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J. C. Penney Company
Eades, Kenneth M.; Glazer, David; Eyal, ShacharCase DARDEN-F-1720-EFinanceThe case examines the liquidity issues that J. C. Penney (JCP) experienced in 2012 and 2013 following a decline in sales and profits over several years. Although JCP had been a highly profitable and growing company, the increasing pressures of competition led to changes in strategy and in management that were insufficient to recapture the consistent financial results it had previously enjoyed. While sales and profits waned, the cash balance also ...Starting at €8.20
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Tamara's New House (C)
Eades, Kenneth M.; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Sinclair, SafiyaCase DARDEN-F-1888-EFinanceThis case series simulates the quintessential “American dream:” buying and financing your first house. For most people, buying a house is the largest purchase they will experience in their lifetime. The process has both legal and economic components, and often requires that the buyer rely heavily upon a realtor to navigate all the technicalities. Along the way, the buyer may experience an emotional roller coaster with both the excitement of becom...Starting at €5.74
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J. C. Penney Company - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1720TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1720Starting at €0.00
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Larry Puglia and the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund
Eades, Kenneth M.; Kelly, Dorothy C.Case DARDEN-F-1772-EFinanceSet in late 2016, this case recounts the remarkable performance record of Blue Chip Growth Fund (BCGF), a mutual fund managed by Larry Puglia at T. Rowe Price, Inc. The case describes the investment style of Puglia, whose record with BCGF had on average outperformed the S&P 500 since the inception of the fund in 1993. The tasks for the student are to assess the performance of the fund, consider the sources of its success, and decide on the sustai...Starting at €8.20
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WNG Capital LLC
Eades, Kenneth M.; Kelly, Dorothy C.; Gangemi, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1777-EFinanceIn late 2013, an analyst at WNG Capital LLC, Wenbo Su, must recommend whether the terms of a sale-and-leaseback deal are value adding for WNG. WNG was an operating lessor of used commercial aircraft manufactured by Airbus Group and Boeing Corporation. The lessee in the deal was a small private airline based in the United Kingdom. The essence of the transaction was to transform the airline from being the owner of certain aircraft in its fleet to b...Starting at €8.20
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Dominion Resources: Cove Point
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1740-EFinanceThe treasurer for Dominion Resources Inc. (Dominion), a major U.S. diversified producer and distributor of energy, was heading to meet with the company’s investment bankers to discuss the impact of a large project upon Dominion’s financing strategy for the next five years. The Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) project would require $3.6 billion to build and represented one of the largest single capital investments in the company’s 100-plus y...Starting at €8.20
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Black Coffee and Black Cards (A) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1882TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1882TNStarting at €0.00
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Choosing a Bank Account - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1893TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1893Starting at €0.00
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Choosing a Bank Account
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Fairchild, Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1893-EFinanceThis case simulates the decision of choosing a bank account through the eyes of a new couple on the verge of getting married. Bill Donlon has no prior experience in banking, choosing instead to accumulate his savings in cash. Donlon’s fiancée, Melissa Ivy, had a bank account in college, but rarely used it other than to withdraw funds occasionally. After their marriage, the couple will move from Norfolk, Virginia, to Roanoke, Virginia, to start ne...Starting at €8.20
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Black Coffee and Black Cards (B) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1883TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1883TNStarting at €0.00