Case Study in Corporate Finance Pet.com‚ Inc Introduction Pets.com was one of the online retailers of pet products‚ integrating product sales with expert information and professional resources. In order to compete and survive in the market‚ it hoped to build its attributes‚ which include brand recognition‚ product selection‚ quality of Web Store‚ reliability in ordering and shipping‚ customer service and competitive pricing. However‚ the company experience net loss soon after it started operation
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Monica Free Case Study Background Apple’s history begins in 1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer. The Apple II was released in April 1978 which sparked a computer revolution. Apple launched its IPO in 1980. Apple was the leader in computers and computer programing until IBM entered the PC market in 1981. Within 4 years‚ Apple’s net income fell 62% pushing the company into a crisis. Steve Jobs was replaced by John Sculley in 1985 who helped push the Mac into new
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United Parcel Service’s IPO Case Talking points Value of the Knot We calculated Free Cash Flow and the pre-money NPV based on the same asset beta as we can derive from FedEx’s equity beta. The NPV is 35.4 billion and share price should be $31.5 for the current 1‚124‚000 share outstanding. Book Building Price As the book building data suggest‚ if we choose under $65/share‚ demands for the new-issued stock exceed the issuing stocks. Because of that‚ we recommend a price between:
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Somerset Furniture Supply Chain Strategy Executive Summary The main focus of this study lies on the business performance of Somerset Furniture. Consequently‚ this paper aims to assess the supply chain and logistic practices of Somerset Furniture. With regards to purposes‚ this paper also aims in exploring the Somerset Furniture’s supply chain strategy‚ specifically its manufacturing plant establishment in the foreign country—China‚ has influenced its success. In this paper‚ the researcher assesses
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Additionally the TeliaSonera was obliged by the Government to sell 25 percent of the shares minus one share in Kcell in an Initial Public Offering (IPO). As result of the IPO the Kcell shares was purchased by the Kazakhstani companies – Central Securities Depositary JSC and Grantum Accumulative Pension Fund JSC in the amount of 23.31% and 1.14% respectively (amounts are as of 31 December 2014). According to the
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with a minimal investment cost for a small bottling facility of $25 million to $35 million. It was estimated that 80 to 85 plants were required for full U.S.-distribution‚ with the cost of a fully efficient large plant with a capacity of 40 million cases to be $75 million in 1998. Among top bottlers in 1998‚ packaging accounted for 50 per cent of costs of goods sold‚ concentrate 33 per cent‚ sweeteners 10 per cent‚ and labor most of the remaining variable costs. While bottlers’ gross profits often
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As if these problems were not enough‚ combined with the fact that there was no pent up demand for such a product‚ Segway’s future success will be dependent on an organizational make-over. SEGWAY: SNAPSHOT 2004 After analyzing the Segway case material we felt that the Value Chain would provide an all encompassing view of Segway’s strengths and weaknesses in particular areas of interest (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Segway Value Chain In order to highlight Segway’s situation
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Continuing Case CH 1 1. She graduated from college two month ago. She is living with her parents to save money and begin to pay off her student loan. She is working at a local company. She currently has a $15‚000 student loan and $2‚000 of credit card debt. In my opinion‚ her short term goal is purchase used car‚ pay off credit card debt‚ and establish saving plan. Her long term goal is pay off $15‚000 of student loan and invest for retirement savings. She planning to move out within one year
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Case Study: NetFlix.com‚ Inc SUMMARY: NetFlix.com‚ the world’s largest online DVD rental company‚ was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997‚ and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. The company started its online DVD rental business by launching Netflix.com‚ offering pay-per-DVD rental services by delivering DVDs via mail. As the company prospered during late 1999‚ Netflix replaced its pay-per-DVD revenue model with a fixed monthly fee system that allowed customers to rent up
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G-III Apparel Group 1. How sound was G-III’s business? Was it suitable for an IPO? G-III’s business was based on consumer consumption of leather goods. While leather was a hot fashion item‚ and growth rate projections were expected to grow at about 3.5% in 1989-1990‚ the general economic conditions during this time period had increased such that people had more disposable income to spend on apparel. This brings up an interesting point-G-III’s business was based on the fickle tastes of consumers
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