Substantive Issue Ocean Carriers is a shipping company evaluating a proposed lease of a ship for a three-year period to a customer‚ beginning in 2003. The proposed leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet meets the customer’s requirements. The firm must decide if future expected cash flows warrant the considerable investment in a new ship. Objective of Case Assignment To provide your team an opportunity to make a capital budgeting decision
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Ocean Carriers HW#7 PRINCIPLES OF MORDERN FINANCE (FALL 2012) JINGYE HAN “Ocean Carriers” case 1) Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? I expect daily spot hire rates to decrease next year. Based on Exhibit 3‚ order book in 2002 for dry bulk capsizes decreased‚ indicating a decrease in demand. Meanwhile‚ Based on Exhibit 2‚ the majority of capsize fleets in December 2000 are in the age within 15 years‚ among them‚ the largest portion is of those under
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Continental Carriers Inc is a trucking company which focuses in carrying generalcommodities. From the start of its operation in 1952‚ the company manages within thedistrict of the Pacific Coast and from Chicago to various places in Texas. They attainedfew short term loans resulting from a low debt policy and evading long term debt. The company obtained its profitability and internal growth from the time that Mr. John Evanswas appointed as President of the company. He focused on rigorous marketing
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A Case Analysis of Hotel Continental Submitted by: Michael F. Cui I. Perspective Held by the Student I assume the point of view of Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ the owner of Triumph Tours‚ who has been seriously thinking about operating a hotel to complement his travel agency business. II. Case Facts Mr. Oscar Mendoza has been considering opening a hotel to complement his travel agency business‚ Triumph Tours‚ because
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Ocean Carriers Assumptions and Methodology Based on an NPV analysis considering multiple scenarios‚ Ocean Carriers should commission the construction of a new capesize carrier in the event they are operating with no corporate tax and chartering the ship for its entire 25 year life. Such is the recommendation assuming the forecasted hire rates and estimated costs are accurate over the long-term. However‚ if Ocean Carriers chooses to adhere to their policy of selling ships at market value
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iron ore shipments. They claim demand in iron ore shipments has historically shown a strong correlation with charter rates‚ and we believe this makes sense. Vessel size‚ distance of route‚ and demand for ore/coal are drivers of daily rates. Per the case‚ technological developments in ship construction play a role in capacity‚ as newer ships are bigger‚ faster‚ and more fuel efficient‚ increasing the overall shipping capacity of a fleet. Accordingly the long-term decline in daily hire rates makes sense
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Case Study: Hotel Continental Prepared by: William Andrew G. Bulaqueña Ricci A. Tilos Nympha Marie R. Rubin Sheila Mae N. Chua Tristram A. Gamo John Paul T. Antiquiera Safie Jane M. Ayco MGT 12-G Prepared for: Asst. Prof. Dina Wong – Remoto HOTEL CONTINENTAL In July 1989‚ Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ owner of Triumph Tours read in the newspapers an advertisement for the leasing of Hotel Continental’s facilities. During the last six months‚ Oscar Mendoza has been seriously thinking about
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Columban College‚ Inc. College of Business Administration Hotel Continental and Armour Garments Company (Case Analysis) In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements In Principles of Organization and Management MGT211 Kim Albarda Danika Issabel I. Anulao Alyssa Caren Bueno BSA – 1B Dr. Edmundo Banagan Professor Hotel Continental I. Background of the Study Mr. Oscar Mendoza is the owner of the Triumph Tours‚ and in July 1989‚ he read from newspaper an advertisement
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Ocean Carriers Case Report Executive Summary Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. Currently‚ Ocean Carriers does not have any ships that are available to meet this customer demand. This report will assist VP of Finance Mary Lynn to make a decision on whether or not to commission a new carrier and how long to hold on to this asset. Based off a financial analysis using the data Ocean Carriers has provided‚ the final recommendation is that
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Case Study: Continental Airlines Q.1. What is the business benefit of the Call Miner system? Provide some additional example beyond those discussed in the case? To provide better service and market analysis successfully in an increasingly complex and information-rich society‚ company must need to use technology. There are several business benefit of this technology. Technology such as CallMiner has different kind of benefit in different areas such as sales and marketing‚ customer service etc
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