Baidu CASE: A-197 DATE: 02/05/09 BAIDU.COM‚ INC.: VALUATION AT IPO Since its official launch in January 2000‚ Baidu.com‚ Inc. (Baidu) quickly grew to become the leading Internet search engine in China. After three rounds of private funding‚ Baidu registered to go public on the NASDAQ Stock Market (Ticker Symbol: BIDU) on August 5‚ 2005. (See Exhibits 1 and 2 for a listing of Baidu’s private funding sources and pre-IPO share allocations.) The initial public offering (IPO) turned out to be one of
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total capital raised to be valued at $16B‚ given the $38 per share offering price. Facebook was valued at around $96.6B in total. Prior to the IPO‚ the market perceived the valuation with positive approval signaled by both Facebook’s private market share auctions and analyst’s reviews. However‚ as it will be examined below‚ Facebook has been significantly over-valued by the underwriters. In addition‚ the market changed its opinion of Facebook shortly after the IPO‚ criticizing the valuation of the
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worldwide; like the attacks to the RMS Lusitania by Germans or the attacks of 9/11. As you read‚ we are going to recall those events‚ explore the opinions and thoughts of witnesses and survivors‚ as well as compare their similarities and differences. We will also compare the psychology effects on the population; not only the people directly involved but also the ones who watched them worldwide. Some of the major psychological problems that are encountered post-disasters are‚ but not limited to: Post Traumatic
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good interest amongst the buyers‚ and several fashion magazines have featured it. At present there are no competitors with a similar product‚ why they are able to price it at what ever level they like (and thereby maximise their own profit). The problem is that it might take a long time before the product gains common acceptance (up to two years)‚ and it is the possibility that it never will. Furthermore their product is not protected by patents‚ so their only competitive advantage is know-how. If
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to be confused with an acquisition‚ a Greenfield venture is a strategy in which a parent company enters into a new market without the involvement of another business or partner. This popular strategy entails a company leasing or purchasing land‚ building a new facility‚ employing or relocating managers and employees‚ and then independently launching a new operation where none has existed before. Basically‚ the operations within a Greenfield venture are done from the ground up. As of today‚
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EQUITY VALUATION MODELS Equity Valuation -Determining the total value of a company involves more than reviewing assets and revenue figures. An equity valuation takes several financial indicators into account; these include both tangible and intangible assets‚ and provide prospective investors‚ creditors or shareholders with an accurate perspective of the true value of a company at any given time Significance of Equity Valuation Model -Equity valuations are conducted to measure the value of
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Sauder School of Business Finance Division COMM 371 Sep-Dec 2011 Gonzalo Morales Marked Problem Set 2 - Solution Notes 1. First‚ compute the correlation coefficient between assets A and B ρ(RA ‚ RB ) = Cov (RA ‚ RB ) −0.0322 = = −1. σ (RA )σ (RB ) 0.14 × 0.23 The assets are perfectly negatively correlated. Consider portfolio P formed from assets A and B such that you invest α fraction of your wealth into A and (1 − α) fraction into B. The variance of such portfolio is σ (RP
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TRIZ is a problem solving method which was discovered in the 1940’s by Genrich Altshuller together with his workmates. It is a tool that emphasizes utilization of the wisdom of those who have dealt with similar problems only with different contexts but similar principles (Illerbane & Phaal‚ 2011). With a structured approach to problem solving‚ TRIZ focuses on problem definition and resolution followed by solution evaluation (Tiuc & Draghici‚ 2016). One of the most important aspect of TRIZ is the
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the Comparison Method of Valuation is the best method. Do you agree with this statement? It has been said that the Comparison Method of Valuation is the best method. I personally agree to this statement but I believe there is no perfect valuation method. All methods have advantages and disadvantages. Valuers always prefer to use the comparative method for assessing market value or market rent‚ because it links directly to evidence of current market transactions. The other methods: profits‚ residual
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2 MODELS FOR THE VALUATION OF SHARES. 2.1 The concept of a cost of equity The cost of equity is the cost to the company of providing equity holders with the return they require on their investment. The primary financial objective is to maximize the return to equity shareholders. This return is as the future dividend yield and capital growth. Until new shareholders become members of the company‚ the objective above is concerned with existing shareholders. Company management will need to offer
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