| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
The McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate |
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McGraw-Hill Education series in finance, insurance, and real estate.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; The McGraw-Hill Education Series; Dedication; About the Authors; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Note to the Student; Ethics in Finance; PART 1: Setting Some Themes; CASE 1: Warren E. Buffett, 2015; Berkshire Hathaway Inc.; Buffett's Investment Philosophy; Precision Castparts; Conclusion; CASE 2: The Battle for Value, 2016: FedEx Corp. versus United Parcel Service, Inc.; United Parcel Service, Inc.; FedEx Corporation; The U.S. Delivery Market-Changing Shape; Competition; International Package-Delivery Market; Performance Assessment; Outlook for FedEx and UPS |
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CASE 3: Larry Puglia and the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth FundPerformance of the Mutual-Fund Industry; The Rise of Passive Investing; Larry Puglia and the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund; Conclusion; CASE 4: Genzyme and Relational Investors: Science and Business Collide?; Biotechnology; Genzyme Corporation; Relational Investors; Which Path to Follow?; PART 2: Financial Analysis and Forecasting; CASE 5: Business Performance Evaluation: Approaches for Thoughtful Forecasting; Understanding the Financial Relationships of the Business Enterprise; Interpreting Financial Ratios |
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Using Financial Ratios in Financial ModelsGrounding Business Forecasts in the Reality of the Industry and Macroenvironment; Modeling a Base-Case Forecast that Incorporates Expectations for Business Strategy; Recognizing the Potential for Cognitive Bias in the Forecasting Process; Nestle: An Example; Appendix; CASE 6: The Financial Detective, 2016; Airlines; Beer; Computers; Hospitality; Newspapers; Pharmaceuticals; Power; Retail; CASE 7: Whole Foods Market: The Deutsche Bank Report; The Grocery Industry; Whole Foods Market; The Research Report; CASE 8: Horniman Horticulture |
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CASE 9: Guna Fibres, Ltd.Company Background; Synthetic Textile Market; Production and Distribution System; Company Performance; Reassessment; Financial Forecast; PART 3: Estimating the Cost of Capital; CASE 10: "Best Practices" in Estimating the Cost of Capital: An Update; I. The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital; II. Sample Selection; III. Survey Findings; A. The Risk-Free Rate of Return; B. Beta Estimates; C. Equity Market Risk Premium; IV. The Impact of Various Assumptions for Using CAPM; V. Risk Adjustments to WACC; VI. Recent Institutional and Market Developments; VII. Conclusions |
| Bibliography |
ReferencesCASE 11: Roche Holding AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition; Roche; Market Conditions; The Bond Offering Process; The Genentech Deal; The Financing Proposal; CASE 12: H.J. Heinz: Estimating the Cost of Capital in Uncertain Times; Heinz and the Food Industry; Recent Performance; Cost of Capital Considerations; CASE 13: Royal Mail plc: Cost of Capital; Royal Mail plc; The Cost of Capital; CASE 14: Chestnut Foods; The Company; Food Products Division; Instruments Division; Recent Developments; The Future of Chestnut; PART 4: Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation |
| Notes |
CASE 15: Target Corporation |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Corporations -- Finance -- Case studies
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International business enterprises -- Finance -- Case studies
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Corporations -- Finance
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International business enterprises -- Finance
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| Reading List |
MAF302 recommended text 2024
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eades, Ken M., author.
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Schill, Michael J., author.
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| ISBN |
9781260546781 |
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1260546780 |
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