ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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Tootsie Roll‚ Inc. Sharon Ungar Lane‚ Bentley College Alan N. Hoffman‚ Bentley College INTRODUCTION: “Tootsie Roll’s good fortunes are an accumulation of many small decisions that were probably made right plus bigger key decisions‚ such as acquisitions‚ that have been made right‚ and a lot of luck.” Mel Gordon‚ CEO – Tootsie Roll‚ 1993 Tootsie Roll Industries‚ Inc.‚ a niche candy maker‚ has often been voted one of Forbes magazine’s “200 Best Small Companies of America.” A top quality producer
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the pass‚ the Kraft Corporation has established its product portfolio through internal innovation and acquisition. Today‚ Kraft is the largest producer of consumer food products. Kraft’s portfolio contains a host of well established brands - Oreo‚ Nabisco‚ Kool-Aid‚ Maxwell House‚ Oscar Mayer‚ Velveeta‚ and numerous others. The industry to which Kraft belongs is defined as large producers of food and beverage products. Companies in this industry generally operate domestically as well as internationally
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Critical Reaction to Readings for Week 4 October 1‚ 2013: I am writing my critical reaction journal based on my readings in regards to a two writings titled‚ “Seeing More Than Black and White” by Elizabeth Martinez (1998) in “Race‚ Class‚ and Gender: An Anthology‚” [edited by] Margaret L Andersen; Patricia Hill Collins‚ 2013‚ (8th Edition ed.‚ pp. 85-90) and “Color-Blind Privilege” by Charles A. Gallagher (2003) in “Race‚ Class‚ and Gender: An Anthology‚” [edited by] Margaret L Andersen; Patricia
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Nintendo History Nintendo was founded in 1889. It was a poker card workshop. But now it’s Japan’s most famous game production company. Its production of electronic games are popular all around the world. Nintendo is the NO.1 of the world’s video game companies. With only 850 staffs‚ Nintendo used to beat such super enterprises as Toyota occasionally‚ thus becoming Japanese first profit-making company. Nintendo spells “Wii” with two lower-case “I” characters means: To resemble two people
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Luehrman‚ T.‚ (1997)‚ Using APV: A better tool for valuing operations Massari‚ M.‚ Roncaglio‚ F.‚ Zanetti‚ L.‚ (2007)‚ On the Equivalence between the APV and the WACC Approach in the Growing Leveraged Firm Ohlson‚ J.‚ Zhang‚ X. (1999)‚ On the Theory if Forecast Horizon in Equity Valuation Rosenberg‚ B.‚ Guy‚ J.‚ (1995)‚ Prediction of Beta from Investment Fundamentals Ruback‚ R.‚ (2000)‚ Capital Cash Flows: A simple Approach to Valuing Risky Cash Flows Sabal‚ J.‚ (2008)‚ WACC or APV Books: Baker‚ H.‚ Powell
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retail trader is the brand awareness and the total individual offer. Six main competitors Indirect competitors such as chocolate are taken into account for the share on the shef. • 5. Competitors Adams 9% Cadbury/ Nielson 14% 9% 15% Rowntree 6% Nabisco/ Hersey 22% Wrigleys 23% Effem Foods Richardson outlot Effem Foods: dangerous competitor‚ innovative character‚ a pioneer in matters of designed exhibition goods. • 6. Distribution The 2/3 of distribution conducted through wholesalers The remaining
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In 2001‚ James M. Kilts‚ then newly appointed as chief executive officer of Gillette Co.‚ replaced two-thirds of the company’s senior management team and trimmed 3‚700 jobs‚ more than 10% of the company’s work force. Employees of the century-old company thought they had seen the shake-up of all shake-ups. Just wait until they see what Procter & Gamble Co. could have in store. In announcing the $52.4 billion takeover of Gillette‚ P&G’s CEO‚ A.G. Lafley‚ said he planned to "learn a lot from the people
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and the wireless spectrum. Thus acquisition offers more competitive service bundles on company’s service delivery. However‚ the real situation and the anticipated benefits will only be ascertained by insight analysis. MAIN METHODOLOGY ON VALUING ATC APV METHOD: It is imperative to note that‚ discounted cash flow methodology is applied in valuing Air Thread Connection Company. This is critical in establishing the viability of the anticipated acquisition. This methodology requires use of the projections
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Project-1: Capital Budgeting Simulation MBA AF 620 Objective: The purpose of the Capital Budgeting Simulation project is to explore the problem of resource allocation within a corporation by looking at many projects from the senior-management perspective. This simulation is a useful complement to capital-budgeting cases that focus on single projects. Illustrate the impact of capital rationing on capital investment choices. Exercise and interpret the implication of tools of investment analysis
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