Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Team 10 / Mergers and Acquisitions West Coast Fashions‚ Inc (WCF) was a large business‚ which dealt with men’s and women’s apparel. One of their segments was Mercury Athletic Footwear. WCF wanted to dispose off this segment. They just wanted to divest because they wanted to focus more on their core business and move it up to the elite class. John Liedtke was the Business Development Head at that time in Active Gear Inc. He had a clear idea that
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Florida Atlantic University Star River Electronics Ltd. – Case Analysis Case Summary Star River Electronics is a joint venture company that has gained respect within the industry for producing high quality CD-ROMs to major software companies. In the mid 1990s‚ multimedia products created a high demand for CD-ROMs‚ allowing manufacturing companies of all sizes to enter the market. As a result‚ an oversupply ensued causing prices to decline as much as 40%. Star River survived a period
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PAU/LBS/2011/10/024 FINANCE - 2 EXAM ANALYSIS OF JET BLUE CASE: PREPARING FOR FINANCING SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE JetBlue Airways Corporation was formed in August 1998 as a low-fare‚ low-cost but high service passenger airline serving select United States market. JetBlue’s operations strategy was designed to achieve a low cost‚ whilst offering customers a pleasing and differentiated flying experience. JetBlue has had a successful business model and strong financial results during that period‚ and
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Interco | | | | | | | | Formerly a footwear manufacturing company‚ Interco developed into a diversified company that comprised subsidiary corporations in four major business areas: apparel manufacturing‚ general retail merchandising‚ footwear manufacturing and retailing‚ and furniture and home furnishings. Due to the fact that Interco ’s subsidiaries operated as autonomous units and lacked integration between its operating divisions‚ the company is particularly vulnerable
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channels and markets‚ which could lead to reduced profitability. Starbucks is highly dependent on the financial performance of the America’s operating segment – the Americas operating segment contributes 74% of the total net revenues in fiscal 2013. Starbucks is relying on the success in the European/ Middle East‚ China/Asia Pacific operating segments to achieve overall growth targets. Other
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FINC-734 ANALYSIS AND VALUATION OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS PROJECT ON SUBMITTED TO: PROF STEVEN SHAPIRO SUBMITTED BY: POOJA OZA (0839378) INTRODUCTION Exxon Mobil Corporation‚ or ExxonMobil‚ is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving‚ Texas‚ United States. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil company‚ and was formed on November 30‚ 1999‚ by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. The world’s third largest company by
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had negatively affected revenue. At the meeting‚ management revealed plans to address both top-line growth and operating performance. To boost revenue‚ the company would develop more athletic-shoe products in the midpriced segment3a segment that Nike had overlooked in recent years. Nike also planned to push its apparel line‚ which‚ under the recent leadership of industry veteran Mindy Grossman‚4 had performed extremely well. On the cost side‚ Nike would exert more effort 1 Nike ’s
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include Target and SuperTarget stores. Target Corporation offers both everyday essentials and fashionable‚ differentiated merchandise at exceptional prices. It has a strong supply chain and technology network and operates as a single business segment. Target’s credit card operation represents an integral component of the core retail business. Through the branded proprietary credit (or REDcard) products‚ Target strengthens the bond with the guests‚ drive sales and contribute to earnings. Target
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working capital will increase by $0.15 for every dollar of increased sales) 4. Capex is 2% of sales 5. Depreciation is 2% of sales 6. BBC’s beta is 1.2. Use BBC’s cost of equity as its WACC since its debt is a trivial part of its capital structure. 7. Analysts’ growth forecast for BBC and for the craft brewing segment in general is 30% per year over the next five years. Present the following: 1. Overview of the industry – competitive landscape‚ expected short-term and longterm industry growth‚ key
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Paramount Communications Inc. Question 1 Paramount is a takeover target because other firms see synergy value associated with combining Paramount’s assets and operations with their own. Specifically‚ Paramount has several assets that complement other media companies. Value in the media is generated through several different channels. As a media company‚ Paramount has a presence in most of the entertainment sectors (see Exhibit 2). There seems to be a drive toward consolidation and several industry
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