capital weights; instead we used market value based on the share price of Nike on July 5‚ 2001and number of shares outstanding‚ which resulted in the weights of debt and equity of 10.2% and 89.8% respectively (see Exhibit 2). Cost of Debt: Cost of debt was calculated by Ms. Cohen by finding the historical interest rate of 2.7% and tax rate of 38%. We agree with her estimation of the tax rate of 38%‚ but calculated a cost of debt of 7.17% based on the market price of Nike bonds and finding their yield
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Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31‚ 2012). As of 2012‚ it employed
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SNAZZY SODAS MARKET TARGETING STRATEGY 1. Outline and discuss the market targeting strategy that you would recommend Snazzy implement for its new line of energy drinks. Provide rationale for your strategy choice. • When deciding which market segment should be targeted‚ one must first think what type of people energy drinks will most appeal to and additionally‚ who might find the effect of energy drinks most attractive? Because young people in their 20s are likely to be much more active when compared
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Nike Ethics Nike Incorporated is the number one leading sportswear and equipment provider in the world. They manufacture anything from casual clothes to sports equipment‚ shoes to socks‚ and basketballs to golf balls. As a result of its massive success‚ Nike employs nearly 30‚000 people worldwide while manufacturing in 700 shops around the globe and has 45 offices outside the United States. Its extensive reach into the global market has Nike producing more exclusive products than any other
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Step 1 Introduction and Executive Summary Access marketing plan for specific international target market Launching a new high-tech product‚ the Water Logged Company in Australia has been dealing with gardening products with good reputation in domestic market. The new product called ‘Jelly House’ is a solidified log of water that is like a clear log jelly which can be buried in the ground at the base of plants‚ as the ground dries out‚ the water log slowly breaks down liquefying as required‚ ensuring
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NIKE INC. 1. HISTORY 1960s Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports with a handshake and only $1‚000 in capital in 1964. The partners first began their relationship at the University of Oregon where Bowerman was Knight’s track and field coach. While attending Stanford University‚ Knight wrote a paper about breaking Germany’s domination of the U.S. domestic athletic shoe industry by distributing low-cost‚ high-quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers.
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many industrial uses. Since NeverWet is such a versatile product that can be used in many different ways‚ it has the potential to be quite successful in the Saudi market. Weaknesses NeverWet is primarily a water repellent‚ and annual rainfall in Saudi Arabia is very low‚ so this may contribute to‚ and be the cause of‚ low sales in the market. Opportunities As the oil industry is booming in Saudi Arabia‚ NeverWet would prove to be very useful for workers who wish to keep their shoes looking new. Further
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Choosing the right market entry strategy for DePuy (a division of Johnson and Johnson) Abhishaik Kumar Reddy Student ID: 1453562 29 May‚ 2010 Word count 1520 University of Auckland Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction1 2.0 Choosing the right market entry strategy 2 2.1 Background 2 2.2 Schools of Thoughts and Key Ideas 3 2.3 Implications for orthopedic medical device companies 4 2.3.1 Identifying
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Hawaiian Punch is the leading brand of fruit drink brands in the United States and has a long history of satisfying customers. The Hawaiian Punch brand traces its roots back to the 1930’s when it was developed as tropical-tasting syrup for ice cream and later sold as a drink. The brand has been owned by several different companies over the years and was recently purchased by the Cadbury Schweppes Company from Procter and Gamble Corporation. Hawaiian Punch joined the Dr. Pepper-Seven UP Inc. bottling
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Product: The product that I am choosing to write about is the Nike LunarGlide +3 running shoes. (a) List the typical stages of consumer buying process as discussed in the textbook. The typical stages of consumer buying process include need recognition‚ information search‚ the evaluation of alternatives‚ purchase decision‚ and post purchase behavior. Need recognition occurs when the buyer realizes they have a problem or need which is triggered by either internal or external stimuli. [1] The
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