BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM BTEC HND IN BUSINESS (ACCOUNTING) ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET NAME OF STUDENT Hoang Nang Le Minh REGISTRATION NO. F06 - 090 UNIT TITLE Unit 3: Organisations and Behaviour ASSIGNMENT TITLE Berkshire Hathaway ASSIGNMENT NO 1 of 2 NAME OF ASSESSOR Ms Le Thu Hanh SUBMISSION DEADLINE I‚ ___________Minh_______________ hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized from any source. I have referenced the sources from
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declining financial performance. Their stock price has puttered around the same level for years despite regular sales and earnings increases. In addition to their low price/earnings ratio in comparison with their competitors‚ so company looking to acquire Ben & Jerry’s could see their low price/earnings ratio as a indication that they are undervalued and would be a good investment. Ben & Jerry’s also has a great brand recognition and large portion of the super-premium ice cream market. They
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Submitted to Prof. A. Kanagaraj In partial completion of Investments course Date of submission –April 20th‚ 2014 Case Summary: Berkshire Hathaway‚ Inc.’s chairman and CEO Warren Buffett‚ is the world’s third richest man. He invested in Berkshire Hathaway in 1962‚ and by 1963‚ Buffett was Berkshire’s largest shareholder. Buffett started purchasing other businesses‚ which were primarily insurance companies‚ with profits from the declining original textile business. In 1985‚ the original textile business
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Principles of Business Communications The communication process plays the most important role in business as it will separate your business from the competition and determines its success or failure. Warren always mentions how important is to improve your communication skills in order to succeed in business. The principles are: 1. Clarity: be clear regarding your thoughts and expressions. Say and write what you mean and mean what you say and write. Make sure you use simple words and be concrete;
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Famous Thinkers PHL/458 Famous Thinkers Many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however‚ none as much as Dr. King; a people’s man or Warren Buffet; a businessman. After an in-depth analysis of the thinkers and their contributions one will identify the problems each sought to solve‚ the solutions each found‚ and implementation of those solutions. Moreover‚ exploration of each thinker’s social‚ political‚ and personal environments will show how those factors contributed to their
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Summary If anyone on the street hears about Warren Buffett‚ they might have heard of that name as one of the wealthiest person in the world. But if that person is involved in the business world‚ that name would identify one of the most successful investor who ever lived. Although born and raised in the medium-sized town‚ he was taught to be an investor from a young boy. Influenced throughout his life from Benjamin Graham‚ Phil Fisher‚ and Charlie Munger‚ Buffett used most of what he learned throughout
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In 1965‚ Warren Buffett acquired control of a New England textile business called Berkshire Hathaway for about $10 a share. Today the stock sells for around $134‚000 a share and Mr. Buffett is the second richest person in America. The stock has never paid a dividend. How does this amazing success fit the theory that the value of a stock is based on the present value of the expected future stream of dividends? Some corporations chose to reinvest earnings rather than pay out dividends. Often corporations
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FINA 5290 Derivatives Analysis Case 2: Williams Company 1. In July 2002‚ Williams faces a tough time. Williams engaged in many different types of energy activities‚ including the purchase‚ sale‚ transportation‚ transmission of energy-traded commodities (natural gas and liquids‚ crude oil‚ refined products‚ and electricity)‚ and exploration and refining. It also involved in the telecommunications service by running optical fiber throug old natural gas pipelines. The company grew impressively
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with AIG. Even if the company had a strong record in risk management avoiding market downturns‚ this situation caused Goldman Sachs stock price to to decrease and banks stopped lending money even among them. The company raised $5 billion from Warren Buffett through Berkshire Hathaway‚ which triggered the influx of $5.75 more in common stock from the public market. 2. Why did Goldman raise capital when it did? Goldman Sachs decided to convert to a banking holding company‚ which would allow it
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Introduction “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Edward Buffett; With these words Mr. Warren Buffett an American investor and the CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway‚ is said to be one of the most successful investor on the 20th Century. There are many aspects of Mr. Buffett’s life that makes him one of the most influential and a great leader for our time. As a great leader the Wizard of Omaha has taken a “hands off” management style which is very similar
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