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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife - Teaching Note
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanTeaching Note SMT-98-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThe teaching note provides an analysis of the case "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife" as well as suggestions on how to lead the class discussion. The note also provides references for additional video material for instructors to use.Starting at €0.00
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Bill Ackman's Big Short of Herbalife
Vandebroek, Tom; Ferraro, Fabrizio; Simon, JanCase SM-1611-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance, StrategyThis case describes how hedge fund activist Bill Ackman took a $1 billion short position on the shares of the nutrition company Herbalife. Ackman is convinced that Herbalife's business model is essentially a pyramid scheme, rendering it unsustainable as well as illegal. The case describes his arguments and the evidence he builds on. Other hedge fund titans soon took the opposite position on Herbalife, possibly because they fundamentally disagree ...Starting at €8.20
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Dynatronics, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-208S27FinanceEl estudiante debe determinar las necesidades de financiación que plantea el crecimiento, el cambio de política de inventario, y la introducción de nuevos productos y luego seleccionar el mejor método de financiación. Se ha utilizado como un examen de cuatro horas. Una versión revisada y actualizada de un caso anterior por L. E. Thompson y V.L. Andrews.Starting at €8.20
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Nike Inc. - Heading Toward 2012
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-207105-EFinanceThis is a short case (2 pages), which can be distributed and discussed in class as an update through 2006 of the Nike case series. It follows Nike, Inc.: Entering the Millennium (Case #299-084).Starting at €8.20
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Note: Credit Rating Agencies
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-209056-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The note examines the role of credit rating agencies in capital markets, with emphasis on the role of these agencies in the recent credit crisis and recommendations for change.Starting at €8.20
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Braddock Industries, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-211061-EFinanceThis case examines the drivers of economic value creation for shareholders, and how these drivers are reflected in various incentive compensation programs for management. The case also looks at how the economic performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation.Starting at €8.20
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State Street Corporation
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-209112-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. State Street Corp. reports a 13% gain in EPS in 2008 amidst a global financial crisis. The stock price declines 59% on the day of the earnings report. This one day decline was exceeded in the prior 12 month period by only one non-bankrupt S&P 500 company. That company was AIG, Inc. which declined 61 % on the day Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. While State Street reporte...Starting at €8.20
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Burton Sensors, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-918539-EFinanceBurton Sensors presents a realistic situation where a small, rapidly growing, and profitable temperature sensor original equipment manufacturer (OEM) reaches its debt capacity and seeks equity financing to sustain high growth. The president of the company must decide whether to purchase thermowell machines (a positive NPV project), whether to issue common stock to a private investor at depressed prices to alleviate financial pressure, and whether...Starting at €8.20
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Pinewood Mobile Homes, Inc.
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-915547-EFinanceThis case presents a realistic situation in which a firm in financial distress attempts an out-of-court financial restructuring by means of a debt exchange. Pinewood Mobile Homes is a large manufacturer of prefabricated homes, producing one-story, ranch-style houses; two-story, single-section and Cape Cod modular homes; and townhomes, apartments and duplexes. The company has lost the ability to compete effectively in the market place because it b...Starting at €8.20
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Pacific Grove Spice Company
Fruhan, William E.; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-4366-EFinancePacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales. Although the company is profitable and all of its net income is reinvested in the firm, the firm must utilize significant amounts of debt to fund the necessary growth in assets to supp...Starting at €8.20