...To: Professor Russ Ray From: Usman Mustafa Date: 9/05/2012 Re: Jet Blue Airways Case Attached Please find JetBlue airways case and their IPO prices Calculation table. The purpose of this memorandum is to discuss the initial public offering and the pricing of IPO of JetBlue Airways by using the selected multiples of comparable airlines. It also includes some advantages and disadvantages of a firm from going public. The multiples used to set IPO price were prices per share, earning per share, cash flow per share, total assets per share, and revenue per share of five comparable airlines. When looking to take a company public, investors first examine other comparable companies’ stock prices. The five Comparable airlines companies we chose are: Air Tran, Alaska Air, America West, Midwest, and Southwest Airline. The Prices for Jet Blue Airways are based on the selected multiples calculated with JetBlue’s financial statement, shares outstanding, and the two important multiples that are price per share and cash flow per share. 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to a firm from going public? list at least three of each. Advantages: A. Going public will result in increased capital for the issuer. A public offering places a value on company's stock and insiders who retain stock may be able to sell their shares or use them as collateral. B. A company's debt-to-equity ratio improves after an initial public offering, which...
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...Assignment #1 Case #3 Jet Blue Airways Daisy L Kenney Professor Kimberly Anthony BUS599 Strategic Management July 10, 2011 Case #3 Jet Blue Airways 1. Discuss the trends in the U.S. airline industry and how these trends might impact a company’s strategy. The trend in US airline industry is to use price discrimination and differential pricing to increase the revenue of the airlines. For this there are computerized programs that help increase the revenues of the airlines. Further, the current trend among airlines is to reduce operating costs. The current trend in airlines industry is to lease aircraft and avoid entering into long term contracts so that the financing remains modes. Finally, the current trend of alliance among airlines especially that of code sharing or selling the tickets of another airlines. Overall, the airline industry is very competitive, turbulent and volatile. 2. Discuss Jet Blue’s strategic intent. The strategic intent of Jet Blue Airways is to improve its profitability, revenue optimization, Improved capacity management, cost reduction, and delivering high quality service. Since its IPO, Jet Blue Airways posted its first loss in 2005. There is a difficulty in the strategic intent of Jet Blue Airways. It...
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...FEU MBA 209 Case Study Jetblue Airways: A Cadre of New Managers Takes Control Case Background JetBlue is a low-cost domestic airline in the United States following a rather interesting combination of ‘low-cost and differentiation’ as its strategy. From its inception in 1998, the airline grew to become the 11th largest player in the airline industry in a short span of 6 years. It had been the only other airline apart from Southwest airlines, to have been profitable during the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on World Trade Center, and at a time when the entire airline industry was experiencing losses. In 2001, JetBlue planned to launch an IPO to fund its expansion plans. The IPO had to be postponed in light of the terrorist attacks, but JetBlue continued with its expansion plans using its share of the $15 billion bailout ($5 billion in direct compensation and another $10 billion in loan guarantees) the US government granted to the aviation industry, and a fresh infusion of funds from its original investors. Jet Blue is facing the same problem as nearly any company in any industry; that of competition. The most important task at hand for the company of Jet Blue is to maintain the quality of their product so as to ensure that they are able to garner customers, their product being superior to that of their competition. Thus far, Jet Blue has done this quite well, establishing a name for themselves as a low-cost provider of an exemplary air-travel experience...
