Ameritrade Case Writeup questions (do all this as if it is June 1997‚ date of the case): 1. What is Ameritrade’s capital structure? Because there is no preferred stock or long term debt‚ Ameritrade is a 100% equity firm. 2. What is Ameritrade’s cost of equity capital? CAPM= (.0643)+ (1.8264)(.188-.0559)=.2902=29.02% Return on Market=(899.470-757.12)/757.12=.188 Beta calculation on Attached Excel Spreadsheet. 3. What is Ameritrade’s cost of debt capital? Because there is
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Starbucks: the keys to creating value Starbucks is probably one of the biggest names in the coffee business and they have a clear mission. Their mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit: one person‚ one cup and one neighborhood at a time (Starbucks‚ 2011). Therefore the enterprise value of Starbucks is divided in two main parts. They want to offer the best quality coffee and they want to create a unique customer experience. The value of quality is offered by serving great Starbucks coffee
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high‚ with high demands for quality and innovation among the high end companies and high marketing costs. Relative to other companies in the Outdoor Apparel Industry‚ Patagonia is performing extremely well. Across most key metrics (Exhibit 1 from case)‚ from Gross Profit Margin to Return on Equity‚ Patagonia outperforms its peers. Perhaps more impressively‚ Patagonia was able to achieve a high level of Net Income Growth (20.8%) while only achieving 1.6% 12-Month Revenue Growth. The driving strategy
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blocks through Internet Exchange Architecture (IXA)‚ which allowed for more mass-produced‚ lower-cost‚ and interchangeable devices. As the COO of the company‚ and head of Intel’s clients‚ servers‚ and communications businesses‚ Paul Otellini’s long term
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it will undermine AES’s diversification of its revenue stream and therefore hurt the company’s long-term growth ability. 4. How big a value difference does this new approach make to the Pakistan project? Therefore under this new approach‚ the present value of Pakistan project will decrease 37.4%. 5. How do these costs of capital modifications translate into changed probabilities in terms of real events? If AES adopts this type of budgeting model‚ it will be unlikely for the management
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place a premium on price (relatively lower)‚ location‚ and customer service. Additional value added services such as pick-up and drop-off enhance the benefit the local audience receives. The airport market customer base consists of (i.) business and (ii.) leisure rentals. These renters‚ particularly the business travelers‚ place a premium on speed of check-out/check-in‚ vehicle availability‚ and brand. Additional value added services such as in-car GPS enhance the benefit these customers receive. Enterprise’s
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Capturing the Friedman’s Capturing the Friedman’s is directed by Andrew Jarecki. The film focuses on the 1980’s investigation and conviction of Arnold Friedman and his son Jesse Friedman on charges of child molestation. This film could certainly be put into the category of accidental excellence as Andrew Jarecki was initially interested in creating a documentary on New York City clowns and it was only through his interviews with David Friedman (the most successful of Manhattan clowns)
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Cyber bullying‚ also referred to as social online cruelty‚ can be described as an intentional aggressive act which is carried out by an individual or group of individuals against a victim done repeatedly over a long period of time and sent through internet‚ email‚ mobile phone or any other type of electronic communication. There are various Legal and non legal responses in recognising and achieving justice for the individual in relation to cyber bullying and will be explained within this essay. Cyber
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HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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[TRENDSETTER’S TWO ROADS] Trendsetter‚ Inc – a warehouse and distribution solution software company for clothing retailers is faced with the usual dilemma. They are running out of seed money that the founders contributed. Now they have received two term sheets from prospective VC’s. The ball is in the founders’ court who have to choose one after weighing pros and the cons. Contents Introduction .................................................................................................
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