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Crocs, Inc.
Lipson, Marc L.; Gupta, GauravCase DARDEN-F-1589-EFinanceThis case forces students to examine the drivers of value, particularly growth and margins. It is also effective at drawing attention to the relationship between terminal value assumptions and value creation-assumptions that generate a large sensitivity of terminal value to growth rate are assumptions that imply that a great deal of value can still be created from investments after the planning horizon. The narrative features an analyst who is tr...Starting at €8.20
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Nordgold: All-In Sustaining Costs
Lipson, Marc L.Case DARDEN-C-2412-EAccounting and ControlUnderstanding the economics of gold mining had always been a challenge. Gold mines were long-lived assets that required substantial capital investments both to identify and gain access to mineral ore for future processing and to sustain output over the life of a mine. A typical investor might have looked at annual operating margins alone, ignoring these capital outlays, and set unrealistic return expectations. When firms fell short of these expec...Starting at €8.20
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Medfield Pharmaceuticals
Lipson, Marc L.; Mead, Jenny; Harris, Jared D.Case DARDEN-F-1636-EFinanceSusan Johnson, founder and CEO of Medfield Pharmaceuticals, is faced with conflicting recommendations for extending the patent life of the company’s flagship product, Fleximat, scheduled to go off patent in two years. With only three other products in Medfield’s lineup of medications, one of which has only just received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, strategic management of the company’s product pipeline is of paramount importance. B...Starting at €8.20
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Hightrek Inc.
Lipson, Marc L.Case DARDEN-F-1748-EFinanceA small manufacturer of camping gear is considering a new product that would expand its market. The product is a portable “hoophouse” that would allow people to begin planting gardens earlier in the season by trapping heat and keeping frost at bay. It would use existing technology but would be a very different product line. The required analyses are simple net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) calculations. However, through th...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs: On Rough Water
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Lipson, Marc L.; Loutskina, Elena; Gupta, GauravCase DARDEN-F-1811-EFinanceThis case introduces Ron Snyder, CEO of Crocs, Inc., in 2007, a few years after Crocs went public on the NASDAQ in the largest shoe offering ever. Investor excitement at the time had been palpable - the company had garnered a 48% premium above its initial offer price. Since that time, the stock had grown sixfold to its high just last month, at the end of October. Only a week ago, on November 1, the company’s stock price had plummeted, declining ...Starting at €8.20
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Akron Crane Works: The Insourcing Proposal
Lipson, Marc L.Case DARDEN-F-1839-EFinanceIn 2017, Peter Tang must prepare the economic analysis of a proposal to insource production of certain parts currently purchased by the Tower and Lattice division of Akron Crane Works, a world leader in heavy lifting machinery. The primary motivations for the proposal were rising costs due to vendor price increases and long vendor lead times.Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Vet Center: Investment Appraisal
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase F-641-EFinanceThe president of a veterinary center has to decide which of two MRI scanners he should buy. The case gives students an opportunity to practice present value calculation and to understand the proper use of methods such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for capital investment decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Grifos Pujol, S.A.
Simón, José María; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-14-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and ChangeStarting at €8.20
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Vet Center: análisis de inversiones
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase F-641FinanceEl director de un centro veterinario tiene que decidir qué equipo de imagen por resonancia magnética debería comprar, escogiendo entre dos. El caso ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de practicar el cálculo del valor actual y comprender el uso apropiado de varios métodos para tomar decisiones de inversión, tales como la tasa interna de retorno (TIR) y el valor actual neto (VAN).Starting at €8.20