CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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business‚ but he is debating whether to start a S corporation or a C corporation due to potential environmental factors associated with his business. He wants to maintain a limited liability and wants to avoid double taxation by paying himself a salary equal to his companies before tax earnings. He also would like to issue preferred stock to his son in the future to keep his interests in the business. He was advised by his friend to choose a C Corporation to maintain maximum flexibility in the business
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Journal of Business Case Studies – January/February 2010 Volume 6‚ Number 1 Sunbeam Corporation: A Forensic Analysis Patricia Hatfield‚ Ph.D.‚ Bradley University‚ USA Shelly Webb‚ Ph. D.‚ Xavier University‚ USA ABSTRACT The members of the Board of Directors at Sunbeam were completely bewildered. Al Dunlap‚ Sunbeam’s highly successful but controversial CEO was threatening to resign after almost two years of leading Sunbeam successfully out of a slump that had threatened the long-term
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Case 4: Progressive Corporation 1. How has Progressive’s strategy evolved over time? Is it sustainable? Answer: Progressive began in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green‚ and over the years‚ it became the number three player in the US private passenger auto insurance industry through competitive pricing and by continuously improving our products and services. Progressive’s customer value proposition was “Fast‚ Fair Better”. The Progressive was constantly looking for ways to provide insurance to
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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restaurant can be by putting extremely strict emphasis on the superior customer service for over ten years. These two core values‚ high-quality product and service‚ eventually became the foundation and guidance of Lei’s new venture – Xiaomi Corporation‚ a smartphone company. In Lei’s prior career‚ he served as the CEO of Kingsoft‚ a Chinese antivirus software firm‚ and now remains chairman of the board. Lei is also the founder of Joyo‚ an online retailer he created in 2000. He sold the company
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Genmo Corporation Balance Sheet As of December 31‚ 1992 As of December 31‚ 1993 ASSETS Current Assets Cash 18 Account Receivable 214 273 Marketable Sec 494 Prepaid expenses 728 1533 Inventories 972 872 Total Current Assets 2426 2678 Investments 898 898 Real estate‚ plant and equipment 4727 4727 Less: Accumulated Dep 2433 2294 2711 2016 Special Tools
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Splash was able to grow from a Php12‚000.00 backyard business into a Php4 billion enterprise through the vision‚ innovation‚ and commitment of its founders‚ Dr. Rolando B. Hortaleza and Dr. Rosalinda A. Hortaleza. Being consistently in the Top 300 corporations in the Philippines since 1998‚ the Company has established its reputation as one of the formidable players in the Philippine personal care industry. Splash carries the brands Extraderm‚ Maxi-Peel‚ and Skin White. It also carries one of the
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Target Corporation 個案背景 在 2006 年底，CEC 將討論在 10 個提案中的 5 個方案是否應執行。績效好 的分店將會為公司帶來價值，而績效不好的分店將拖累公司的盈餘，因此我們應 考慮各個提案是否能符合公司未來成長及資本支出計畫。以下我們將採用資本預 算的概念加以分析，由於在有限的資本支出條件下，我們想藉由綜合（財務與策 略面）分析排序出這五個提案的投資優先順序。 財務面分析 SALES 變 化 空 間 SALES 下 降 10% (與 模 組 比 ) NPV 變 化 12.3% 下降 5.3% 28% 25‚900 9.8% 上升 1.9% 64% The Barn 20‚500 16.4% 下降 18.1% 20% Goldie’s Square
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company differentiating from its competitors. In order to understand the reasons behind Starbucks’ success we have to perform both internal and external analysis of the corporation. Within the slow growing market of coffee‚ where competition is tremendous‚ new firms trying to enter the low barrier market constantly. The corporation is affected by Political‚ Economic‚ Social and technological factors within its marcoenvironment and the competition that already exists‚ the powers of buyers and suppliers
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