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Valuation of Netflix, Inc.
Pfeifer, Phillip E.; Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1610-EFinanceIntended for MBAs, this case concerns the valuation of Netflix, Inc., which was the largest U.S. online movie rental subscription service in early 2009. After reviewing Netflix's historical financial and customer relationship performance, this case presents three approaches for valuing the firm in early 2009. The first is a company-level discounted cash flow analysis based on pro forma projections of revenues, earnings, and cash flow. The second ...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix, Inc., 2007
Pfeifer, Phillip E.; Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1592-EFinanceThe protagonist in this case is an analyst attempting to value Netflix, Inc., and check whether her recent buy recommendation at a price of $20.00 per share was still valid. Recent bad news had caused the price to drop and she needed to do her best to figure out what was the future for Netflix, and was it undervalued at $17 per share? Intended for MBA students, this case contains her discounted cash flow valuation and a set of assumptions (revenu...Starting at €8.20
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Johnson Family Farm - Hedging Decision
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1641-EFinanceFrank Johnson was contemplating his alternatives for the upcoming year. On the following day, January 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report was scheduled to be released. From Johnson’s point of view, the biggest issue was the projected corn carryover from 2010. In November, the USDA predicted that for the first time in recent years, the projected carryover would be about 827 million bu...Starting at €8.20
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Hedging Vignettes
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1750-EFinanceThese vignettes consider three companies facing a hedging decision, The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks, and American Airlines. Each one has exposure to price risk. Students are tasked with making a recommendation in each situation and assessing the criteria that should be considered in making that decision.Starting at €8.20
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Using the Equity Residual Approach to Valuation: An Example (Abridged)
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1609-EFinanceThis note provides an example of the equity residual valuation method to a company. The note can be used to accompany cases on private equity acquisitions or other levered transactions. It provides a simple fact set to focus on the essentials of the method.Starting at €8.20
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TARP Warrants: How Much to Bid?
Conroy, Robert M.; Tran, HuanCase DARDEN-F-1642-EFinanceIn 2009, Tim Laramy, a portfolio manager, was trying to decide what amount, if any, to bid for TARP warrants soon to be up for auction by the U.S. Treasury. This case discusses the 2008 Wall Street bailout, the Capital Purchase Program, and the histories of three major banks. It has been used in a first-year MBA program.Starting at €8.20
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Valuing Assets in Financial Markets
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1518-EFinanceThis technical note provides an overview of techniques used to value assets, including multiples, arbitrage pricing, and discounted cash flow. The note emphasizes the basic nature of valuation approaches and their logical underpinning, focusing on how techniques are applied to assets that are or might be traded in financial markets. The note sets the stage for specific (and often complicated) applications of the pricing techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Norfolk Southern Corporation-Century Bonds
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1733-EFinanceNorfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), a railway operator, was issuing a $250 million bond with a coupon of 6% and a maturity in 2105. The bonds were added to an existing $300 million 6% debt issue due 2105, which the company first sold in 2005. A bond analyst at Tidal Insurance (Tidal), has heard that the original issue of this century bond was to be $100 million, and it seemed that strong investor demand pushed NSC, to increase the total amount to...Starting at €8.20
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943-945 Warren Road
Conroy, Robert M.; Harris, Robert S.Case DARDEN-F-1638-EFinanceThis case, intended for MBA and executive education audiences, investigates whether an LLC should invest in a real estate deal. The materials provide a straightforward opportunity for applying discounted-cash-flow methods from the perspective of equity investors in the LLC. The investors know the terms of interest and principal payments on planned debt financing and have made forecasts of rental rates, occupancy, depreciation, future sale price, ...Starting at €8.20
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Hilton: Tru to Its Brand?
Conroy, Robert M.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-F-1852-EFinanceTripp McLaughlin was senior director of brand management at Hilton Worldwide in McLean, Virginia, when the company decided to explore growth through the launch of a new midscale brand in 2015. McLaughlin and team spent a year strategizing. They developed a prototype midscale property called Tru by Hilton that would be simple, spirited, and grounded in value. By April 2016, the first Tru by Hilton opened in Oklahoma City. While excited about the l...Starting at €8.20