Star Appliance Case Study Situation: Star Appliance is looking to expand their product line and is considering three different projects: dishwashers‚ garbage disposals‚ and trash compactors. We want to determine which project would be worth doing by determining if they will add value to Star. Thus‚ the project(s) that will add the most value to Star Appliance will be worth pursuing. The current hurdle rate of 10% should be re-evaluated by finding the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
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Star Appliance Company B Executive Brief This proposal accounts for the new debt and equity mix of Star Appliances by estimating the company’s cost of equity. The methods used include the dividend discount model‚ the earnings/price model‚ and the CAPM model. After analyzing all three possibilities‚ it is apparent that the CAPM model provides the most accurate estimate of Star Company’s cost of capital because it accounts for the beta. Using the CAPM model‚ the new Star Company cost of equity is
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CASE STUDY: PEL’S APPLIANCES LEADS TO SUCCESS OVER THE TIME Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) is the pioneer manufacturer of electrical goods in Pakistan. It was established in 1956 in technical collaboration with M/s AEG of Germany. In October 1978‚ the company was taken over by Saigol Group of Companies.. Since its inception‚ the company has been working for the advancement and development of engineering know-how in Pakistan. The company has produced hundreds of engineers and skilled workers and
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is the largest producer of Home appliances in the world. U.S Home appliances industry is in the phase of Maturity. There are four major firms in Home appliances industry in United States. in 2002 there are 74.5 million units. Dollar volume had been growing at an annual average rate of 1.9 percent since. | Scope of Competitive Rivalry | As major home appliance industry became increasingly global it became difficult for global and domestic major home appliance companies to survive independently
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Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation Fourth Edition July‚ 2002 Robert F. Bruner Distinguished Professor of Business Administration Darden Graduate School of Business Administration University of Virginia Post Office Box 6550 Charlottesville‚ Virginia 22906 Email: brunerr@virginia.edu Web site: http://faculty.darden.edu/brunerb/ ABSTRACT: This book presents 46 case studies in finance‚ targeted toward upper-level undergraduates and introductory and intermediate-level MBA
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Case study 1 (a) What is the intrinsic value? A: The intrinsic value is a way to estimate the real value of a company or a capital‚ according to the present value of its future cash flow. Why is the intrinsic value so important? A: Intrinsic value is all important and is the only logical way to evaluate the relative attractiveness of investments and businesses. It shows investors the growth ability and profitability of the company or capital‚ which focus on its future trends. How to estimate
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Recommendation report Introduction During 2010‚ Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd was experiencing various problems with inappropriate business practices. Top management has raised concern about these problems and they should be addressed so that Kitchen Best can achieve a sustainable expansion. The crises reveal that there is internal and external misconduct by the top management and company’s business partners. Company may suffer losses and commit an offense if no immediate action is taken to prevent
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NOVA School of Business and Economics Corporate Finance‚ 2nd Semester 2012/2013 Case Study TOSCO is a company listed in the Portuguese Stock Exchange operating a supermarket chain established in Portugal for many years. The market for traditional food retailers is saturated‚ and there is no room for growth under the same business model. TOSCO’s shareholders have been pressuring the management to pursue new opportunities in order to increase the value of their shares. The management
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Assess the strengths and weakness of the company Horniman Horticulture. Over the past years‚ Horniman Horticulture ran very well under the control of Bob and with the overseen of its finance by Maggie. Firstly‚ no debt happened through the management. Secondly‚ their equity capital kept increasing which resulted from the revenue was $788‚500 in 2002‚ however‚ it was $1‚048‚800 in 2005 with the revenue increased by 15.5% based on 2004. It is obviously that the business had a overall prospect. Finally
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Case Study: Star Technologies 1. Explain why "industry knowledge" is so important to an audit engagement team Identify risk factors commonly posed by companies in high-tech industries. Industry knowledge is so important because it helps auditors identify areas that need special attention where errors and fraud might exist. Auditors are then able to evaluate the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management. It will also help them evaluate the accounting principles used by
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