KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS‚ INC. CASE ANALYSIS Executive Summary Krispy Kreme doughnuts‚ Inc is facing a crisis of a drop in share price like never before since its initial public offering in the year 2000. The situation of Krispy Kreme does not look so bright after it has reacquire the underperforming franchisees’ stores worth of 170$ million. In the end of 2004‚ the company has some problem related with its accounting for the acquisitions of certain franchisees that it has to restated its financial
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Strategic Management Krispy Kreme 1 Growth rate 27% 2001 2002 Sales 394.354 491.549 NI 26.378 33.478 Profit Margin 24.6% Roe = 6.69% 6.81% 2 Target Market Krispy Kreme does not have one particular target market and are not categorized as one business type; they have various tactics to appeal to various markets
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INTRODUCTION The Krispy Kreme‚ Inc. case investigates the contributing factors that caused this particular darling of Wall Street’s stock to suddenly plummet more than 80% in 2004. In the year 2000‚ Krispy Kreme went to public and boasts iconic status by became the hottest brand in America. Less than a year after its initial public offering‚ the company’s shares were selling for 62 times earnings. However‚ in 2004 the market was shocked by the company’s stocks that plummeted more than
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To: Investors of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts From: Financial consultant Date: January 2005 Subject: Warning signals from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Historical income statements show that the revenues and net income increased continuously from 2000 to 2004. The first warning signal observed was net loss in May 2004. By comparing income statement in May 2003 with income statement in May 2004‚ the revenue increased 24 percent‚ but net income appeared negative. Krispy Kreme spent $40 million in
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report by touching on the history of Krispy Kreme. Vernon Rudolph started Krispy Kreme in 1933 when he bought a doughnut shop from Joe LeBeau. He later established the first Krispy Kreme in Salem‚ North Carolina. After Scott Livengood became CEO‚ the company repositioned itself and focused on being a specialty retailer‚ rather than a wholesale bakery. They soon began expanding rapidly throughout the United States. This particular case took place in 2004 Krispy Kreme was beginning to run into some serious
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January 5‚ 2011 BS- Accountancy/ AC4A/ MW/ 1:00-2:30pm ACCTG406 Strategic Management CASE STUDY: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Determine whether you think KKD should expand globally‚ and if so‚ where and how fast‚ or should the firm be expanding further domestically? Suggest strategies for KKD which is trying to recover from several years of weak performance‚ especially as compared to rival Dunkin’ Donuts. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION Krispy Kreme Doughnuts should continue to expand globally. I
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An Analysis of Krispy Kreme Executive Summary Krispy Kreme has been very successful at implementing Information Technologies into its daily operations. Under the exceptional guidance of Frank Hood‚ they had been able to expand across the United States and into Canada and Australia. The company plans to continue expansion in the upcoming years and eventually challenge Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts as the industry leader. The major problem in Krispy Kreme’s current strategy
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Krispy Krème Doughnuts Objective: To develop an investment recommendation for Krispy Krème Doughnuts and conclude whether they should go ahead with their on going expansion strategy or not. To achieve this objective‚ historical financial statements will have to be analyzed and an assessment of the future financial health of the firm be made. Based on the case‚ it is evident that Krispy Krème Doughnuts opened to the public with a boom‚ with its share prices rising form $5.5 to $9.25 in just one
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION A doughnut or donut is a type of fried dough confectionery or dessert food. The doughnut is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries‚ supermarkets‚ food stalls‚ and franchised specialty outlets. Doughnuts have a disputed history. One theory suggests they were invented in North America by Dutch settlers‚ who were responsible for popularizing other American
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Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme started its operations on July 13th 1937 in USA and by 1973 it grew up into a South Eastern chain of 60 shops. The first “retail only store” was opened in Greensboro‚ NC in 1989. They had their first international launch in Canada in 2001 and expanded into 21 international markets by 2012. They had their 500th international shop opened in Mexico. In 2011‚ they introduced signature coffee blends. Tony Thompson became its new President and CEO in 2013. The first country or
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