Nike Case Study Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For Master of Business Administration Degree Tiffin University at University of Bucharest Information and Decision Support Course By Ciprian Jitaru Instructor: Prof. John J. Millar Ph.D. Dean Emeritus and Professor of Management Cohort 9 November 06‚ 2010 1. What external and internal pressures did Mark Parker face when he assumed the leadership of Nike‚ and how did he respond to this challenges?
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problems to estimate the cost of capital Before starting to describe the problems associated to the estimation of the cost of capital‚ it is extremely relevant to describe its meaning: according to Investopedia‚ it is “the cost of funds used for financing a business”. In order to carry out this process‚ the companies can only be financed through equity; only through debt; or using a “combination of debt and equity” - in this particular case it is a “overall cost of capital derived from a weighted
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To : President‚ Marriott Corporation From : FLO299 Subject : Marriott Corporation – The Cost of Capital Date : April 6‚ 2010 The Importance of the Cost of Capital The cost of capital is important as it forms the basis for Marriott’s investing and financial decisions. By understanding and knowing the cost of capital‚ Marriott is able to select relevant investment projects for the company‚ determine incentive compensation‚ and repurchase undervalued shares when needed. The returns
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Marriot Corporation: Cost of Capital By Xue Fan Background Marriott Corporation began in 1927 with J. Willard Marriott’s root beer stand. Over the next 60 years‚ the business grew into one of the leading companies in industry in United States. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity stood at 22%. Sales and earnings per share had doubled over the previous 4 years‚ and the company strategy was aimed at continuing this trend. Marriot Corporation had three major lines
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home improvement retailer. They are now the second largest retailer in the United States‚ offering 40‚000 to 50‚000 different types of home improvement supplies‚ building materials‚ and lawn and garden products. They carry a wide assortment of low-cost products‚ and offer expert advice and exceptional customer service. As an innovator of the home improvement industry‚ Home Depot has expanded into Canada‚ Mexico‚ Argentina‚ Chile‚ and Puerto Rico. Currently there are 1‚459 stores including fifty
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division‚ restaurant division and contract service division. Marriott uses Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate‚ and use it to discount the appropriate cash flows when evaluate an investment project. Our goal is to determine the WACC at every division base on the information that the case has provided. First of all‚ we will determine the cost of debt‚ cost of equity and the capital structure for the whole company. Then we will compute for the tax rate‚ and calculate the WACC
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NIKE’S SUPPLY CHAIN CASE STUDY Case Summary Nike is a retail giant that has different product lines in different parts of the world. Nike has different markets for different products for all four seasons of the year. It conducts business with 750 to 800 factories from around the world. In 1998‚ Nike had 27 order management systems spread out globally. These systems did not function in a way that allowed them to link to its headquarters in Beaverton‚ Oregon. This led to the implementation
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The Cost of Capital Benedict Amanor‚ Yolanda Brown-McCutchen‚ Edith Compean‚ Angel Longino and Melissa Shea-Brooks FIN/571 May 18‚ 2015 William Stokes The Cost of Capital In our fifth week of understanding the practices of Corporate Finance‚ we reviewed the Cost of Capital video. This video provided information on Pfizer‚ a researched based pharmaceutical company that makes products to help face health care challenges. Our goal is to highlight the cost of capital as described by Amit
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Sandi Wodarczak BA206 – Nike Case Study Due: February 16‚ 2011 Nike: Spreading Out to Stay Together Informal structures are thought to be good during times of change‚ but can be the cause for big problems during change. When an outsider is brought into an informal structure‚ operating under a matrix‚ there may be friction as the outsider never really gets to be an insider. I think this is what happened with Perez. Perez was the outsider brought in to take over for the insider‚ Knight
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1. Marriott uses its’ cost of capital estimates to create a hurdle rate to effectively run operations. Marriott uses these estimates to operate its four financial strategies. These are managing rather then owning hotel assets‚ investing in projects that increase shareholder value‚ optimizing the use of debt in the capital structure and repurchasing undervalued shares. If the company uses its overall WACC it may have divisions accept projects with returns below their respective WACC which will result
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