ more enhanced and impactful view of
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