Yahoo! Inc. Darlene Patton Woods Max Miller Charlene Pollette William Macheska Christine Ragona Florida Institute of Technology Business 5440 December 7‚ 2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Introduction to Yahoo (NYSE:YHOO) 6 Company History 6 Main Products and Services 8 Financial Analysis 11 Liquidity Ratios: 11 Asset Ratio: 11 Profitability Ratios: 12 Debt Management Ratios: 13 Market Value Ratios: 14 Du Pont analysis 15 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) 16 Cost of Common Stock
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Case 4.1 Analysis – Critical Thinking Exercise A Cool Business—MooBella‚ Inc. 1. What categories of costs would you expect to see in a list of MooBella start-up costs? The categories of costs that I would expect to see in a list of MooBella start-up costs are as follows: - Equipment‚ furniture‚ and fixtures - Leasehold improvements - Installation of equipment and fixtures - Computers and other technology - Owner time - Professional services - Promotion and advertising - Insurance
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Nike Inc. Case Number 2 Nike Incorporated’s cost of capital is a vital element when addressing opportunities regarding top-line growth and operating performance. Weighted Average Costs of Capital (WACC) is an essential estimation that is needed in order to determine the amount of interest that will be paid for each additional dollar financed. This translates to be the minimum overall required rate of return that the firm will keep. We disagree with Johanna Cohen’s assessment of Nike due to two
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APPLE INC. INTRODUCTION: Apple Inc. with its headquarters in Cupertino‚ California is an American multinational corporation which manufactures designs and sells personal computers‚ electronics‚ online services‚ computer software‚ cellular phones‚ portable music players‚ watches and variety of other related things including applications. Apple Inc is mainly famous for its hardware products which includes its smart phone ‘iPhone’‚ Apple TV‚ its portable music player ‘iPod’‚ its line of computers ‘Mac’
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Case Two: FireArt‚ Inc. Diagnosis of team ineffectiveness and corrective action plans FireArt‚ Inc. has encountered a dilemma where their competitors are now able to profitably make short runs in the production of glass. Because of this competition‚ Jack Derry‚ the CEO of FireArt‚ Inc. has asked Eric Holt to put "together a team one person from each division‚ and have a comprehensive plan for the company ’s strategic realignment up‚ running‚ and winning within six months." Eric‚ being the newly
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THOMAS R. PIPER HEIDE ABELLI Monmouth‚ Inc. Harry Vincent‚ executive vice president of Monmouth‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing acquisition candidates for his company’s diversification program. One of the companies‚ Robertson Tool Company‚ had been approached by Monmouth three years earlier but had rejected all overtures. Now‚ however‚ Robertson was in the middle of a takeover fight that might provide Monmouth with a chance to gain control. Monmouth‚ Inc. Monmouth was a leading producer of engines
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Identification of Case Situation Six years after deciding to be an independent public company in late 2000‚ Coach Inc.’s net sales had grown at a compounded annual rate of 26 percent and the stock price had increased by 1‚400 percent due to a strategy keyed to a concept called accessible luxury. Coach crafted the accessible luxury category in women’s handbags and leather accessories by differentiating themselves on price‚ but matching competitors on styling‚ quality‚ and customer service. The
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1. What is your opinion on the “multi-brand strategy” of Gap Inc. (Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy‚ and Forth&Towne)? What are the main advantages and the main disadvantages of this “multi-brand strategy” compared to a “single-brand strategy”‚ i.e. compared to a strategy in which this company would have concentrated solely on the Gap brand. In my opinion‚ the multi-brand strategy is the revolution of how many businesses reach their customers these days. The companies can use it to acquire greater
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in Vancouver‚ BC (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). The company designs‚ distributes‚ and sells athletic apparel for women and men (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). At their January 31‚ 2016 fiscal year end‚ Lululemon earned $2.06 billion in revenue‚ which was a fifteen percent increase from the prior fiscal year end (Lululemon Athletic Inc.‚ 2016). Lululemon operates 363 retail stores worldwide with locations in Canada‚ the United States‚ Australia‚ New Zealand
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Food Inc. The documentary Food inc. by Robert Kenner is a documentary about the food industry and some of the issues that have emerged with the modernization of said food industry. Robert Kenner presents his arguments in sorts of subtitle such as “The dollar menu”‚ and “The cornucopia” to help identify his main points. Robert Kenner also brings in some experts such as Michael Pollen and Barbara Kowalcyk‚ into his documentary to bring some credibility to his argument‚ as well as adding specific
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