Question1 – What does the Ghana Case reveal about why countries progress? Fail to progress? Ghana was organized as a self –supporting entity funded by local resources and loans. More so than the other British colonial powers‚ The British promoted education and employed skilled indigenous people throughout the civil service. The government took a laissez-faire approach to commerce‚ Was opened the first bank in Ghana(Standard Bank now) Cocoa was introduced by Presbyterian missionaries
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Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Terran Knox Measurements II MBA-634 Northwood University DEVOS Program Dr. Adam Guerrero 4 March‚ 2015 Problem Statement Mercury Athletic is the footwear division of West Coast Fashions (WCF)‚ a designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel. Due to unspectacular financial reports‚ the division was going to be sold. John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc.‚ (AGI) looked to acquire Mercury from WCF‚ believing
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Study John Liedtke head of Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI) is contemplating whether to invest in Mercury Athletic a subsidiary of West Coast Fashions (WCF). Mercury was purchased by WCF in hopes to increase business revenue however this was not the case. Business did not do as expected‚ WCF was then eager to abandon its apparel. John Liedtke saw this as an opportunity to take over Mercury and as result increase its business revenue. In order to determine whether this is
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Valuing the Opportunity [Author] CASE ANALYSIS Mercury Athletic Footwear Table of Contents 1. Is Mercury an appropriate target for AGI? Why or why not? ............................ 3 2. Review the projections by Liedtke. Are they appropriate? How would you recommend modifying them? ....................
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Overview The footwear industry is a mature‚ very competitive with low growth and stable profit margins. Active Gear‚ Inc. is a privately held footwear company which is a profitable firm in the industry with $470.3 million revenue in 2006. West Coast Fashions‚ Inc is a large business of men’s and women’s apparel decided to dispose of one of their divisions: Mercury Athletic with $431.1 million revenue in 2006. AGI is very profitable but it is smaller than other competitors‚ which is becoming a competitive
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RE: Mercury Athletic valuation and acquisition recommendations We believe that Mercury is an appropriate target for AGI since an acquisition can be an excellent growth opportunity. First‚ through the acquisition AGI can take the advantages of some existing synergies. Acquiring Mercury would expand AGI’s business size and consequently produce the “one plus one is greater than two” effect. This acquisition would double AGI’s revenues‚ increase its leverage with contract manufacturers‚ and also help
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Ashutosh Dash Firm Value & Cash Flow Unlevered Free Cash Flow • FCF = EBIT (1-t) + DEP - ∆NWC - CAPEX Or • FCF = EBIT (1-t) - ∆NFA - ∆NWC • EBIT (1-t) or NOPAT is debt free income • Where do we pick up the interest tax shield? • Estimating FCF requires – Developing a reorganized Balance Sheet A Complex Reorganized Balance Sheet Assets Excess Cash NWC Liabilities 000 Debt 104117 Others 000 000 NFA (PPE) 32618 Hybrids Others 77332 Equity 214067 214067 Capital
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Mercury Footwear Questions 1. Is Mercury an appropriate target for AGI? Why or why not? Yes‚ we do think so. In the case‚ we could find some characteristics of footwear industry: (1) It is a mature‚ highly competitive industry marked by low growth‚ but stable profit margin. (2) Performance of individual firms could be quite volatile for they need to anticipate and exploit fashion trend. (3) Except some global footwear brands‚ athletic and casual shoes market is still fragmented‚ which
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Collection Athletic Footwear: United States April 2012 Highlights Industry Overview Product Segmentation | Market Segmentation | Product Development Retail and Distribution | Trade Industry Trends and Forecasts Market Environment | Product Forecasts | Market Forecasts Industry Structure Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Major Companies Cited Resources www.freedoniafocus.com ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR: UNITED STATES ABOUT THIS REPORT Sources Athletic Footwear: United States
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Executive Summary The footwear industry is highly competitive industry with fairly stable profit margins. Active Gear is a profitable firm in the industry; however Active Gear is a smaller firm than many other competitors and its small size is becoming a competitive disadvantage. The rise of large retailers has also endangered Active Gear’s growth. Mercury Athletic Footwear designs and distributes athletic and casual footwear dominantly to the youth market. Mercury competes in four main product
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