...Strong Tie Ltd. This case is about the decision to hire a consultant to provide an analysis of the company’s performance and to provide suggestions on future actions. Strong Tie Ltd., located in Winnipeg Manitoba, manufactured connectors to be used to reinforce wood joints. Bill Johnstone created this company to capitalize on the high demand for the housing market. After his death, the family owned business was passed on to his son, who ran the business along with his daughters. Strong Tie Ltd. made investments in automation, which affected their numbers from 2006 to 2008. As a result, they have higher margins and can sell their connectors at a lower price. From 2006 to 2008 there has been changes in the Income Statement and Balance Sheets of Strong Tie Ltd. There statement of cash flow shows that the outflow of money was greater what they actually had on hand. In earlier years, they had a higher net income and fewer expenses, which was in their favor. Strong Tie Ltd pursued the opportunity to increase competitiveness, by becoming an automated factory where they were able to reduce labor costs and speed up design. With these investments however, most of the ratios had an either slightly decreased or had no change. The liquidity ratios that were used in this case displayed that Strong Tie Ltd, had strong financial conditions throughout the three years. The current ration remained well above two over time and the industry average in comparison to the strong tie average were...
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...Strong Tie LTD. How are profits holding up, given the intense price competition in the industry? Were attempts to lower costs through more automation paying off? Were the current problems in the U.S housing market going to continue to reduce demand for connectors? How would lenders react to this poor performance? Was the company’s financing in danger? Just by a brief glance at the balance sheet it could already be determined that Strong Tie has a serious cash flow problem considereing that cash has decresed about 50% per year from 2006 through 2008. This can also be seen by the cash ratio which is a a very low .085 which means Strong Tie is on its way to barely covering its short term liabilities while the industry average stands at .5. Strong Tie has seen a stall in growth and revenue between 2006 and 2008 as well as in future years. Growth stands at a mere .61% for future years. Company Name: Strong Tie LTD. Location: Winnipeg. Manitoba Products/ Services: designed and manufactures custom structural connectors used to reinforce wood joints in the construction of decks, fences, houses and other structures. Strictly speaking, the lower the score, the higher the odds are that a company is headed for bankruptcy. A Z-score of lower than 1.8, in particular, indicates that the company is heading for bankruptcy. Companies with scores above 3 are unlikely to enter bankruptcy. Scores in between 1.8 and 3 lie in a gray area. Executive Summary 2. Horizontal...
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...Best Stock to Invest under 1000 Cr Market-Cap (Nilkamal Ltd) Nilkamal Ltd is principally engaged in manufacturing of injection moulded plastic products, currently it operates with three segments namely plastics, lifestyle furniture, furnishings accessories and storage system others. The plastics segment engaged in manufacturing of injection moulded plastic articles, polymers and others. The lifestyle furniture, furnishings accessories is engaged in manufacturing of home furniture, home furnishing and accessories. The storage system others is engaged in metal storage systems. The Group also sells lifestyle home furniture, furnishings, home decor and accessories through its own lifestyle retail stores in the name of home. The Group has seven large manufacturing plants in India having JVs with domestic and International companies, In India with Bito Lagertechnik Bittman GmbH for the manufacture of Material Handling and Storage Systems in Metal and globally in Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, where both these companies are Leaders in respective markets for Moulded Furnitures. High/Lows & Performance of Nilkamal Ltd. | Duration | One Week | Two Week | One Month | Three Months | Six Month | One Year | Period Old Price | 241.40 | 224.60 | 219.95 | 229.60 | 225.85 | 260.35 | Price Gain | 9.85 | 26.65 | 31.30 | 21.65 | 25.40 | -9.10 | Price Gain in % | 4.08 | 11.87 | 14.23 | 9.43 | 11.25 | -3.50 | Period's High | 261.90 | 261.90 | 261.90 | 261.90 | 261.90...
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...Financial Performance Evolution on “Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd” At first we want to express our great gratitude to our honorable Teacher to give us such a good topic for making a assignment. He gave us his helpful hand to do this assignment. His class lecture & advice help us to prepare our assignment very much which was very fruitful to us. So we are grateful to him. At the very beginning, a special note of acknowledgement is due to our course teacher, Mr. X, for giving us the permission to prepare the report on this topic. He was very generous and friendly toward us while conducting the course and was the person who has guided us throughout preparing the report. His teaching method was really effective and interesting. We would like to thank all mighty Allah for keeping everything on right track. Finally, we would like to thank our parents and friends without whose support it was impossible for us to complete the project. Executive Summary As escalating pharmaceutical expenditures draw increased scrutiny from policy makers, the media, and consumer advocacy groups, the debate over pharmaceutical price controls is emerging as a key political issue. Notably absent is the consideration and investigation of the impact of market-based pricing patterns in the Bangladesh on bio-pharmaceutical innovation and related economic contributions. The report is designed to bridge the gulf between the theoretical knowledge & real life. It is designed to have a practical experience...
