...General Motors Sample Case Study Next Generation C hevrolet Instructions You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the case below, which involves building an Excel model and preparing a written memo. You will walk through your analysis as part of the interview process. The GM team will ensure your case material makes its way to the proper interview room. By the end of the allotted time, you should: Write a memo in Word no longer than one page outlining your analysis of the case problem and your recommendation Be prepared to walk your interviewers through your Excel model and present your recommendation (you can use either the Excel or the Word document as back up for your discussion; no need to prepare a Powerpoint presentation).The discussion of the case with Q &A will take approxi mately 30 minutes. Type your name in top left corner of both the E xcel and Word document Save the E xcel and Word document on your desktop with the following name: C ase Background It is January 2010 and General Motors is considering the development of the next generation full-size family sedan. ,a Full-size sedans are a mainstay in the American market. According to the US government classification, a fullAdoption of the term necessitated by an increasingly larger variability of car sizes and body styles. Full-size sedan segment size fluctuated significantly over the last 50 years. sales negatively, and so did the introduction of many other family, such...
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...General Motors Accounting Analysis and Business Solution | | Table of Contents Introduction2 Hypothesis and Methodology 3 Analysis of Problems4 Variables5 Primary and Secondary Sources6 Resources6 Sample………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Test Statistics……………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Final Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………….9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………...10 Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 Survey……………………………………………………………………………………………………..12 References…………………………………………………………………………………………………13 Introduction Every time you pick up a newspaper and read the business section, you hear about a major company having some sort of financial problems. These problems are most likely a result of accounting errors and in some instances because of these errors, companies have had major financial issues they could not recover from. Over the years General Motors has been one of those companies. General Motors Company, commonly known as GM, is an American Multinational Corporation, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. GM designs, manufactures, markets and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts and as well as sells financial services. General Motors produces vehicles in 120 countries under ten different name brands (General Motors Corp.). Recently, management at General Motors has decided to start tracking the number of errors in the accounting department. The number of errors will be tracked per accountant and...
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...Cozzani Foster Glenn Fabrizio Sebastiani Financial Statement Analysis Prof. S. Bozzolan LBS Groupwork, 2016 Tesla Motors, Inc._Cascioli, Cozzani, Glenn, Sebastiani 2 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………......………………………3 II. Company Description………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 A. History……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 B. Mission…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 C. Products…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 III. Industry and Strategic Analysis………………………………………………………………………………..5 A. The Company’s Porter’s Five Forces Analysis……………………………………………………………………5 IV. Financial Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 A. Tesla’s General Financial Strategy…………………………………………………………………………………….6 V. Works Cited and Consulted…………………………………………………………….………………………10 VI. Annexes A. ANNEXE 3. Cash Flow Tesla Motors, Inc…………………………………………………………………………..11 B. ANNEXE 2. Reformulated Income Statement Tesla Motors, Inc. ………………………………………..13 C. ANNEXE 1. Reformulated Balance Sheet Tesla Motors, Inc. ……………………………………………...14 Tesla Motors, Inc._Cascioli, Cozzani, Glenn, Sebastiani 3 I. Executive Summary The American electric vehicle company Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) embodies an innovative manufacturer of premium electric ...
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...Ford Motor Company (Case Analysis) Group #6- TGAA TTH 1:00 Member 1- Taylor O’Neill Member 2- Knyra Ratcliff Member 3- Alex Perkins Member 4- Xu Han Member 5- Kevin Carter Member 6- Alex Dundon/ Nick Tran Presentation Date: 11/17/15 Introduction Our group has chosen Ford Motor Company as our case analysis subject. Ford is an American multinational automaker and was founded by Henry Ford in 1903. Ford Motor Company is the second largest automaker in the United States and is also the fifth largest automaker in the world. Throughout the paper we will be sharing background information of the company such as the vision statement, mission statement, company history, the industry, and our company’s strategy. We will also be sharing the elements of Ford’s internal and external environment (includes historical and competitor financial information), problem statements, possible alternative solutions to those problems, and our recommendations as to which alternative solutions would be best used in response to the problems at hand. Towards the end of our case analysis on Ford Motor Company there is a visual present for both the SWOT analysis and the grand strategy matrix. We have provided appropriate and significant content in completion of this case analysis. Background Vision Statement “To become the world's leading Consumer Company for automotive products and services. (Homepage, 2015)” Mission Statement “One Team. People working together as a lean, global enterprise...
