Graduate School of Business Administration University of Virginia UVA-F-1274 METHODS OF VALUATION FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS This note addresses the methods used to value companies in a merger and acquisitions (M&A) setting. It provides a detailed description of the discounted cash flow (DCF) approach and reviews other methods of valuation‚ such as book value‚ liquidation value‚ replacement cost‚ market value‚ trading multiples of peer firms‚ and comparable transaction multiples. Discounted
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Case Study Report on Whiz Calculator Company Introduction Whiz Calculator Company is currently considering the new method of planning and controlling selling cost. The old method was unsatisfactory in the new president ’s point of view. The old way of planning and controlling the selling expenses was as follows: 1. Selling expenses were budgeted on a "fixed" or "appropriation" basis. Each October‚ the accounting department sent to the branch managers and to other managers who were in charge of
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Bibliography: Questions 1 & 2 Clawson‚ J.‚ 2001a Clawson‚ J.‚ 2001b. Leadership and Intelligence. pp. Darden Case No. UVA-OB-0652. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=910741. Clawson‚ J. & Bevan‚ G.‚ 2000. Leadership Steps Assessment (LSA). UVA-OB-0733‚ p. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=911080. Clawson‚ J. & Smith‚ B.‚ 1990.
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UVA-F-1356 Version 1.1 EUROLAND FOODS S.A. In early January 2001‚ the senior-management committee of Euroland Foods was to meet to draw up the firm’s capital budget for the new year. Up for consideration were 11 major projects that totaled more than €316 million. Unfortunately‚ the board of directors had imposed a spending limit on capital projects of only €120 million; even so‚ investment at that rate would represent a major increase in the firm’s current asset base of €965 million. Thus
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UV0100 EXXONMOBIL AND THE CHAD CAMEROON PIPELINE In November 1999‚ ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond faced the potential collapse of the Chad/Cameroon Oil Pipeline project on which the company was about to embark. Both Royal Dutch/Shell and France’s TotalFinaElf‚ ExxonMobil’s partners in the Pipeline Consortium‚ had just withdrawn‚ citing environmental concerns among other things and leaving its future temporarily in doubt. This withdrawal delighted many environmental groups long opposed to the pipeline
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UVA-F-1606TN Rev. Sept. 1‚ 2011 CARDED GRAPHICS‚ LLC: SHEETER REPLACEMENT DECISION Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives The owner of a midsize folding carton printer is considering the replacement of an old machine for cutting sheets of paper from rolls (a sheeter) with a new one. This standard capital budgeting analysis‚ which requires identification of both the relevant cash flows and the relevant discount rate‚ is enhanced by an alternative that is not explicitly stated but can be readily
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References: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytic_hierarchy_process 2. Sleepmore Mattress Manufacturing Plant Consolidation‚ Darden Business Publishing‚ UOV
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Strategic Management Analysis FedEx’s mission is to produce outstanding financial returns through its operational companies by providing shareholders with‚ “high value-added supply chain‚ transportation‚ and business and related information services” (FedEx‚ 2005u‚ para. 1). FedEx strives to provide reliable‚ competitive‚ global‚ air and ground transportation of priority goods at a remarkable speed. FedEx will continue working to develop outstanding relationships among its employees‚
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DardenBusinessPublishing:210838 UVA-F-1299 Rev. Feb. 8‚ 2011 This document is authorized for use only by Mattia Tenaglia at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. ENRON CORPORATION’S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A) Everybody talks about the weather‚ but nobody does anything about it.1 In October 2000‚ Mary Watts‚ the chief financial officer of Pacific Northwest Electric (PNW)‚
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-- - --- J I SWOT Analysis SHORT DESCRIPTION SWOT (or TOWS) is an acronym for strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and ’ threats. A SWOT analysis‚ a subset of the broader situation analysis‚ is used to assess the fit between an organization ’s strategy‚ its internaI capabilities (Le.‚ its strengths and weaknesses)‚ and external possibilities (Le.‚ its opportunities and threats). BACKGROUND Ken Andrews is generally regarded as the pioneer of SWOT analysis. In 1971‚he was one of the first strategy
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