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...1897 Founders: Ardeshir Godrej Pirojsha Godrej Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashthra, India Area served: Worldwide Key People: Adi Godrej (Chairman) Products: Real Estate, FMCG, Industrial Engineering, Electronic Appliances, Furniture, Security and Agri-care Revenue: Rs 1833 crore Employees: More than 18000 Subsidiaries: GCPL, Godrej Infotech Ltd, Godrej Industries Ltd, Godrej Properties, Godrej Agrovet Website: www.godrej.com Introduction to Corporate: Godrej Group consists of 2 corporate entities: 1. Godrej Consumer Products 2. Godrej Industries Godrej Industries Ltd. (GIL) is India’s leading manufacturer of oleo-chemicals and makes more than a hundred chemicals for use in over two dozen industries. It also has a major presence in food products such as refined oil and tetra pack fruit beverages. Besides, it operates businesses in medical diagnostics and real estate. Besides its three businesses, Godrej Industries also runs 4 divisions- Corporate Finance, Corporate HR, Corporate Audit and Assurance and Research & Development- which operate on behalf of the entire Godrej Group. GIL has built a strong manufacturing base capable of delivering international quality products at competitive prices. It operates two plants, one at Valia in the Indian state of Gujarat and a second at Vikhroli in suburban Mumbai. The company’s products are exported to 40countries in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa, and it leads the Indian market in the...
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...clients and determine market potential, conduct research and evaluate competition, develop commercial structures by identifying new agents and distributors, and initiating joint ventures and project partnerships. "Exhibitions provide a unique networking platform to both Indian and foreign participants. They help in promotion, marketing and publicity efforts of participating companies. Exhibitions lead to joint ventures, tie-ups and they also help bring in investment in the Country", says Dr. Amit Mitra, secretary general, FICCI. As a reliable media for exchange of information, exhibitions are being globally recognized as the apt medium for doing business today. In the words of Prem Behl, Chairman and MD, Exhibitions India Group, "The current economic slowdown is the ideal time for the industry to showcase its presence on exhibition floor as the industry is very much in a position to reinforce its tenacity, strength and collaborative nature. In fact, in tough market conditions, it becomes all the more imperative for all businesses to show greater visibility, strong fundamentals and continuation of businesses. The platform is ideal for exhibitors to nurture the...
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...Company (HP) and 21% of Lenovo Group Ltd. In the first quarter of 2008, the company sustained its performance and its market share grew to 9.5%. Its growth rate of 25.2% was higher than that of Dell Inc. (Dell) and Lenovo. Analysts felt that the company had come a long way since 1994 when it was the number eight player in the global PC market. According to analysts, Acer's rapid growth could be attributed to the restructuring efforts the company had taken up since the year 2000. Acer's restructuring enabled the company to realize lower operating expenses which provided the twin advantages of allowing it to price the PC aggressively and offer higher incentives to its channel distributors. Acer also refocused its marketing efforts from direct sales to indirect channel driven sales. The company opted for achieving growth through building strong relationships with its dealers, by offering lower prices to the consumers and providing unique product innovations. By 2007, Acer was the fourth largest computer company behind HP, Dell, and Lenovo. As a part of its growth and expansion strategies, Acer acquired Gateway, Inc. (Gateway) in 2007. This acquisition also resulted in the acquisition of Packard Bell (a major player in the Western European PC market) by Acer as Gateway had a controlling stake in Packard Bell. The acquisition also established Acer as the third largest computer company. In India, Acer partnered with Wipro Infotech Ltd. in the initial years. In the year...
