Case 1: Signal cable company 1. Why has the stock price fallen despite the fact that the net income has increased? Ans: The stock price for Signal Cable company could have fallen for a variety of reasons. Stock price is influenced by the performance of the company‚ investor expectations as well as general market/economic conditions. In the case of Signal‚ it is clear that the stock price fell despite an increase in the net income. This could be possibly because the
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INTRODUCTION Cables are the crucial infrastructure backbone of an economy‚ the critical elements that wire up the length and breadth of the country as telecom and power networks. The Indian cables industry offers lucrative scope for stable revenue streams to manufacturers of both power and telecom cables. The report is an application of various Business marketing concepts with respect to the telecom cable industry in India. As an introductory background‚ the report outlines the structure of
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Solution to Case 1 Cash Flow Analysis Signal Cable Company* * Note to Instructors: When assigning this case‚ inform the students that the firm’s stock price has recently dropped from $7 per share to $5.50 per share. Case objective: The objective of this case is to cover financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis‚ with a particular emphasis on liquidity and net working capital. Student Preparation time: Approximately 2 hours. Answers to questions: 1. Why has the stock price fallen
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Case 1: Signal Cable Company Introduction The Signal Cable Company‚ located in Tarrytown NY‚ is a cable manufacturer for analog and digital interconnects‚ speaker‚ video and home theater cables. The company is well known for “highest standard in quality and customer service” and their “superior design” and “No-Hype approach resulted in one of the best price/performance ratio in the industry” (www.signalcable.com). After a steady growth over the last few years‚ the management decided to enter
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MARKETING ANALYSIS Name: Pepple AnnabeL A marketing oriented company is one that provides for the needs and wants of customer and potiential customers to drive all the company’s strategic decisions. The companies in question should be able to be committed to creating customer value. To achieve meeting customer’s need and wants and most importantly having a suitable competitve adavantage‚a market research
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is the cable going into? Is everything in a fixed position? If you have an install where items are moved around without being disconnected‚ using highly flexible cable is necessary. Cables in these scenarios need to be flexible to meet those demands of mobility‚ and also for the life of the wire so that it does not crack‚ break‚ fray or short. We had a job at a university where we moved flat panels on a track system to create different screen sizes‚ and for that we had to make sure the cable would
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CASE: Samyeong Cable Company The problem: Samyeong‚ as one of the major suppliers of Hyundai for control cables‚ they are pressured to make major changes in the area of cost‚ quality and‚ productivity which are Hyundai’s selection criteria. Courses of Action In order to meet Hyundai’s selection criteria‚ Samyeong must have a responsive supply chain which focus on innovative products and stable processes. This will utilize strategies aimed at being responsive and flexible to the rapid
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Oilwell Cable Company‚ originally known as Chord Cable Company out of New Jersey‚ has been acquired by new management and relocated in Lawrence‚ Kansas. Original manager behind this move was Gino Strappoli‚ who came up with a corporate structure that determined company’s success. His vision of the company was for everyone to have some responsibility‚ all the way down to the workers in production. One of the reasons behind this approach was that this was a continuous manufacturing process that involved
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conversion on the machinery without passing it by the team he runs the risk of having a conflict with the production team. In the past a similar situation had caused significant trouble and Norm did not want to rock the boat for the sake of it. The company structure is such that each team decides on matters pertaining to their area and Norm’s decision to implement the change would definitely cause a stir. The implementation of the microprocessor would cut production time by 1 percent and reduce scrap
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actual manufacturing firm. The company is largely run by the employees through teams. When projects are instituted‚ it is common to pass the idea through the relevant teams first‚ before any changes are made. However‚ not everything can be passed through all the teams that may be involved in the change‚ and this can be a source of trouble. C A S E OILWELL CABLE COMPANY‚ INC. Jack R. Meredith As Norm St. Laurent‚ operations manager for Oilwell Cable Company‚ pulled his Bronco 4x4 onto
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