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...2006 CASE QUESTIONS DR. KISS Please allow these questions to serve as a guide when you prepare your case write-up in accordance with the syllabus or other instructions. Table of Contents Page Case: Name and Number, Bruner 5e Note Number I. C12- Best Practices—WACC No Questions II. C2- Bill Miller & Value Trust 2 III. C5- Financial Detective, 2005 Contained in Case IV. C7- Body Shop Intl* Contained in Case, but see page 3 V. C6- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 4 VI. C17- The Investment Detective* Contained in Case VII. C28- Intro. to Debt Policy & Value* No Questions, but review M & M Theory on debt and value of the firm. VIII. HBS Case- “Leveraged Betas and the Cost of Equity No Questions IX. C16- The Boeing 7E 7* 5 X. C26- Jet Blue Airways, IPO Valuation* 6 XI.a C35- Merton Electronics 7 XI.b C36- Carefour S. A.* 8 XI.c C44- Palamon Capital Partners* 9 XII. GM Dividend Policy Negotiation (Information to be provided by Dr. Kiss) * Note: Excel Spreadsheets containing some of the exhibits from the case are available for this case at www.mhhe.com/bruner5e FIN 620, CASE QUESTIONS DR. KISS Please allow these questions to serve as a guide when you prepare your case write-up in accordance with the syllabus or other instructions Case 2- Bill Miller & Value Trust Suggested Questions for Your Preparation of the Case. ...
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...Although the terrorist attacks of 9/11 made the huge loss of the whole airline industry, JetBlue airways try to publish its own IPO after 2 years of profitable operation in 2002, This case study is summarizing the step to publish the IPO. Following this, it will discuss the disadvantage and advantage to publish the IPO and use the financial data to evaluate the price is suit for the first publish. In this case, there are three different share valuation methods: P/E multiple (comparison pricing); EBIT multiple (comparison pricing) and discounted free cash flow (fundamental pricing). Analysis the advantage and disadvantage of the IPO JetBlue has been successful to duplicate Southwest’s strategy which provides high aircraft utilization and low fare. The cost of per available-seat-mile is the lowest of the major U.S. airline in 2001 which is 6.98 cent compare with the industry average of 10.08 cents. On the other hand, JetBlue provides comfortable and convenient travel experience such as leather seats and free live TV. After these successful operations, JetBlue needed to raise capital use IPO for the further expansion. Although the non U.S. low-fare airlines have been publish IOP and the return is reasonable, there still have disadvantages to do this. Advantages: 1 For the financial reason, to issue IPO can increase the liquidity. Once to issue the IPO, JetBlue can get the money directly from investors. For example, JetBlue plan to issue 5,500,000 shares which price range $25 to...
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...Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior: Contrast Jet Blue vs. Southwest Airlines Trident University MKT501 CS1 Identify key external factors that affect the passenger airline industry and explain how that impact occurs There are several external factors that affect the passenger airline industry. Some of the factors that affect the industry are economic crisis, instability in aviation fuel price, and environmental factors. I will elaborate more in detail in the following paragraphs on these factors. The first area I want to talk about is our countries current Economic Crisis, and in my opinion drives all the other factors that affect airline industry’s the most. The current economic situation is not good and therefore will have an effect on what a customer will or will not do. Air travel is very expensive as it is, in my opinion, so a sluggish economy will add more pressure on an individual or family thinking of flying anywhere. The second area that affects the airline industry is the cost of aviation fuel. If fuel prices are high, the airline will have to charge more for tickets. As I mentioned earlier, higher ticket prices is not what the public wants in our current economy. The airline industry is a business and in order to make money and continue to provide the service, the company has a breakeven price, approximately 66% of their operating cost (Airline Economics Break Even Load Factors Paragraph). If the company doesn’t...
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...JETBLUE AIRWAYS IPO VALUATION Teaching Note This case examines the April 2002, decision of JetBlue management to price the initial public offering of JetBlue stock during one of the worst periods in airline history. The case outlines JetBlue’s innovative strategy and the associated strong financial performance over its initial two years. Students are invited to value the stock and take a position on whether the current $25–$26 per share filing range is appropriate. The case is designed to showcase corporate valuation using discounted cash flow and peer-company market multiples. The epilogue details the 67 percent first-day rise in JetBlue stock from the $27 offer price. With such a backdrop, students are exposed to one of the well-known finance anomalies—the IPO underpricing phenomenon—and are invited to critically discuss various proposed explanations. The case provides opportunities for the instructor to develop any of the following teaching objectives, • Review the institutional aspects of the equity issuance transaction. • Explore the costs and benefits associated with public share offerings. • Develop an appreciation for the challenges of valuing unseasoned firms. • Hone corporate valuation skills, particularly using market multiples. • Evaluate the received explanations of various finance anomalies, such as the IPO underpricing phenomenon. Study Questions 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages...