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...Tesla Motors, Inc. 8 Step Case Analysis Method Khushboo E Jahan Marissa Shotwell-Tabke Guojun Zhang GBA 517 Dr. Kevin Moncrief Fall 2015 Table of Contents Introduction pg. 1 Company Background pg. 1 Products pg. 2 Business Mission pg. 3 Marketing Objectives pg. 4 Strategic Issues pg. 5 Promotion pg. 5 Pricing pg. 6 External Environment pg. 6 Distribution pg. 10 Constraints pg. 12 Firm Specific pg. 12 Limited Product List pg. 12 Limited Manufacturing capacity pg. 13 Distribution & Service Network pg. 13 Limited Exposure in Foreign Market pg. 14 Lithium Ion Battery Safety pg. 14 Industry Specific pg. 15 Fluctuating Foreign Exchange Rates pg. 15 Supply Chain Providers pg. 15 Future Growth Depends Upon Consumers’ Willingness to Adopt Electric Vehicles pg. 16 Environment and Safety Laws & Regulations pg. 16 SWOT Analysis pg. 18 Findings pg. 23 Finding #1 pg. 23 Finding #2 pg. 25 Finding #3 pg. 25 Solutions pg. 26 Solution #1 pg. 26 Solution #2 pg. 26 Solution #3 pg. 26 X. Recommendation and Justification pg. 28 XI. Implementation and Gantt Chart pg. 30 Implementation Time Table pg. 30 Gantt Chart pg. 32 XIII. References pg. 33 List of Figures Figures Figure 1 –...
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...How Tesla Motors can manage the extreme competition from large and premium manufactures Daniil Chaika (119102547) Workshop Tutor: John Davison SIM336 - Strategic Management ------------------------------------------------- Contents 1.0 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………….3 2.0 Company Background………………………………………………………………….….3 3.0 PESTEL Analysis……………………………………………………………...…………..3 4.1. Political……………………………………………………………………………..3-4 4.2. Economic……………………………………………………………………………...4 4.3. Social………………………………………………………………………………….4 4.4. Technological…………………………………………………………………………4 4.5. Environmental………………………………………………………………………...5 4.6. Legal…………………………………………………………………………………..5 4.0 Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis…………………………………………………………………5 5.7. The Threat from New Entrants……………………………………………………..5-6 5.8. The bargaining power of Buyers……………………………………………………...6 5.9. Threat of Substitution…………………………………………………………………6 5.10. The bargaining power of Suppliers…………………………………………………..6 5.11. The Intensity of Rivalry in the Industry……………………………………………6-7 5.0 Value Chain Analysis (VCA)……………………………………………………………...7 6.12. Primary Activities…………………………………………………………………..7-8 6.13. Support Activities…………………………………………………………………..8-9 6.0 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………………9 7.14. Strengths…………………………………………………………………………..9-10 7.15. Weaknesses………………………………………………………………………10-11 7.16. Opportunities………………………………………………………………………...
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...How Tesla Motors can manage the extreme competition from large and premium manufactures Daniil Chaika (119102547) Workshop Tutor: John Davison SIM336 - Strategic Management ------------------------------------------------- Contents 1.0 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………….3 2.0 Company Background………………………………………………………………….….3 3.0 PESTEL Analysis……………………………………………………………...…………..3 4.1. Political……………………………………………………………………………..3-4 4.2. Economic……………………………………………………………………………...4 4.3. Social………………………………………………………………………………….4 4.4. Technological…………………………………………………………………………4 4.5. Environmental………………………………………………………………………...5 4.6. Legal…………………………………………………………………………………..5 4.0 Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis…………………………………………………………………5 5.7. The Threat from New Entrants……………………………………………………..5-6 5.8. The bargaining power of Buyers……………………………………………………...6 5.9. Threat of Substitution…………………………………………………………………6 5.10. The bargaining power of Suppliers…………………………………………………..6 5.11. The Intensity of Rivalry in the Industry……………………………………………6-7 5.0 Value Chain Analysis (VCA)……………………………………………………………...7 6.12. Primary Activities…………………………………………………………………..7-8 6.13. Support Activities…………………………………………………………………..8-9 6.0 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………………9 7.14. Strengths…………………………………………………………………………..9-10 7.15. Weaknesses………………………………………………………………………10-11 7.16. Opportunities………………………………………………………………………...
