Strengths • State of the art production facilities spread across the world including Germany‚ Turkey‚ Italy‚ Poland‚ Switzerland and the United States. • High quality of working environment is essential and the company ensures the same through their suppliers by enforcing contracts stating that they will meet all statutory requirements and observe social standards. • Hugo Boss enforces charitable work around the world. Their partnership with UNICEF includes work with “schools for Africa”
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AND FORECAST 4 Economy 4 Industry 5 Company 5 Investment thesis 5 Important value drivers 5 Risks‚ caveats‚ and exposures 6 VALUATION 7 Summary of important series 7 Selected growth rates 7 Components of weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 7 Free cash flows and economic profit 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 SUMMARY As a student analyst for Drake University’s Krause Challenge Fund‚ I have conducted a financial analysis and valuation of Olin Corporation‚ a producer of Chlor Alkali products
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FOREX RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR INDIAN IT COMPANIES ABSTRACT Foreign exchange risk is the effect that unanticipated exchange rate changes have on the value of the firm. There are a variety of strategies which are designed to manage foreign exchange risk. Each of them‚ however‚ is constructed under specific assumptions‚ for a specific risk profile. It is often the case that several strategies are applicable to a given scenario. The question arises as to which strategy would be expected to yield
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&RPage |1 Entrepreneurial Finance 2013 - Case Assignment Questions R&R R&R case brings up major themes that we will see over and over again in this course. This case also differs significantly from most of the other case you will read in this course as it provides a full story of an entrepreneurial venture. In most other cases in this course‚ the entrepreneur is faced with a decision/dilemma at the time of case. In these cases I will ask you to put yourself in the entrepreneur’s shoes and come
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cost of capital by determining that General Foods Corporation return on equity was equal to 15.4% and by estimating its cost of debt to be approximately 6% based on industry norms. Given the firm’s current total equity of $611m and its total debt of $318m and a tax rate of 52% we found General Foods Corp. WACC to be 11.3%. In determining the base case scenario‚ we simply took into account the capital expenditure on new building and equipment costs‚ the initial investment in net working capital as well
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1 Question 1 (16 points) Carol Inc is considering the following three prices to charge customers for each of the candy packets they produce: i) $2.20 ii) $2.00 iii) $1.70 The relevant data for decision-making is below: Fixed Costs = $1200 Variable Costs = $0.50 per unit Calculate the following: a) The Breakeven Point for each price level b) Using price of $2.20 what would be the new breakeven point if (1) fixed costs decreased to $1000 all else remaining the same‚ (2) Variable costs increased to
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Part A - AIB January 2015 Course Assessment 1 Failsworth Feeds - Cash Budget for the year to 31st December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals Notes Output (total number of products) - - - - 3‚000 3‚300 3‚630 3‚993 4‚392 4‚832 5‚315 5‚846 34‚308 1 Weeks per month 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 52 CASH IN
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS DRESSEN 1. what are the main issues of interest (themes) in the Dressen case? We are talking about the case of a company which is on sale and have to choose a quick sell to a Private Equity Fund or a little bit longer selling negotiations to a competitor. Inside this decision there’s also the issue of correct company evaluation and sustainability of Private equity leveraged buyot. The main issue on this side is: future growth will sustain this operation
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Pharmaceutical Industry The pharmaceutical industry includes companies that research‚ develop‚ market or distribute generic and branded drugs. The industry expanded during the 1980’s and drugs to treat heart disease and AIDS were prominent. Consumer demand for nutritional supplements and alternative medicine increased during the 1990’s with the Internet facilitating direct purchases of drugs. Advertising for direct consumption of pharmaceutical drugs became more prominent; pharmaceutical companies
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TUTORIAL WORKING CAPITAL MANGAMENT CHAPTER 14 & 15 1. Explain what is meant by the statement “The use long term debt as opposed to current liabilities subjects to the firm to a lower risk of illiquidity.” 2. Why does an increase in the ratio of current to total assets decrease both profits and risk as measured by net working capital? How do changes in the ratio of current liabilities to total assets affect profitability and risk? 3. What is the difference between the firm’s operating cycle and
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