1. WHY IS PARAMOUNT A TAKEOVER TARGET? Paramount is a potential merger target to Viacom and QVC for a few key reasons outlined below: Paramount & Viacom: (1) Synergy creation: The businesses of both companies are famous and highly complementary to each other. (2) Cost reduction: Paramount & Viacom both have economies of scale and are doing business in a similar industry. (3) Addition of enhanced and complementary distribution capabilities‚ which will significantly increase revenue. (4)
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of capital calculation or WACC helps to see if an investment is worthwhile to undertake. However‚ the assumptions made to calculate WACC‚ in this case‚ are the underlying problem because some of the assumptions made are incorrect. Analysis Nike held a meeting to discuss company performance at 2011 end of fiscal year. In the meeting‚ management discussed their strategy to improve revenues and net income by developing more athletic shoe products in the mispriced segment of selling shoes at $70-$90
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Modigliani-Miller theorems on capital structuring‚ emphasising especially on the relationship between equity and debt. This is carried out numerically via a simplified financial statement‚ which takes us through the methodology that leads to the ROE‚ WACC and firm’s value‚ all plotted against leverage. Introduction The Modigliani and Miller (M&M) theorems on capital structuring have‚ inarguably‚ laid down the foundations for modern corporate finance. There are several principles that underlie these
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Case # 10: The Boeing 7E7 Presenting Date: October 24th‚ 2012 Course Number: Fire 417 Cases in Financial Management Section: 901 Instructor: Dr. Manu Gupta Group Number: 4 Group members: Peter Lee‚ Siravuth Punyataweekul and Stephen Woolard. Case Summary: 1.) In early 2003‚ Boeing announced plans to design and sell an airliner named the 7E7. Boeing aimed for the 7E7 to be more fuel efficient‚ carry between 200 and 250 passengers‚ able to accomplish both domestic and international
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FINM 3005‚ Corporate Valuation Semester 2‚ 2014 Lecture 2 Building a Company Model Lecturer: Jozef Drienko ANU School of Finance‚ Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics Agenda for today’s lecture 1. Overview of building a company models and Assignment 1 2. Overview of the KGW valuation model 3. General advice on structuring your company model 4. Estimating ROIC (Return On Invested Capital) 5. Wrap-up . . . what’s next?? 2 Company models A company model is a representation of the financial
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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Case of Microsoft and Nokia Luís Franco Hilário Advisor: Peter Tsvetkov Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degrees of MSc in Business Administration‚ at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa SEPTEMBER 2011 1 Abstract Due to the financial downturn and the emergence of new devices in the global handset market has led companies to change their business strategies. Indeed‚ Mergers and Acquisition are considered one of the
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(NYSE:DE) 1. What is the name of the company? What is the industry sector? Deere & Company also more commonly known as John Deere‚ along with its subsidiaries‚ operates in three segments: agriculture and turf segment‚ construction and forestry segment and financial services segment. The John Deere agriculture and turf segment manufactures and distributes a full line of agricultural and turf equipment and related service parts. John Deere construction‚ earthmoving‚ material handling and forestry equipment
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Case 14 A Case Brief Submitted to Submitted by In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Date Submitted September 28‚ 2011 Summary This case highlights Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager with NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm. She managed the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ and in July of 2001‚ was looking at the possibility of taking a position in Nike for her fund. Nike stock had declined significantly over the previous year‚ and it appeared
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Overview The footwear industry is a mature‚ very competitive with low growth and stable profit margins. Active Gear‚ Inc. is a privately held footwear company which is a profitable firm in the industry with $470.3 million revenue in 2006. West Coast Fashions‚ Inc is a large business of men’s and women’s apparel decided to dispose of one of their divisions: Mercury Athletic with $431.1 million revenue in 2006. AGI is very profitable but it is smaller than other competitors‚ which is becoming a competitive
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of capacity. No capital investment‚ other than capital expenditures that offset the depreciation amount. - Market share decrease from 35% (1973) to 30% (1985) - Market prices increase to US$ 1‚370 per ton (7% p.a.) Strategy alternatives NOTE: WACC of 15% 1 Incremental cash flows over the “Do-Nothing” strategy 2 US$ of NPV per US$ of Working Capital and Capital Expenditures‚ net of Tax Credits. The investment in working capital and capital expenditures required under Growth is US$532m; under
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