Executive Summary JetBlue was started in 1999 by David Neeleman‚ whose vision is to give high-quality and reliable flying experience in a budget airline. Through sophisticated technology‚ brand new aircrafts‚ impeccable customer service and low fares‚ JetBlue was on its way to achieve this vision. Although the low-fare travel industry was gaining momentum‚ the September 11 attack brought a massive downturn to the already-risky airline industry. However‚ JetBlue was still able to deliver good performance
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CHAPTER 7 Bonds Valuation CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter introduces the concepts that underlie asset valuation. We are specifically concerned with bonds. We also look at the concept of the bondholder’s expected rate of return on an investment. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Types of bonds A. Debentures: unsecured long-term debt. B. Subordinated debentures: bonds that have a lower claim on assets in the event of liquidation than do other senior debtholders. C. Mortgage bonds: bonds
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25814-P.R.(081-090)Uncertainty 8/8/00 8:56 AM Page 81 Strategy under uncertainty Hugh G. Courtney‚ Jane Kirkland‚ and S. Patrick Viguerie The traditional approach to strategy requires precise predictions and thus often leads executives to underestimate uncertainty. This can be downright dangerous. A four-level framework can help. A t the heart of the traditional approach to strategy lies the assumption that executives‚ by applying a set of powerful analytic tools‚ can predict
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“What’s Your Major?” At a young age‚ we’re always asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer at first was to be a social worker. As time passed and I got older that same question was asked again but this time my answer wasn’t a social worker but a cop. Every time that one question was asked‚ my answer would change maybe it was because of the situation I was in and the help I would get from the police‚ social worker‚ and teachers it made me admire them. Time once again went by and
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Share Valuation Valuation Situations 1. Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) An initial public offering is the first sale of shares by a company to the public. The shares then become publicly traded. 2. Management Buy-outs (MBOs) A management buy-out is a form of acquisition in which the existing managers of a company acquire a large part or all of the shares of the company. 3. Management Buy-ins (MBIs) A management buy-in is a form of acquisition in which a manager or management team from
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Inditex Valuation IE business school 7/24/2013 1. Background 1.1 Company overview Inditex is one of the world largest fashion retailers with more than 5‚500 stores in 86 countries. The most famous brand that Inditex owns is Zara which opened its first store in 1975 in A Coruña‚ Spain. Besides Zara‚ Inditex also owns brands such as Pull&Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Uterque. The growth of this company has been dramatically strong and steady for more than 10 years
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Assignment for Week -2 Chapter 5 (5 - 9) Bond Valuation and Interest Rate Risk Bond L Bond S INS = $100 INS = $100 M = $1‚000 M = $1‚000 N = 15 Years N = 1 Year a) 1) rd = 5% VBL = INT/ (1 + rd)t + M/ (1 + rd)N =INT [1/rd – 1/ rd(1 + rd)N ] + M/ (1 + rd)N =$100 [1/0.05 – 1/ 0.05(1 + 0.05)15] + $1‚000/ (1 + 0.05)15 =$1040 + $480.77 = $1518.98
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Everyday Applications What is your EQ? Lucas Ward 1. Imagine you’re on an airplane and it suddenly begins rolling dramatically from side to side. What would you do? (It would not be rolling. It would be pitching from side to side) answer- c. a little of A and B. 2. Imagine that you expect to earn an A in a course you are taking‚ but you get a C on your midterm exam. What would you do? Answer- A. Develop a specific plan to improve your grade‚ and resolve
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what’s going to happen next. I felt anxious trying to figure what Montresor was going to do to Fortunato‚ I didn’t expect him to intoxicate him with wine and basically bury him alive. 2. What techniques does the author use to help you visualize the place‚ the people‚ and the events that are taking place within the story? The author describes everything very well. He describes what Fortunato is wearing‚ he describes the vaults and what is inside and around them‚ the stench inside the vaults‚ and
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What is your Philosophy Paper What is your Philosophy Paper Upon the completion of the performance aid “What is Your Philosophy?” the ending results were social philosopher. A social philosopher gains interest in studying the society and society’s institutions‚ including what would make up an ideal society. Social philosophers dwell upon questions‚ such as how should society distribute goals‚ and do people have natural rights. Social philosophers possess three main key contributors‚ including
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