Southwest Airlines Fuel Hedging and Relations to Profitability Abstract In order to stay airborne‚ a passenger airline has to consistently generate profits. Profits come only from paying passengers‚ hence all stratagems must be customer oriented. In a scenario where there are many airlines competing with each other‚ one way of attracting passengers is to keep the cost of flying low‚ while providing value for money. On the other hand‚ expenses must tightly controlled to reach and stay at the
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PLEKHANOV RUSSIAN ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Case Study REPORT Hedging Currency Risks At AIFS Professor: Yulia Y.Finogenova Performed by: Budeanu Diana Gabaydullin Ilnar Kulikova Ekaterina
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Fuel Hedging for Delta Airlines Delta Air Lines • A major United States Airline • Results of operations are impacted by changes in • Aircraft fuel prices • Interest rates • Foreign currency exchange rates • Derivative contracts Derivative Type Hedged Risk Classification of Gains and Losses Fuel hedge contracts Interest rate contracts Foreign currency exchange contracts Increases in jet fuel prices Increases in interest rates Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates Aircraft fuel and
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MANAGEMENT Porsche case Introduction Creating a brand is one of key things that each company should create and fight for. Creating brand and strong personality is a piece of the chain that one company can’t live without. This is a case where we are going to research and discuss the brand image and maintenance of the brand of Porsche Company. Porsche has well
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[键入公司名称] | Report | Dynamic Hedging and Implied Volatility | | sony | | | Part I Dynamic Hedging 1. Basic Information Company | 3M Co. (MMM) | Two different options to mimic | 1) X=87.5 call option‚ expiring at Nov 16‚ 2012. 2) X=90 call option‚ expiring at Nov 16‚ 2012. | 2. Calculate the annualized standard deviation: σ=0.1357502 Completed calculation table (See Appendix) 3. Replicating Portfolios X=87.5 call option Completed calculation table
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Turnover Model: Porsche vs. Toyota (2011‚ millions) Profit Margin Model: Porsche vs. Toyota (2011‚ in millions) Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover ROA Leverage Ratio ROE Porsche 13.36% 0.51 6.81% 3.09 21.05% Toyota 1.98% 0.61 1.21% 2.77 3.35% Dupont Analysis: Porsche vs. Toyota Porsche strategy: From the chart
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Porsche: The Cayenne Launch – During the more then 60 years that Porsche has been producing automobiles they have implemented a variety of design changes and launched many new models -- some drastic‚ others small. These changes have all been based on the brand’s firm ideals of high performance‚ fine craftsmanship and a high level of engineering‚ With the launch of the Cayenne SUV‚ Porsche experienced an immense challenge in connecting its brand image and identity with the new offering‚ while
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A “Hedge” of the Pack: A Review of Southwest Airlines Innovative Fuel Strategy While many airlines suffer from rising fuel costs‚ Southwest Airlines continues to emerge victorious in the aeronautical landscape. Other carriers now forced to increase prices to compensate for fuel costs‚ are now subject to the new mindsets of consumers who are opting for longer bus and car rides‚ or simply not traveling at all. The woes of the airlines industry have many posing the question if airline travel
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Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines By Dave Carter a‚ Dan Rogers b‚ and Betty Simkins c a College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ OK 74078-4011‚ Phone: (405) 744-5104‚ Email: dcarter@okstate.edu b School of Business Administration‚ Portland State University‚ Portland‚ OR 97207-0751‚ Phone: (503) 725-3790‚ Email: danr@sba.pdx.edu c CONTACT AUTHOR: College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater
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foreign currencies as Euros (EUR) and British Pounds (GBP). Consequently‚ foreign exchange hedging has a crucial importance for the company because it provides protection against different types of risk that derive from its activity. In order to reduce risk‚ the company is using two hedging derivatives: forward contracts and put options to sell dollars. The aim of the paper is to determine an appropriate hedging policy which answers two main questions: how much to hedge‚ and in what proportions of
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