Case 3: DuPont Analysis: Playing the Numbers Game! “Numbers! I need to see numbers!” exclaimed Andrew in response to comments made by the assistant vice-president of Finance‚ Jack Brown. Andrew Sullivan‚ the President and Chief Executive Officer of Plastichem Inc.‚ had been instrumental in significantly increasing the company’s size during his first five years in office. He spearheaded some successful marketing campaigns and revamped the production facilities by adopting the latest technology
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Case Study: Change at Dupont Abstract Plant Manager‚ Tom Harris greeted everyone by name when he walked through the plant and as far as one could tell‚ it seemed to be business as usual at DuPont. Most recently‚ Orion‚ a DuPont manufacturing operation had been closed‚ the equipment dismantled and sent to China‚ but there were no particular concerns regarding this change. When Tom contacted the University of Virginia‚ he was not looking to solve any particular problem; rather he sought to gather
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http://www.economist.com/node/14447276 LVMH in the recession The substance of style The world’s biggest luxury-goods group is benefiting from a flight to quality‚ but the recession is also prompting questions about the company’s breadth and balance Sep 17th 2009 | Paris | from the print edition * * Bloomberg “THERE are four main elements to our business model—product‚ distribution‚ communication and price‚” explains an executive at LVMH‚ the world’s largest luxury-goods group. “Our
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Case Study – “Change at DuPont” Leading Organizational Change Jun 2‚ 2011 Abstract A popular cliché stated that‚ “Nothing is permanent except change”. As such‚ it is imperative for organizations to have a smooth transition from constancy to revolutionary. Organizational Development‚ Appreciative Inquiry‚ and Sense making have a profound embedment on the DuPont scenario‚ and was seen as compatible and synergistic to each other. The scenario shows that these new trends have a better
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Business Report of LVMH Group members: Rining Mutang Beili Yin 10130350 10153456 10095036 Sekit Chubuppakarn Xu Yang 10095786 10136050 Mahsa Tolou Sharifi 0 Executive summary LVMH‚ the world s largest luxury group‚ came into being with the mergers of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton in 1987. Besides its traditional strengths in wines & cognac and leather & fashion goods‚ other three are perfumes & cosmetics‚ watches & jewelry and selective retailing. In the external
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DuPont’s Divestiture of Conoco | Analysis of the Merger | | DuPont began life in 1802‚ as a gunpowder manufacturer supplying the US Army under President Thomas Jefferson. The company had a long tradition of technological innovations in business and it continues to serve worldwide markets including food and nutrition; health care; agriculture; fashion and apparel; home and construction; and electronics. Among some of its inventions are nylon stockings invented in 1939‚ Teflon for pans‚ Kevlar
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Executive Summary DuPont has been known for its low reliance on borrowings. In the 1970’s‚ the company had to assume a substantial portion of debt of Conoco‚ a newly acquired company. In 1983‚ the managers have to decide about the future optimal target debt ratio. Should the company continue to keep about 40% of its assets financed via debt or should it strive to lower its borrowings to 25%? We defined several criteria to determine our choice – return‚ risks and other quantitative and qualitative
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and Reutoi‚ N. LVMH Word Count – 3‚154 words. Index Topic Page No. Introduction 3 Marketing in a Contemporary Context 4 Understanding Consumer Behaviour 6 Market Research 8 Segmentation‚ Targeting & Positioning 10 The Marketing Mix 12 Conclusion 14 References 15 Appendix (Including Additional Readings) 18 Introduction “There are four main elements to our business model – product‚ distribution
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LVMH & Warnaco 1. Calculate ROIC for both companies for fiscal 2011. For calculations requiring a tax rate‚ assume 33.3% for LVMH (the French corporate rate)‚ and 35% for Warnaco (the U.S. corporate rate). Based on this analysis alone‚ how do the companies compare in terms of their performance? LVMH Warnaco EUR mil USD mil 2011 Operating Income 5‚154.00 181.50 Tax rate 33.3% 35.0% [1] Tax 1‚716.28 63.53 NOPAT 3‚437.72 117.98 Ending Investment
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DuPont Analysis A type of analysis that examines a company’s Return on Equity (ROE) by breaking it into three main components: profit margin‚ asset turnover and leverage factor. By breaking the ROE into distinct parts‚ investors can examine how effectively a company is using equity‚ since poorly performing components will drag down the overall figure. To calculate a firm’s ROE through Du Pont analysis‚ multiply the profit margin (net income divided by sales)‚ asset turnover (sales divided
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