VALUATION TECHNIQUES Vault Guide to Finance Interviews Valuation Techniques How Much is it Worth? Imagine yourself as the CEO of a publicly traded company that makes widgets. You’ve had a highly successful business so far and want to sell the company to anyone interested in buying it. How do you know how much to sell it for? Likewise‚ consider the Bank of America acquisition of Fleet. How did B of A decide how much it should pay to buy Fleet? For starters‚ you should understand that the value
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Equity Valuation: Discounted Cash Flow and Residual Income Models Introduction Valuation plays a very important role when companies are trying to increase their value‚ raise money‚ acquire another firm or sell a subsidiary‚ also when a company decides to go public. Managers‚ investors and shareholders need to have the most accurate and reliable information in order to make decisions‚ that is why valuation is a fundamental exercise in corporate finance. It is pretty evident that whatever
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With this implementation strategy‚ the new system is installed gradually or in one operation but on just small scale. To put simply‚ the old system will be replaced by the new system in small groups‚ across similar separate locations. If this is successful‚ then the pilot is extended until eventually replaces the old system completely. Within each location‚ the cutover is direct. * Advantages: * Easy to control‚ the pilot can be halt at any time. * With this strategy‚ the pilot
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Valuation : * Price earnings ratio : DESCRIPTION | Mar-12 | Mar-11 | Mar-10 | Mar-09 | Mar-08 | Price-earnings ratio | 23.04 | 24.23 | 12.71 | 7.25 | 12.17 | This ratio reflects the following factors : growth prospects‚ risk characteristics ‚shareholder orientation ‚corporate image and the degree of liquidity.It indicates company performance and forecast future performance.Ratio is decreasing and it is good sign because investors will get high earnings.But risk will
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Novartis International AG-- a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel‚ Switzerland‚ was created in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz‚ two companies with a rich and diverse corporate history. In 2010‚ it ranked No.2 in sales (46.806 billion US$) among the world-wide industry. (Wiki‚ Novartis) With mission to discover‚ develop and market innovative products‚ provide a shareholder return that reflects outstanding performance and adequately reward people who invest ideas
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Thoma Bravo – Citect Corporation (HBS 9-209-022) Study Questions 1. Do you think TB or Schneider would create more value as the owner of Citect? 2. TB would assume what risks if they are the winning bidder? 3. Should TB continue to bid on Citect and at what price? Are the expected ROIs and IRRs to TB sufficient at your revised bid amount? (* note: a detailed evaluation model will be constructed during the class session *) Study Questions 1. Is Newell just another conglomerate? How
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Exhibit 1 Selected Pinkerton’s Financial Data (in $millions) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (E) Income From Services Cost of Services provided Gross Profit Operating Expenses Operating Profit Cash Accounts receivable‚ net Other current assets Total Current Assets Net property‚ plant‚ and equipment Total Assets Accounts payable Accrued expenses ad other current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Exhibit 2 $ 296 265 32 16 16 4 49 53 11 64 0 29 $ 308 275 32 17 15 3 51 54 11 65 1 29
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1. Name five job roles that can be categorized as a PC technician? Answer: PC support technician PC service technician Bench service technician help-desk technician pc laptop repair technician 2. Of the four jobs in Question 1 which one might never include interacting with the PCs primary user? Answer Bench service technician The Bench Service Technician performs service work as needed on desktops‚ laptops and home computers that have been brought into the location by the customer. Responsibilities
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management system at Novartis. 1. Overview of the PM system at Novartis An international employee PM system is a designed‚ implemented‚ and evaluated intervention of an MNE for the purpose of managing the performance of its global workforce so that performance at all levels contributes to the attainment of strategic global objectives and results in overall MNE desired performance (GHRM Performance Management & Novartis Part II‚ PPT‚ Schuler‚ 2013). In 1998‚ Novartis established a performance
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NOVARTIS CASE STUDY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE: Novartis is a Swiss drug maker which produces and sells an anti cancer drug called ‘Glivec’. It had filed an appeal before the Honorable Supreme court of India for the grant of patent of the same. The appellant had first filed an application for patent in Chennai Patent office on July 17‚ 1998. The appeal was filed for grant of patent for Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystalline form which they claimed to be an invention on the following grounds:
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