P’=D1/ (KE’-g) =1.06*(1+8%)/(8.21%-8%)=$545 In Nike’s case‚ when Joanna Cohen calculated the WACC of Nike‚ she made several mistakes and led to a wrong estimate of the cost of capital. The first mistake comes to the book value of equity used in calculating WD. Nike became a publicly traded company since December 2‚ 1980‚ the share price has changed significantly during 20-year’s time. So‚ the market value of equity should be used instead of book value. Then‚ Cohen calculates the cost of debt by taking
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NorthPoint Large Cap Fund‚ a mutual fund management firm‚ deciding whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed –
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RESEARCH PROJECT – ACCOUNTING II 1. Nike‚ Inc. 2. Nike world headquarters location One Bowerman Drive Beaverton‚ Oregon 97005-6453 3. In 1950‚ before there was the Swoosh‚ before there was Nike‚ there were two visionary men who pioneered a revolution in athletic footwear that redefined the industry. Bill Bowerman who was constantly seeking ways to give his athletes a competitive advantage. and Phil Knight was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland
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Name Institution: Course: Date: Financial Statement Analysis for Nike Nike Corporation released its financial statement for the year ended May 2014. Nike Inc. is a sports apparel manufacturing firm with diverse interests all over the world. The financial statements suggest a strong company whose stocks are not undervalued‚ but with the potential of exploding higher having shown sustained strengths when the Europe‚ American‚ and Chinese economies were at the brink of disaster. Despite sustaining fluctuations
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on its capital structure. In my opinion Ms. Ford has correctly assumed Nikes cost of debt and cost of equity. Her projection for cost of debt uses the Japanese yen notes ranging from 2.0%-4.3%. Since she used the higher range of 4.3%‚ that will eliminate any overly optimistic projections and should leave us with a realistic assumption. Some people can argue that she should of used the multiple costs of capital approach since Nike operates in many different sectors within the sporting apparel industry;
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about anything for sneakers nowadays. Nike is a very well known shoe and athletic wear company. However‚ not many people know that Nike controls many sweatshops. Nike should not be allowed to pay people less than a living wage‚ make them work for an outrageous amount of hours‚ and under the present appalling laws and conditions. Violence and unfair conditions is not a solution to this crisis. After research‚ I believe I may not buy anymore stylish sneakers from Nike or any high end companies because
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brand loyalty with 53.4%‚ followed by Adidas and Nike with 39.8% and 39.1% respectively. However‚ two other domestic brands - Shuangxing and Anta - are not faring too well in the loyalty stakes‚ scoring 13.4% and 15.1% respectively‚ but that could be down to the fact that sufficient work has not been done as yet to position them in the market‚ and may also reflect the fewer competitive features that these smaller brands can offer. Analysis of market competition between different brands shows that
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Text Message Recall Market Segmentation The text message recall app that will be presented to the market will provide customers with the ability to recall a text message sent in error. Regardless of the reason for this mistake‚ this app will give our customers a sense of security knowing that when mistakes happen‚ we are here to help. Being that we serve a wide range of individuals across the globe‚ it is imperative that we are able to divide such a broad target market into groups or subsets
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Central Issue With the small car market in France undergoing rapid change‚ the strategies of yore are making way for newer methodologies. No longer can a car manufacturer simply make a big car for the wealthy and a small car for the less fortunate. For Ford‚ it is critical that they determine their target market for a new addition to their lineup‚ the Ka. But first‚ Ford needs to determine who that target market is by segmenting it in such a way as to determine the best fit‚ which will be their
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nike – Management Report B00222492 Degree Programme 2011 Module School of Engineering and Science University of the West of Scotland December 2011 Contents Page Page 1 Front cover Page 2 Contents page Page 4 1.0 Introduction Page 5 2.0 Organisation Structure 2.1 Brief History 2.2 Sources of revenue streams 2.3 Recent Developments 2.4 Presents Standing Page 8 3.0 SWOT Analysis 3.1 Strengths 3.2 Weakness 3.3 Opportunities
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