Nike Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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Compare and contrast the population management strategies in India and China. India and China are both facing the same oncoming immanent disaster if nothing is done to stem the growth of their populations before their natural recourses and food supplies can no longer sustain the increasing pressure being placed on them by overpopulation. China recognized the consequences of their population growth back in the 1950 ’s and quickly implemented a policy aimed at stemming the population growth curve
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The Temple of Athena Nike was designed by Kallikrates as part of the Parthenon out of marble. During its inception‚ the greatest Athenian architects and sculptures of the Classical period a play in its design. Followers built the temple as a way to worship the Gods of war and it stood as a symbol of the military and political strength of the Athenians. Athena was celebrated with the hopes of bringing victory. Athena is the virgin Goddess of reason‚ intelligent activity‚ arts and literature. She is
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Who Am I? Nike is a multinational corporation that is engaged in design‚ development and worldwide marketing. Nike also merchandises footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚and accessories. Nike is the worlds leading supplier for athletes footwear and apparel‚ the company was founded in January 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports owned by Bill Bowerman and Phil knight. It was then named Nike Inc. in 1978. The company ’s named Nike comes from a Greek word which means victory. Nike is marketed as its own brand as well
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Case note on Nike Cost of Capital Group 2 Members : Devendra Rane‚ Vivekkumar Nema‚ Chandrashekhar Joshi‚ G. Ajithkumar‚ Prakash Shetty Case Background: * NorthPoint Large Cap Fund weighing whether to buy Nike’s stock. * Nike has experienced sales growth decline‚ declines in profits and market share. * Nike has revealed that it would increase exposure in mid-price footwear and apparel lines. It also commits to cut down expenses. * Kimi Ford’s initial assessment at a discount rate
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products or services in unrelated fields” (Collins English Dictionary‚ 2015). Nike was once a startup company that only manufactured and distributed shoes after Phil Knight founded the company in 1964. Since Nike was founded in 1964‚ their brand has extended from just manufacturing shoes to sweatpants; the highly popular Dri-fit t-shirts‚ backpacks‚ and the new Fuel bands which I will explain their purpose later. Nike seems to keep evolving with the ever-changing market in order to keep up with the
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months. In 2000‚ it earned a return of 20.7% while the S&P 500 fell 10.1%. At June 2001‚ NorthPoint Group’s return stood at 6.4% while the S&P 500 stood at -7.3%. Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation which is founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. The company is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Case Study about the CSR of Nike prepared by Paul SOMER TABLE OF CONTENTS • Background of the implementation of CSR at Nike (besides the existing legal commitment) • Activities of Nike regarding CSR • Responsibility by impementing the Environmental Apparel Design Tool • • Nike Responsibility Governance Conclusion and future prospects BACKGROUND FOR CSR OF NIKE • In 1992 it became public that Nike produces in Indonesia at minimum wages • Strike in the production
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Critical Analysis of Nike History Nike began as Phil Knight’s semester-long project to develop a small business‚ which included a marketing plan. This project was part of Phil Knight’s MBA course at Stanford University in the early 1960s. Phil Knight had been a runner at the University of Oregon in the late 1950s. His idea for his project was to develop high quality running shoes. He thought that high quality/low cost products could be produced in Japan and then shipped to the United
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April. 2014 Most of the Nike products provide excellent proof of their product’s use. For example Nike has an advertisement that features Usain Bolt advertising Nike’s shoes and Gatorade. Besides Usain Bolt‚ there is a cheetah which symbolizes speed of the shoe which he races the cheetah across Africa’s wild to also represent the endurance of the shoes. He also drinks a Gatorade to rebuild stamina and starts the race again. The advertisers of the Nike advertisement appeal to the everyday
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