Synopses & Reviews
Case Studies in Finance, 4/e links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions.
Synopsis
Case Studies in Finance, 4/e links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions.
Table of Contents
Part I: Setting Some Themes1 WARREN E. BUFFETT, 19952 THE FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND, 19953 JEANNE MOCKARD, AT PUTNAM INVESTMENTS4 BENandJERRY'S HOMEMADE INC.5 THE BATTLE FOR VALUE:FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICEOF AMERICA INC. (ABRIDGED)Part II: Financial Analysis and Forecasting6 THE FINANCIAL DETECTIVE, 19967 THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONALPLC 2001: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MODELING8 PADGETT PAPER PRODUCTS CO.9 KOTA FIBRES LTD.10 DEUTSCHE BRAUEREI11 SERVERVAULT: "RELIABLE, SECURE, AND WICKED FAST"Part III: Estimating the Cost of Capital12 BEST PRACTICES IN ESTIMATINGTHE COST OF CAPITAL: SURVEY AND SYNTHESIS13 NIKE INC.14 COKE VS. PEPSI, 200115 TELETECH CORPORATION 199616 PAGINAS AMARELASPart IV: Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation17 THE INVESTMENT DETECTIVE18 FONDERIA DI TORINO19 DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (A)20 DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (B)21 GENZYME/GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS JOINT VENTURE22 EUROLAND FOODS S.A.23 STAR RIVER ELECTRONICS LTDPart V: Management of the Firm's Equity: Dividends, Repurchases, Initial Offerings24 EASTBORO MACHINE TOOLS25 DONALDSON LUFKIN, JENRETTE 1995 (ABRIDGED)26 eBay Inc. (A)27 PLANET COPIASandIMAGEMPart VI: Management of the Corporate Capital Structure28 INTRODUCTION TO DEBT POLICY AND VALUE29 TECHNICAL NOTE: STRUCTURING CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY30 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP: CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY31 POLAROID CORPORATION, 199632 ROSARIO ACERO S.A.33 THRESHOLD SPORTS LLCPart VII: Analysis of Financing Tactics: Leases, Options and Foreign Currency34 MERTON ELECTRONICS 35 AMTRAK ACELA36 CORNING INC. ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES37 ENRON CORPORATION'S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A)Part VIII: Valuing the Enterprise: Acquisitions and Buyouts38 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVANCED GENOME39 YEATS VALVES AND CONTROLS INC.40 CHRYSLER CORPORATION41 PALAMON CAPITAL PARTNERS42 GENERAL MILLS' ACQUISITION OF PILLSBURY43 PRINTICOMM'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF DIGITECH44 STRUCTURING REPSOL'S ACQUISITION OF YPF45 HOSTILE TAKEOVERS: A PRIMER FOR THE DECISION MAKER46 THE HILTON/ITT WARS