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...External Analysis PESTEL Analysis In order to distinguish and break down the fundamental elements of the company’s external environment it is suggested to use PESTEL analysis (Academy, 2015). Figure below illustrates all crucial external factors, which need to be considered while doing external analysis. PESTEL stands for: Taken from: http://www.professionalacademy.com/blogs-and-advice/marketing-theories---pestel-analysis In the following paragraphs, each factor is going to be analyzed separately. Political By selling autos in many countries of North America, Asia andWestern Europe (Tesla, 2014), the companyneeds to manage any political issues affecting its business operations. For example,one of the main political aspects influencing on the industry is ecological assurance lawsto stimulate the production of more environmentally friendly vehicles to meet the emanation levels(Environmental-protection.org.uk, 2014). The next essential aspect is US government vitality advance projects for innovative work of new vehicle advances (Department of Energy, 2014). For this situation, numerous automobile producerswill be occupied with entering the new business sector in automobile industry. Economical Nowadays, US market is most attractive for Tesla Motors, because of the economic growth and level of GDP (Tradingeconomics.com, 2015). Figure 1 below illustrates the growth rate of US GDP from 2013 to 2015. Figure 1. US GDP growth rate (%). (Trading Economics, 2015) In addition,...
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...Corporate Finance SS 2014 Case Study : “Tesla Motors” by Univ. Prof. Dr. D. Hess Universität zu Köln Maite Barreneche Matrikelnummer : Mónica Cabello Mera Matrikelnummer : 5760380 Irene García Cutillas Matrikelnummer : 5758718 Fernanda Sottil De Aguinaga Matrikelnummer : 5760828 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Tesla´s business model 3 2. Percentage of sales method 4 3. Valuation 5 i. Growth rate determination for the terminal value period 6 ii. Payout determination for the terminal value period 6 iii. Market risk premium and risk free rate determination 6 iv. Equity beta determination 6 v. Required rate of return determination 7 vi. Flow to Equity 8 vii. Company valuation 8 4. Robustness check 8 5. Reflection 1. Tesla’s business model Tesla Motors Inc. is a company that focuses on designing, developing and manufacturing fully electric cars and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components. The enterprise also provides development services for the powertrain systems and components it produces by selling them afterwards to other automotive manufacturers. Among the products Tesla offers the market are the sedan Model S, the Tesla Roadster sports car, the Model X minivan and other stationary energy storage products the company has developed. Because of environmental consciousness, the impact of rising oil and gasoline prices, the new government...
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...Abstract Ford Motors used to be a prominent automobile company in the past. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy because of unexpected/unusual expenses incurred in the form of changes in investment and extinguishment of debt liabilities. The company should devise a policy that curtails the cost of sales, particularly, structural cost. Ford needs vast managerial and structural changes. The company needs to revise its price patterns, designs and make new and attractive products for the ultimate user, mainly, middle-class groups. Ford also needs expansion in Europe and Mexico. Keywords: Ford motors, cost analysis, microeconomics, demand, recommendation Introduction Purpose Microeconomics is that the branch of economic science that analyzes the behavior of individual shoppers and corporations to do and perceive the decision-making method of each business and households. Economics is concerned with the interaction between individual consumers and sellers also because the factors that influence the alternatives created by both consumers and retailers. Especially, economics focuses on patterns of providing and demand and, therefore, the determination of worth and output in individual markets. The aim of this paper is to clarify however economics influences the Ford Motor Company. History Henry Ford was born on June 30th, 1863. Ford saw his first car when he was 12 years old. Henry and his father were riding into Detroit during that time span. At...
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...Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Illustrations ........................................................................................................ II List of Abbreviatons ........................................................................................................ III 1 Strategic Management Tools & Processes ............................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Question 1 ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Question 2 ..................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 11 2 Innovation Management .......................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Question 1 ................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Question 2 ................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Question 3 ..................
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...SWOT ANALYSIS: REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR COMPANY ANALYSIS Company Name: Cummins Inc. Industry Sector: Global Diesel Engine Manufacturer Date: 23/11/2014 Analyst: Rajesh Kumar Strengths • Strong distribution network and strategic joint ventures with customers to allow better access to end customers CMI has joint ventures and strategic alliances with customers, particularly in emerging markets, including Tata motors in India, Dongfeng Motors in China, Komatsu in Japan, and PACCAR in the US. These companies are market leaders in their respective regions/countries. Additionally, CMI has 600 company owned and independent distributors locations, and approximately 6500 dealer locations in more than 190 countries. • Diversified portfolio of engines catering to wide range of customers The Engine segment produces engines and parts for sale to customers in on-highway and various industrial markets. Our engines are used in trucks of all sizes, buses and recreational vehicles, as well as various industrial applications including construction, mining, agriculture, marine, oil and gas, rail and military equipment. The composition of revenues by highway segment and industrial segment is around 60% and 40% respectively. Thus the concentration risk is minimized. The segment sells engines, generator sets, alternators, power systems and services. The Distribution segment includes wholly-owned and partially-owned distributorships engaged in wholesaling...