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...THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY is in deep crisis. Losing over 100,000 jobs since September 11, 2001, and suffering major wage and benefit cuts, workers are in shock and looking for new leadership. The recent U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, the outbreak of the SARS epidemic and the economic downturn exacerbate the impact of the crisis on labor. Airline workers are in the forefront of discussions about their own industry and more general questions as political and social consciousness changes under the impact of the restructuring crisis. These experiences are valuable for all workers. While 9/11 and subsequent events greatly worsened the crisis, the dire state of this industry pre-dated the 9/11 attacks. The major carriers were losing millions of dollars and facing possible bankruptcy filings because of broken business models that were no longer profitable. In the capitalist system that generally means businesses fold. Bankruptcy as a Weapon Government aid still flows to the airlines, as it did after 9/11. But Wall Street and Washington are pushing the restructuring process. Meanwhile some important facts indicate the depth of the crisis and the challenge facing rank-and-file workers and their unions. Last summer US Airways, the seventh largest carrier, filed for bankruptcy and began slashing jobs, wages and benefits. It emerged from bankruptcy in the spring as a smaller carrier with lower labor costs than most of its competitors, but US Airways is still not out of turbulent...
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...INTRODUCTION Air blue is a private Pakistani airline based at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. It started its operations on May 24, 2004. It was the first private carrier of Pakistan to operate the Airbus A320 when it initially started. Air blue has been expanding rapidly despite experiencing competition from the other three airline operators in Pakistan. The airline mainly flies on domestic routes plus internationally to Dubai International Airport and also has plans to fly to the Gulf, UK, and USA. MISSION STATEMENT Air blue will be recognized as the most progressive enterprise in the transportation business. We will offer our customers cost effective transportation service within geographical areas and market segments that can benefit from our services and will insure a return on investment and growth rate consistent with current management guidelines. VISION STATEMENT Our vision is to make Air blue the most admired airline in the world. * Ensuring safety comes first * Providing Service Straight from the Heart * Encouraging product leadership * Delivering superior financial returns * providing rewarding career opportunities SWOT ANALYSIS of AIR BLUE: The SWOT analysis is the process of analyzing organizations and their environments based on their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This includes the environmental analysis, the process of scanning the business environment for threats and opportunities, which is considered...
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...$29.44 Projected (Short) Return: Mike Bizzario 17.65% Yale School of Management Page 2 of 17 RECOMMENDATION: SELL • • • • Short-lived, well-funded track record is unsustainable in current economic climate. Threat to cost structures within airline industry due to potential invasion of Iraq and resultant oil price increases. Immediate shorting opportunity due to overvaluation as compared to the industry (JetBlue P/E ratio is higher than the industry average by 18%) valuation ratios. Height of financial performance is already reflected in the JBLU’s stock price, and we are bearish about future financial prospects. Inherent company risks include high leverage, dependence on JFK hub as key revenue driver and IPO-lock-up expiration in the near term. Historical Context • JetBlue is the best-capitalized airline in start-up history. It has a short but impressive track record – with a fleet size of only 31, it has a market capitalization of $1.5 billion, currently ranked...
