INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ INDORE Finance 2 Case Analysis Gainesboro Machine Tool Corporation Course Instructor: Prof A Kanagraj Submitted By: Amol Vyawahare Roll Number: 2008PGP021B Gainesboro Machine Tool Corporation Background Reading: Once a company makes a profit‚ they must decide on what to do with those profits. They could continue to retain the profits within the company‚ or they could pay out the profits to the owners of the firm in the form of dividends. Once the
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The Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company of Iowa City‚ Iowa‚ has a small one-man sales offi ce headed by Frank Rothe in La- tino‚ a major Latin American country. Frank has been in Latino for about 10 years and is retiring this year; his replacement is Bill Hunsaker‚ one of Starnes-Brenner’s top salespeople. Both will be in Latino for about eight months‚ during which time Frank will show Bill the ropes‚ introduce him to their principal customers‚ and‚ in general‚ prepare him to take
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Although this case presents several different issues to consider‚ the underlying problem is the correct implementation of Eastboro’s dividend policy. Eastboro was founded as a manufacturer of machine parts‚ and has traditionally paid a fairly substantial dividend. However‚ in recent years‚ the core focus of the company has shifted toward technology in the fields of computer-aided design and manufacturing‚ highlighted by its latest development‚ Artificial Workforce. This
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A subcommittee of the board of directors of Hampton Inns has made a bold proposal that customers be given a guarantee of “complete satisfaction or your night’s stay is free”. Employees will be permitted to make good on this guarantee without the approval of managers. But although the proposed guarantee would show great confidence in the hotels’ quality and would give Hampton Inns a competitive advantage‚ most of the hotel’s managers oppose the plan. Why would they not want to guarantee customer satisfaction
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Financial Management Hampton Case Study Learning Objectives Understand the fundaments of financial forecasting Understand forecasting financial statements Practice evaluation of assumptions underlying forecasts Understanding ratios from lender’s perspective Understanding effect of stock repurchases Questions 1. Why can’t a profitable firm like Hampton repay its loan in a timely manner? 2. What major developments between November 1978 and August 1979 contributed to this situation
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MOTION IN MACHINE TOOLS A machine tool is a machine for making components of a given shape‚ size and accuracy as per the requirements by removing material from the workpiece by using a cutting tool to operate upon the workpiece. Machine tools are capable of producing themselves therefore the machine tools are quite often referred to as mother machine. In the manufacturing processes‚ machine tools are the most versatile and almost any product can be produced with them. The machine tools should able
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STARNES- BRENNER MACHINE TOOL COMPANY My presentation is based on a case that I read in my International marketing class that I thought I needed to share with you. Starnes Brenner machine tool is company making machine tool based in Iowa. They have been dealing with many different countries but I’m more interested today in their business in the Latino country. This doc present of a company business ethic while operating in a foreign country. The main point of the ethic problem is the high level
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In mid September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ the chief financial officer (CFO) of a large computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer needed to decide whether to pay out dividends to the firm’s shareholders‚ or to repurchase stock. If Swenson chose to pay out dividends‚ she would have to also decide upon the magnitude of the payout. A subsidiary question is whether the firm should
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Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company To Bribe or Not to Bribe Introduction Case Summary Ethics Legality Similar Cases Real World Lessons Learned Case Summary Starnes-Brenner Machine Tools Company Wants more international presence Latino – Fictional South American Country Frank – 10 years of success Retiring Replacing Frank Bill – Young‚ motivated‚ rising star Case Summary Cont. Conflict between Frank & Bill Frank
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Fred Hampton was born in Chicago the year of 1948; he grew up with his parents in Maywood a suburb in the city limits of Chicago. Hampton attended high school in the city of Chicago; he went to Proviso East High School. Fred Hampton would graduate in 1966 and future his educate himself in law at Trinton Junior College. While attending Trinton he decided to join the NAACP and was appointed leader of the youth council organizations west suburban branch. In November of 1968 Hampton went on to
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