Lindsey Perine MKTG 379 MW 10am February 8‚ 2012 Case 1 Summary- The Coop BACKGROUND AND PROBLEM STATEMENT The Chicken Coop is a restaurant started back in 1974 by CEO‚ Daryl Buckmeister. Chicken Coop is a quick service restaurant chain with sales growing at about 10% per year. In 1995‚ sales sporadically were down in 20 of the 76 stores. These 20 stores had consistently been the strongest stores accounting for 32% of retail sales. The main issue is management needs to formulate a strategy
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Public Offering (IPO) process to gain proceeds from the public markets Criteria: 1) Maximizes cash flows for Reynolds Metals‚ majority stakeholder in Eskimo Pie Corporation 2) Provides fastest conversion in terms of time of ownership in Eskimo Pie to cash 3) Transaction involves least risk and liability 4) Probability of transaction closure Analysis: 1) PRIVATE SALE In this scenario‚ Reynolds Metals would sell Eskimo Pie Corporation outright to the highest bidder – in this case Nestle Corp
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Alibaba case study - E-commerce marketplace in China Alibaba.com is one of the leading B2B e-commerce companies in China. It provides a marketplace connecting small and medium-sized buyers and suppliers from China and around the world. Tags (view related articles): Case studies‚ Business-to-Business (B2B) Alibaba’s web presence includes an international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and a China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) which focuses on suppliers
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Case #3: Rosetta Stone 1. By going public Rosetta Stone would be able to obtain the capital required to expand the business and enter new markets. Another advantage of going public is the ability for Rosetta Stone to increase its brand’s image‚ awareness‚ and reputation. An IPO could be a good move because of the increased globalization occurring that has led to more and more people learning needing or wanting to learn different languages. Going public as the economy is just coming out of its recession
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Additional Cases for the Course The case readings have been developed solely as a basis for class discussion. The case readings are not intended to serve as a source of primary data or as an illustration of effective or ineffective auditing. Reprinted by permission from Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier. Copyright © Jay C. Thibodeau and Deborah Freier; all rights reserved. 1••• ( Case 61 ® Enron Enrori’s First Few Years hi~ 1985 Enron had assets along the three major stages of the supply
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Legal Studies Assessment Case Study Identify the correct legal citation of the case Citation: R v CAMPBELL (2010) NSWSC 995 Judgement date: 3 September 2010 Parties: Regina‚ Desmond Campbell- offender Judgement of: J Latham Counsel: M Tedeschi QC/ S Herbert- (Regina)‚ S Hughes- (offender) Solicitors: S Kavanagh- Solicitor for public Prosecutions- (Regina)‚ M Bowe Solicitors (Offender) Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: R v Coulter (2005) NSWSC
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Facebook Case Study 1. What is the decision Facebook faces with? What are the alternatives (options)? When Facebook filed for IPO in February 2012‚ expectations were set extremely high. When it loomed some investors expressed concern that Facebook’s advertising growth won’t suffice. Facebook’s public trading debut did not go as well as planned and shares continued to drop over the next few months. Facebook faces the decision of what to do in order to reverse the fall in stock price. The alternatives
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Case Study in Corporate Finance Pet.com‚ Inc Introduction Pets.com was one of the online retailers of pet products‚ integrating product sales with expert information and professional resources. In order to compete and survive in the market‚ it hoped to build its attributes‚ which include brand recognition‚ product selection‚ quality of Web Store‚ reliability in ordering and shipping‚ customer service and competitive pricing. However‚ the company experience net loss soon after it started operation
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Monica Free Case Study Background Apple’s history begins in 1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer. The Apple II was released in April 1978 which sparked a computer revolution. Apple launched its IPO in 1980. Apple was the leader in computers and computer programing until IBM entered the PC market in 1981. Within 4 years‚ Apple’s net income fell 62% pushing the company into a crisis. Steve Jobs was replaced by John Sculley in 1985 who helped push the Mac into new
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United Parcel Service’s IPO Case Talking points Value of the Knot We calculated Free Cash Flow and the pre-money NPV based on the same asset beta as we can derive from FedEx’s equity beta. The NPV is 35.4 billion and share price should be $31.5 for the current 1‚124‚000 share outstanding. Book Building Price As the book building data suggest‚ if we choose under $65/share‚ demands for the new-issued stock exceed the issuing stocks. Because of that‚ we recommend a price between:
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