THE HERSHEY COMPANY ANALYSIS Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Form 10-K & Schedule 14A Proxy Statement BUS 500A Accounting Fundamentals Professor Dennis Kyte February 19‚ 2012 Olabisi Carr I. Background Information Name of the Company: The Hershey Company. See SEC Form 10K‚ front page 0. Hereinafter. “Hershey.” or the “Company.” See Proxy Statement‚ page 2. Fiscal year covered by the annual report: Fiscal year 2009. See SEC Form 10K‚ front page 0. Stock Exchange
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Calculating WACC for Marriot Marriot has three divisions : * Lodging * Restaurant * Contract services Financial Strategy of Marriott * Manage rather than own hotel assets * Invest in projects that increase shareholder value * Optimize the use of debt in the capital structure * Repurchase undervalued sharesunlevered Unlevered Asset Beta Asset beta = (E/V) * Equity betaE = Market value of equity V = Market value of company = Market value of equity
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Sam O’Brien‚ C10390017‚ DT366 yr2 Report on the WACC for Fiat motors The WACC is the weighted average cost of capital. It is a calculation of the firms cost of capital taking into account the relevant weight of equity and debt as a proportion of the total. The cost of equity or KE calculated using a risk free rate example German 5yr government bond‚ the firm’s beta and the return on the market. The firm’s beta is a calculation of the firms exposure to the market‚ a beta of less than 1 indicates
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calculate Boeing’s WACC along with IRR to determine whether this is a financially worthwhile project. In order to calculate the WACC‚ Bair must consider the betas from Boeing’s commercial sector as well as the defense sector. One beta cannot be used for the whole company due to the vast difference in volatility between the two sectors. Once these two separate betas are calculated‚ they can be weighted based on the % revenue which each industry contributes to the company and then a WACC can be calculated
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Introduction We focus on SMRT Corporation Ltd (SMRT) and SBS Transit Ltd (SBS). The market for their common equity (E)‚ debt (D) and preferred stock (PS) are summarized here: | |E (SGD$) |D (SGD$) |PS (SGD$) |D/(D+E+PS) |E/(D+E+PS) |PS/(D+E+PS) | |SMRT |309.8M[1] |472.3M |0 |60.39% |39.61% |0 | |SBS |649
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the failure of Hershey Foods Corporation when entering the Australian market. Our group will scrutinize the reasons of this failure and analyze the Australian market to figure out the opportunities and challenges of the new entrant into this market. Finally‚ based on the recent situation of Hershey‚ our group will propose some recommendations for Hershey to re-enter and be successful in the Australian as well as the international market. I. Background 1. Company overview Hershey‚ which is one of
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III. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES A. CORPORTATE STRUCTURE 1. Currently‚ Hershey Company has a divisional organizational structure. Hershey is a large company with several products and well-known brands such as Hershey’s Snack Barz‚ Ice Breakers Chewing Gum & Mints‚ Reese’s etc. Their divisional structure facilitates Hershey’s goal of expanding geographically. Hershey’s U.S. Commercial Group‚ Global Growth and Innovations Group‚ and International Commercial Group all play separate
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Hershey is giving opportunity to the cocoa farmers to increase their income. This is a strength because Hershey believe in CSR and they help the cacao farmer by improving their community and living standard. By believing in fair treatment to farmers‚ it strengthen Hershey’s image. Hershey created a school called Hershey Milton School for orphan boys. The school is for students who have social and financial problems. This is a strength because it shows the consumer that Hershey help the society
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and millennial workers. The baby boomers coach‚ train‚ and mentor the millennial workers. If they continue this pattern other age groups would be left out. 2. If you were a Hershey’s employee‚ analyze how you would interpret the values that Hershey embraces in relation to your role? Hershey’s has identified four values that would benefit employees. The concept of working together for the end result is expressed‚ by the word “we” which signifies teamwork approach and they welcome change or
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From: Yongbo Yang Subject: Company Tour of the Hershey Company The Hershey Company is known as the Hershey Foods Corporation until 2005. It’s headquarter is in Hershey‚ Pennsylvania. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company‚ which is over an hundred years old!. It is now the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Hershey’s corporate statement today is to "Bringing sweet moments of Hershey happiness to the world every day." It aims to investigate
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