FOREWORD | | |
FRONT MATTER | | |
NOTE TO THE STUDENT: HOW TO STUDY AND
DISCUSS CASES | |
| | Case | Topic |
Part I: Setting Some Themes | |
| 1 | WARREN E. BUFFETT, 1995 | To think like an investor |
| 2 | THE FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND, 1995 | Market efficiency |
| 3 | JEANNE MOCKARD, AT PUTNAM INVESTMENTS | Opportunity cost |
| 4 | BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE INC. | Value creation and governance |
| 5 | THE BATTLE FOR VALUE: | Value creation and |
| | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION VS. | economic profit |
| | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | |
| | OF AMERICA INC. (ABRIDGED) | |
Part II: Financial Analysis and Forecasting | |
| 6 | THE FINANCIAL DETECTIVE, 1996 | Ratio analysis |
| 7 | THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL | Introduction to forecasting |
| | PLC 2001: AN INTRODUCTION TO | |
| | FINANCIAL MODELING | |
| 8 | PADGETT PAPER PRODUCTS CO. | Analysis of growth and bank financing |
| 9 | KOTA FIBRES LTD. | Forecasting seasonal financing needs |
| 10 | DEUTSCHE BRAUEREI | Forecasting and policies regarding growth |
| 11 | SERVERVAULT: "RELIABLE, SECURE,
AND WICKED FAST" | "Burn rate" of the high-growth
firm |
Part III: Estimating the Cost of Capital | |
| 12 | BEST PRACTICES IN ESTIMATING | Estimating the cost of capital |
| | THE COST OF CAPITAL: SURVEY | |
| | AND SYNTHESIS | |
| 13 | NIKE INC. | Cost of capital for the firm |
| 14 | COKE VS. PEPSI, 2001 | Cost of capital and EVA for competitors |
| 15 | TELETECH CORPORATION 1996 | Business segments and risk-return tradeoffs |
| 16 | PAGINAS AMARELAS | Estimating discount rates for emerging
markets |
Part IV: Capital Budgeting and Resource
Allocation | |
| 17 | THE INVESTMENT DETECTIVE | Investment criteria and discounted cash
flow |
| 18 | FONDERIA DI TORINO | Analysis of an automation investment |
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19 | DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (A) | Relevant cash flows |
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20 | DIAMOND CHEMICALS LTD (B) | Mutually-exclusive investment opportunities |
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21 | GENZYME/GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS JOINT
VENTURE | Staged versus up-front investing |
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22 | EUROLAND FOODS S.A. | Strategic resource allocation |
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23 | STAR RIVER ELECTRONICS LTD | Capital project analysis and forecasting |
Part V: Management of the Firm's Equity:
Dividends, Repurchases, Initial Offerings | |
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24 | EASTBORO MACHINE TOOLS | Dividend and stock buyback
decisions |
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25 | DONALDSON LUFKIN, | Initial public offering
for a mature firm |
| | JENRETTE 1995 (ABRIDGED) | |
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26 | eBay Inc. (A) | Initial public offering for a young
firm |
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27 | PLANET COPIAS & IMAGEM | Financing the early-stage
high-growth firm |
Part VI: Management of the Corporate
Capital Structure | |
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28 | INTRODUCTION TO DEBT | Effects of debt tax shields |
| | POLICY AND VALUE | |
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29 | TECHNICAL NOTE: STRUCTURING | Concepts in setting financial policy |
| | CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY | |
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30 | MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP: | Leveraged restructuring |
| | CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY | |
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31 | POLAROID CORPORATION, 1996 | Financial flexibility |
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32 | ROSARIO ACERO S.A. | Choice between debt and equity financing |
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33 | THRESHOLD SPORTS LLC | Capital acquisition for the young firm |
Part VII: Analysis of Financing Tactics:
Leases, Options and Foreign Currency | |
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34 | MERTON ELECTRONICS | Hedging foreign currency cash flows |
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35 | AMTRAK ACELA | Evaluating a lease financing proposal |
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36 | CORNING INC. ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES | Convertible bond valuation and financing |
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37 | ENRON CORPORATION'S WEATHER
DERIVATIVES (A) | Financial innovation for
risk management |
Part VIII: Valuing the Enterprise: Acquisitions
and Buyouts | |
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38 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVANCED GENOME | Evaluating terminal values |
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39 | YEATS VALVES AND CONTROLS
INC. | Valuing the enterprise for
sale |
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40 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | Negotiating a complex cross-border merger |
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41 | PALAMON CAPITAL PARTNERS | Valuing a private equity investment |
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42 | GENERAL MILLS' ACQUISITION
OF PILLSBURY | Evaluating a contingent
value right |
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43 | PRINTICOMM'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION
OF DIGITECH | Evaluating an earnout-proposal |
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44 | STRUCTURING REPSOL'S ACQUISITION
OF YPF | Financing a cross-border
hostile tender offer |
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45 | HOSTILE TAKEOVERS: A PRIMER
FOR THE DECISION MAKER | Contests for control |
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46 | THE HILTON/ITT WARS | Setting bidding strategy for takeovers |