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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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The Pricing of Warrants
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1430-EFinanceThis technical note covers the pricing of warrants. The note derives the basic formula for the pricing of warrants and offers a simple example to demonstrate the underlying concepts.Starting at €8.20
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Trading Strategies with Options
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1429-EFinanceThis technical note provides a brief introduction to option trading strategies. It covers pay-off diagrams and specifically introduces bull spreads, butterfly spreads, and calendar spreads. It also introduces straddles, strips, and strangles.Starting at €8.20
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Whole Foods Market: Where to Next?
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1643-EFinanceCharles Fogler was reviewing some analysts’ reports on Whole Foods Market, Inc., that had been released earlier that day. It was September 21, 2010, and Whole Foods had closed at a price of $38.17. Two reports caught his attention.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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Interest Rate Derivatives
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1431-EFinanceThis technical note covers the basics of interest rate derivatives. Specifically, it covers options on bonds, delayed payments, caps, floors, and swaptions. The appropriate option pricing model is presented for each derivative. In addition, the note covers how to estimate the input parameters in each case.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance in Three Economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1426-EFinanceThis case examines the structure of corporate governance in three economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States. It presents the structure and background on the composition of corporate boards of directors and examines how corporate governance impacts on managerial decisions.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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Forwards and Futures
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1427-EFinanceThis technical note introduces the basics of forward and futures contracts. It covers the very simplest contract on financial assets with no income and expands the discussion to cover contracts on financial assets with dividends, contracts on foreign currency and commodities. There is a discussion on the difference between forward/futures prices and the expected spot rate.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