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...SWOT ANALYSIS RESEARCH ON CHEVY GM SWOT Analysis Research on Chevy GM Barakat Mawalin DeVry University 8/9/2015 Principles of Management Theresa Hayden SWOT Analysis Research on Chevy GM GM’s History and Mission Statement Today's GM: A Driving Vision Our unyielding mission to earn customers for life has led to a healthy balance sheet and world-class products that are winning in the marketplace (General Motors, 2015) General Motors was founded by William “Billy” Durant on September 16, 1908. GM was basically formed as a holding company for Buick. Although GM owned aircraft in the 1930’s; their main focus was on motorized vehicles. Later, GM became one of the largest automobile manufactures in the US, “With the headquarters located at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan; GM employed over 212,000 employees worldwide according to General motors” (General motors). However, around 2005, GM began to fail which hurt employees and their benefits as well as crippling Detroit’s economy. Help was on the way, according to Chris Woodyard in his article written in USA Today called, GM Bailout Played Over 5 Years. He stated Dec. 19, 2008 “The Bush Administration announces plans to bail out Detroit's auto industry, notably General Motors and Chrysler Group” (Woodyard, 2013). Despite the Bush and the Obama’s administrations help, GM filed for bankruptcy on June 1 2009. General Motors is now showing signs of recovery, according to James R Healey in his recent article...
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...St. John’s University Graduate Student Managed Investment Fund Presents: Tesla Motors, Inc.: TSLA Analysts: Rutvig Bhatt (rutvig@gmail.com) Yanchen Liu (yanchen.liu12@stjohns.edu) Gaoting Liu (liugaoting@gmail.com) Kevin Shanker (kevin.shanker05@stjohns.edu) Share Data: Fundamentals: Price 5/7/14: $201.35 GAAP EPS (FY Dec’13): -0.62 Market Cap: $24.80B E[EPS2015]: 1.83 52 Week Range: $63.69 – $265.00 Beta: 1.10 1 Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………3 2. Company Overview……………………………………………………3 3. Industry Analysis………………………………………………………8 3.1 Industry Overview…………………………………………………9 3.2 Analysis of Competitive Forces – Porter’s 5 Forces………………9 4. Fundamental Analysis………………………………………………..11 5. EPS Forecast………………………………………………………….24 6. Relative Valuation Model…………………………………………….29 7. Absolute Valuation…………………………………………………...32 8. Risk Factors…………………………………………………………..35 9. Conclusion and Recommendation……………………………………38 Reference………………………………………………………………..39 2 1. Executive Summary BUY recommendation based on our relative valuation model, EPS forecast, and absolute valuation model (for 7% or higher constant growth rate) : The average price estimate is $294.98，compared to the current stock price of $189 as of 5/13/14 . It shows that Tesla is undervalued. According to our result of absolute valuation model, Tesla can be priced between $92.88 and $304.87, depending upon the constant growth rate of free cash flows after...
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...FAMILY NAME: LEON FIRST NAME: ALEXEI REG NO: 1102810 ESSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL COVER SHEET BE431 BUSINESS STRATEGY Based on your own research, analyse the current strategic position of Tesla Motors both in terms of their competitive environment and their capabilities. You must draw on relevant frameworks discussed on the module. Your comments in this section should include a discussion of the extent to which the frameworks you used were helpful for your analysis. Critically evaluate the concept of ‘disruption’ in the context of business strategy. Your analysis in this section should make specific reference to Sillince (2006). Lecturers: Dr. Christina Volkmann, Dr. Marina Michalski and Dr. Danielle Tucker Date: 2nd March 2015 Word Count: 2553 Introduction The literature in the field of business and technology has covered the analysis of the term disruptive innovation in respect to the concept of competitive advantage. Scholars such as Christensen (1997) and Johnson (2008) have developed the theory of disruptive innovation and focused on stressing the difference between the disruptive innovations which are sustainable and the ones which are not. Furthermore, the research conducted by Sillince (2006) as well as Penrose (1959), Balogun (2014) has been essential to critically evaluate the methods used by the companies to construct their competitive advantage. The persuasion often used by the companies to differentiate themselves from the competitors and gain competitive...
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