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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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Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas & The American Hat Factory
Rogers, Steven S.; Rogers, ArielCase HBS-319009-EStrategyOn a sunny Monday morning, Rev. Morgan-Thomas walked into her newly acquired hat factory thinking, "What have I gotten myself into? Things are worse than I imagined. Can I ever turn this company around given all of the known and unknown problems? Can I make it profitable?"Starting at €8.20
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Fairview Capital
Rogers, Steven S.; Collins, DerrickCase HBS-319050-EEntrepreneurshipFairview Capital is a pioneering alternative assets investment manager, as it is the first U.S. private equity fund of funds that focused on investing in private equity and venture capital funds managed by African-Americans and other minority investment managers. This case study focuses on Fairview's strategic decisions that ultimately led to the growth and expansion of its investment portfolio to over $3 billion.Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Medical Technology Corporation (Spanish Version)
Piper, Thomas R.; Rogers, Steven S.Case HBS-210S02FinanceUn oficial de préstamo debe decidir si prestar $ 8 millones a una compañía de alta tecnología en rápido crecimiento. La compañía ha tenido una serie de relaciones con los otros tres bancos. Los informes de los oficiales de crédito en estos bancos son preguntas mixtas y elevar en cuanto a la facilidad con la que una relación procedería. La totalidad de los temas debe ser considerado en la evaluación de la solvencia (carácter, garantía, capacidad, ...Starting at €8.20
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MBA & Co (B): Daniel Callaghan: Finding the right time to start a new business
Carenzo, Mathieu; Rahouadj, Myriam; Davila, AntonioCase E-166-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeHow do you generate a business opportunity that will be attractive to investors? Market, team, competitive advantage, scalability, exit: what are the important criteria that should be used to increase the probability of success when investing in a start-up? What are the differences between a business opportunity and an investment opportunity in an early stage environment?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