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Net Working Capital (NWC) at Henkel
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Sachon, MarcCase F-810-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis case tracks Henkel's initiative in reducing its net working capital (NWC). The case can be used in a both a finance and a supply chain management class to illustrate net working capital and the link between the strategic/financial notions of NWC and operative efficiency of the supply chain.Starting at €8.20
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Aro S.A.: The Valuation of CMI (Componentes de Metallo de Italia SpA)
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-815-EFinanceAro S.A., a major French automotive manufacturer, is considering buying one of their suppliers, CMI. Students must value CMI by performing free cash flow analysis, balance sheet analysis and peer multiples.Starting at €8.20
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Goodyear Dunlop Europe: A Week in the Life of Maria, a Sales Executive
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-824-EFinanceThis case tracks a week in the life of Maria, a European Goodyear Dunlop sales executive. During each day, Maria is confronted with different decisions, which require financial analysis. There are five decisions which touch on different accounting and finance themes such as working capital, financing, net present value, economic value added (EVA), and fixed versus variable costs.Starting at €8.20
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EADS: Flying Between the Euro and Dollar Zone
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-834-EFinanceAs of late 2007, EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) is going through a restructuring plan to remove ¿2.1 billion in annual costs by 2010. However, the plan has been based on an exchange rate of $1.35; the current exchange parity had since climbed to $1.48. Given that most of EADS¿ costs are largely in Euros while its revenues are in U.S. Dollars, EADS has signalled that it will be trying to move production to the U.S. Students a...Starting at €8.20
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Goodyear Dunlop Europe: The Private Label Decision
Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-840-EFinanceMaria Rano, a European Goodyear Dunlop sales executive must decide on whether to accept a proposal from her third largest customer to manufacture private label tires. In the class exercise, students must consider a number of elements such as cannibalization, variable vs. fixed costs, investments, sunk costs, discount rates and other qualitative factors.Starting at €8.20
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Anglo-Bharat (AB): The Rubicon International Port Limited (RIPL) Dilemma
Barcelona, Ricardo G.; Mitchell, Jordan; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-841-EFinanceThe commercial finance director of Anglo-Bharat (AB), a major oil and gas company based in London, UK, needs to recommend whether to invest an additional $150 million to expand a port project in India. Thus far, $480 million has been invested in the port, RIPL (Rubicon International Port Limited). The port, RIPL, is attached to another $600 million LNG (liquefied natural gas) re-gasification plant. If the investment is not made, AB runs the risk ...Starting at €8.20
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Straumur Bank: The Forever Changing Landscape (A)
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjónsson, Şröstur Olaf; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-855-EFinanceThis case traces Straumur Bank's dynamic international growth from a small investment bank to Iceland's fourth largest bank with operations in 10 countries. Case A deals with Straumur's situation as of the third quarter of 2007 when the global financial and banking industry was starting to show significant signs of weakness. The bank's new foreign CEO must decide whether Straumur should continue on its trajectory of aggressive international growt...Starting at €8.20
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China's Stock Market: Understanding Its Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Evans, Richard B.; Yang, Dennis; Qian, Junhui; Deng, YangmeiCase DARDEN-F-1985-EFinanceUsing the context of a private-bank chief economist preparing for a client call just as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SCI) reached a 29-month high on July 7, 2020, this case places students in a position to prepare an outlook on the prospects for investment in China. It also enables the comparison of China to various potential investment geographies, such as the United States and other financial markets around the globe. The mate...Starting at €8.20