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Stealth Sports - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-122-EFinanceEarly in 2020, Pamela Taggart, the recently-appointed CFO of Stealth Sports (a non-publicly-trade company), had one overriding task and little time to waste: She needed to estimate a hurdle rate to force some discipline in the decision-making process of the company. Her problem was that unlike some of the companies she had worked for before, Stealth was not publicly traded; that complicated her job but did not make it impossible. This case is des...Starting at €0.00
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The Essential Financial Toolkit: Tool 2 - Mean Returns
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-553-EFinanceThis note discusses three definitions of mean returns and highlights their different interpretations and uses. In many cases, particularly when evaluating risky assets, the concept of "mean return"¿ is meaningless and stating the type of mean return discussed, arithmetic or geometric, is essential. Also, when investors trade actively, their mean return and that of the asset in which they invest may differ, which requires yet another concept, the ...Starting at €8.20
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Project Evaluation in Emerging Markets: Exxon Mobil, Oil, and Argentina - Teaching Note
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-70-EFinanceEarly in 2006 a brief report arrived at Exxon Mobil's headquarters in Irving, Texas, with the results of geological tests in the south of Argentina. The tests determined that the area explored seemed to be rich in oil and that, subject to a proper cost-benefit analysis, it could be worth investing in the necessary production facilities to extract oil from the ground. You have been asked to evaluate this investment opportunity and report to manage...Starting at €0.00
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Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note
Foley, C. Fritz; Raman, Ananth; Craig, Nathan C.Case HBS-612057-EService and Operations ManagementInventory-based lending is a form of asset-based lending used by retailers and wholesalers. This note describes the development and the current state of the inventory-based lending industry.Starting at €8.20
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Eólica de Composites, S.A. (ECSA) - Teaching Note
Palencia, Luis; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTeaching Note ASNT-12-EService and Operations ManagementA company suddenly wins a substantial contract, but doesn't have sufficient capacity in its existing plants to execute it. The search for a new plant location yields two final alternatives for a possible location, with similar costs but very different situations. One of them favors a policy of outsourcing but with few qualified workers, and the other is opposed to such a policy. The prioritization, analysis and explicit description of selection c...Starting at €0.00
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Jesús de Benito at S&P (B): The sale and subsequent integration in Gedas
Stein, Guido; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-54-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, EntrepreneurshipJesús decided to sell the company. Due diligence started in February 2000. The first predictions suggested that the deal would be closed in the fall, as the German partners had to give its approval. Jesús urged the buyer to speed up the process, as, according to him, the company was completely sound, with no debt or hidden liabilities. He faced the future without neglecting the commitment he had acquired to a workforce that had helped him get to ...Starting at €5.74
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Herramientas financieras esenciales: Herramienta 8 - VAN y TIR
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-562FinanceEsta nota analiza las dos herramientas de evaluación de proyectos más utilizadas, el VAN y la TIR. Las dos herramientas necesitan un dato muy importante, el coste del capital, que es una de las magnitudes fundamentales para cualquier empresa, y que también trataremos brevemente. Tanto el VAN como la TIR tienen aplicaciones que van más allá de la evaluación de proyectos, y ningún conjunto de herramientas está completo sin ellas.Starting at €8.20
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Herramientas financieras esenciales: Herramienta 3 - Riesgo: desviación estándar y beta
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-555FinanceEsta nota técnica aborda dos definiciones del riesgo ampliamente utilizadas, la desviación estándar y la beta, las cuales son una parte fundamental de las finanzas modernas. Hay quien dice que el riesgo, como la belleza, está en los ojos de la persona que mira. Tal vez sea así, pero incluso si ése fuera el caso, comprender la relación entre la desviación estándar, la beta y el riesgo es esencial para cualquiera que desee tener unos conocimientos ...Starting at €8.20
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Herramientas financieras esenciales: Herramienta 2 - La rentabilidad media
Estrada, JavierTechnical Note FN-553FinanceEsta nota analiza tres definiciones de rentabilidad media y destaca sus diferentes interpretaciones y usos. En muchas ocasiones, especialmente al evaluar los activos de riesgo, el concepto de "rentabilidad media" carece de significado si no se clarifica de qué tipo de rentabilidad media se habla, si aritmética o geométrica. Asimismo, cuando los inversores realizan transacciones activamente, su rentabilidad media y la del activo en el que invierte...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo valorar acciones: El caso Coca-Cola - Nota del Instructor
Estrada, JavierTeaching Note FT-51Finance(See case F-678)Starting at €0.00