Summary Nucor is an industrial steel company headquartered in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. They are aninnovative and lean company operating with safety in mind and a goal of returning investmentsto stockholders. There management system is extremely lean and consist of 5 levels. Nucor is a highly segmented and independent company. They benefit from each manager operating there segment as its own business entity. This prospective allows Nucor to maintain ahigh degree of entrepreneurship throughout its
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The U.S. steel industry is comprised of three distinct groupings of companies – integrated steelmakers‚ minimills‚ and specialty steelmakers. The main difference between them is the stark divide in capacity as well as what they actually manufacture. Integrated firms can produce 107 million tons of steel through reduction of iron ore‚ and minimills have a capacity of 21 million tons‚ and these businesses utilize a scrap melting process. Specialty mills have a capacity of 5 million tons‚ and for
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Nucor Corporation is made up of 11‚500 teammates whose goal is to "Take Care of Our Customers." We are accomplishing this by being the safest‚ highest quality‚ lowest cost‚ most productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world. We are committed to doing this while being cultural and environmental stewards in our communities where we live and work. We are succeeding by working together. Nucor ’s History Nucor Corporation is the largest steel producer in the United
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Case Background The Industry Nucor Corporation has been moving in a very challenging industry which has faced various problems in recent years. The steel industry experienced slowed demand for steel which resulted from substitution of alternative materials. Furthermore‚ it also had to cope up with increased foreign competition and strained labor relations. But despite all these obstacles‚ Nucor Corp. still managed to have a five-year sales growth average of 23%‚ which is 11 percentage points
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Individual Case Analysis BUS490 Comprehensive Examination Nucor Steel Corporation Written by: Lukas Kubilius Professors: Bonnie J. Straight Julian J. Prewitt Lithuania Christian College 2 March 2005 Overview of situation Nucor Corporation with 24 plants/divisions and 8‚000 employees‚ operated in nine states recycling more than 10 million tons of scrap steel annually. Producing carboy and alloy steel in bars
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Nucor Corporation (A) We are a cyclical business... Basically when you are at the peak of the cycle—times are good‚ interest rates are low‚ people are building—our margins increase. When we go to the trough‚ of course‚ the margins are squeezed. But over the last 25 years Nucor has never had a losing quarter. Not only a losing quarter‚ we have never had a losing month or a losing 1 week. —John D. Correnti‚ President and CEO‚ Nucor In 1998‚ Nucor was a Fortune 500 company with 6‚900 employees
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N04 HL P1 Q5 Payback Calculation Year Machine A $ Machine B $ 1 45‚000 25‚000 Part of 2 20‚000 (0.57 of 35‚000) 35‚000 Part of 3 - 25‚000 (0.45 of 55‚000) Investment 65‚000 85‚000 1 + 0.57 = 1.57 (Machine A has payback period of 1.57 years) 2 + 0.45 = 2.45 (Machine B has payback period of 2.45 years) Accounting Rate of Return Calculation Machine A $ Machine B $ Net Return 155‚000 205‚000 Total Return-Investment 155‚000 – 65‚000 = 90‚000 205‚000 – 85‚000 = 120‚000
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**What is NPV?** a) If the value of NPV is greater than 0‚ then the project is a go! In other words‚ it’s profitable and worth the risk. b) If the value of NPV is less than 0‚ then the project isn’t worth the risk and is a no-go. So NPV takes risk and reward into consideration‚ which is why we use it in the world of corporate finance and capital budgeting. **Example** In order for us to calculate NPV‚ let’s use the following example. Suppose we’d like to make 10% profit on a 3
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before-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 14%. Compute the before-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment. Show calculations to support your answer. 2. Assume that the after-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 8%‚ the income tax rate is 40%‚ and the MACRS recovery period is 10 years. Compute the after-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the
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NUCOR AT A CROSSROADS CASE ANALYSIS NUCOR’S SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE RECORD PORTER’S 5 FORCES ANALYSIS • Supplier Power: With the eventual exit of integrated steel companies from buying scrap‚ the options available with suppliers to sell‚ reduced. Nucor started several small plants that were close to suppliers & customers‚ thereby reducing transportation costs. Also‚ the sites chosen had inexpensive electricity. Their employee-centric policies resulted in them having lowest attrition levels
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