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...HEAVY EDIT JetBlue Airlines: Getting “Blue” again?* JetBlue posted a net income $97 million in 2010. The airline continues to pursue its goal of becoming ―the Americas‘ Favorite Airline‖ and aims attainting positive free cash flow and long term sustainable growth while maintaining adequate liquidity position. Financially, the airline was far better than after the Valentine day fiasco in February 2007 and subsequent loss of $84 million in 2008. It focuses on controlling costs, maximizing unit revenues, managing capital expenditures and aims at achieving disciplined growth (see Exhibit 1).1 However, in the recent years, JetBlue appears to be moving away from its core strategy, in quite interesting ways, of being a low-cost player providing the distinctive ―JetBlue experience.‖ In its efforts to boost revenues, the airline began charging $10 to $20 for seats with extra legroom, doubled its ticket-change fee to $100, and introduced refundable tickets that cost more than nonrefundable ones. Further, the airline began charging $7 for a pillow-and-blanket kit, an amenity usually provided free of charge by other airlines.2 Breaking another low-cost rule, JetBlue moved away from ticket sales through its own Web site and signed up with travel agencies and the Galileo and Sabre global distribution systems in August 2006 and with online travel agencies such as Orbitz in January 2008. Further, it sold approximately 42.6 million shares of common stock to Deutsche Lufthansa, the German...
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...Editor : Dilip K. Shah SMART GAMC No. :1703/2009-11. Issued by SSP Ahd. Valid up to 31-12-2011 Page Archi Publications 311 to 313, Nalanda Enclave Pritamnagar 1st Dhal, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-6. GUJARAT, INDIA Phone : 079 - 2657 66 39, Fax : 079 - 2657 99 96 E-mail : info@smartinvestment.in smartinvest25@yahoo.in web : www.smartinvestment.in Price VOL : 3 Issue No: 32 RNI No : GUJENG / 2008 / 24320 8 4th Oct. to 10th Oct. 2010 Rs. 12/- CEBBECO, Oberoi Realty and B.S. Trans enters the market this week The listing of Carrer, EROS and Microtech may be most sensational How much the IPOs would be oversubscribed? What about refund? What is the possibility of allotment and listing price? Samtex Fashions Ltd. (BSE Code : 531206) (Rs. 33) In view of recent floods in Pakistan, rice crop there is likely to suffer and since Pakistan is one of the biggest exporters of rice, Indian rice exporters should gain due to likely fall in Pakistan's rice exports. Moroever, there is growing fancy agri-based companies. Hence, the recommendation to buy Samtex Fashions (name appears a misnomer as presently, garment business constitutes only tiny %age of its total business) as scrip is available at extremely low PE Ratio and has high book value. his Delhi based company was originally incorporated for garment business. However, now garment business accounts for hardly 10% of total turnover. Company has set up 3 rice mills For More details refer PrimaryMarket (Center Page) ...
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...JetBlue Airways: Growing Pains A case report prepared for MG 495 Business Policy Spring II 2014 Paige Pence Jamie Neidholdt Tyler Slayton Ja-ir Gooden Jacob Miller May 4, 2014 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: GROWING PAINS I. Introduction A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: JetBlue Airways was a fairly new airline that was going up against such airlines like Southwest, AirTran, and Delta. Started in 1999, JetBlue Airway was able to turn profits fairly quickly; in 2001 the company had profits of $38.5 million (George & Regani, 2008, 20-4). From there on it seemed that the company would continue to be profitable especially with expansions in the works; moving into areas that competitors ignored, ordering more planes, expanding to the west coast, and building a new terminal at JFK. However, due to various external and internal factors the company once again posted losses in 2005 and 2006. 2. Summary statement of the recommended solution: The problem is that JetBlue is expanding too fast and too soon to keep up. The company needs to slow their growth so that the company can keep up with the pace. Furthermore, the company needs to continue to do what the company does best; superior customer service, low fares, short-to-medium routes instead of offering what the competitors are doing. This is lessening JetBlue’s differentiation from other companies creating just another option for customers. Finally, JetBlue needs to continue to make cuts...
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...governance via oversea listing. The ultimate function of corporate governance in SOEs thus relies heavily on public governance. Key words: state-owned-enterprises, oversea listing, corporate China governance, 2 Table of contents I. Introduction ....................................................................................................................4 II. The Governance problems of Chinese SOEs and the limitations of traditional governance problems .........................................................................................................8 A. The Governance problems of Chinese SOEs ...........................................................8 B. The limitation of Traditional Governance institutions in the case of Chinese SOEs...
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