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...Week | Pre-class Preparation | Two-Hour Class (Tues. or Wed.) | Thursdays @AFM 211 | May 5 – 9 | * Watch video: “Business Model Canvas Explained,” available @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s * Download and skim pages 14 – 41 of: Business Model Generation, “72-Page Preview,” Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur, 2010. Available @ http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/downloads/businessmodelgeneration_preview.pdf | Operating and Investing Decisions: Business Model Canvas Building Blocks | May 8th Lecture AL 116 [6:00 – 6:50PM]Topic: Why AFM 211? Why Week 3 exam? | May 12 – 16 | * Read: Strategy and Your Stronger Hand,” Geoffrey A. Moore, Harvard Business Review, December 2005. Available for free through UW library’s Business Source Complete electronic database. See LEARN for instructions. * Read: “Assessing a Company’s Future Financial Health,” Thomas Piper, Harvard Business School, May 2012. Available in AFM 211 Courseware Package; AND, * Complete ratio analysis for SciTronics in “Assessing a Company’s Future Financial Health” on pages 6-10 and use that analysis to answer questions 1 and 3 framed as “broad questions” at the top of page 6. * Try the “Case of the Unidentified Industries” in “Assessing a Company’s Future Financial Health” on page 11 and Exhibit 3. | Operating and Investing Decisions: Value Chain, Profit Model, and Profit Driver Analysis | May 15th Lecture AL 116 [6:00 – 6:50PM]Topic: Relevant – It Depends. On what? | ...
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...Career Summary | * Over 8 years of ongoing experience in MNC BPO like Aegis ,Wipro and IBM * Proven track of efficient leadership and management * Strong communication skills which helps in creating new business opportunities and maintain the existing tie-ups to ensure future prospects. * Efficiently managed any change and developed the team accordingly. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS MANAGEMENT SKILLS * Supervise the team of 20 to 30 people * Scheduling events * Ensure compliance to company methodology and quality standards * Handle Client Accounts Improve customer service based on client feedback through the development of new policies and procedures * Maintain good staff relations through effective communication, leadership, discipline and motivation TRAINING SKILLS * Conduct training on company’s product. * Provide new updates to the team members related to the products and processes Education | * Bachelors of science from Calcutta University – 2005 * Class XII( BIO SC) -2003 from Gyan Bharati Vidyapith * Class X -1999 from Gyan Bharati Vidyapith Professional Experience | IBM Daksh Process services Ltd (Currently acquired by Concentrix India ltd) (October 2010 – Till Date) Lead Analyst Roles & Responsibilities: * Leading a team of agents, monitoring operations...
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...Executive Summary After growing at a robust twenty plus percentage in 2010 and 2011, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry experienced a slower growth in 2012. The market grew by 11.9% in value terms to reach at Tk. 94 billion (IMS: Q4 2012 report). Despite a slower growth in the market, Beximco Pharma managed to achieve desired growth and successfully improve its market share. The country continued to maintain 6% plus GDP growth rate in 2012 as well. The alarming depreciation of Taka against US Dollar that continued throughout 2011 till January 2012 has finally been restrained. Thanks to higher inward remittances, lower payment for import settlements, and moderate growth in export. The local currency appreciated by around 2.5% against US Dollar in 2012. This was somewhat a relief to the predicted risk of significant reduction of gross margin that started brewing in 2011 in the wake of deteriorating value of local currency against US Dollar, high rate of domestic inflation and increase in the interest rates. The liquidity shortage that prevailed throughout 2011 also eased up to some extent in 2012. However, the political crisis that started by end of 2012 centering the upcoming election poses some degree of uncertainty in the overall economic environment of the country and is seen as an impediment to the growth of business. The first quarter of 2013 has already been affected for such instability in the political environment and continues to remain as a risk factor. ...
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...SCIB Paints. The Company's paint business in India consists of Decorative, Industrial & Automotive coatings. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, paints accounted for 79.1% of the Company's sales. Decorative paints include wall finishes for interior and exterior use, enamels, wood finishes and ancillary products, such as primers and putties. Industrial Coatings comprise high performance coatings, powder coatings and auto refinish coatings. The automotive coating segments are catered to by the joint venture Asian PPG Industries Ltd. The Company also has chemicals businesses consisting of phthalic anhydride and pentaerythritol manufactured at Ankleshwar, Gujarat and Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, respectively. The Indian paint market is highly saturated with many paint companies with varieties of product. Kansai Nerolac paints Ltd. Berger paints India Ltd. ICI India Ltd. Shalimar Paint Ltd, Snowcem India Ltd are the main competitors of Asian Paints. Among them Nerolac Paints have a very good market share in the Industrial Paint segment. Asian Paints adopted some marketing objectives & strategies. Asian paint is ready to achieve its corporate objective by taking care of the Customers, Employees, Brand image, Dealer Vendor relationship & technology....
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...International Journal of scientific research and management (IJSRM) ||Volume||2||Issue||5 ||Pages|| 809-814 ||2014|| Website: www.ijsrm.in ISSN (e): 2321-3418 Market Study of Farstrack And Casio Watches. Arati Biradar Assistant Professor, Department of Master of Business Administration Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar, Karnataka (INDIA) E-mail ID: arati_bhogle@rediffmail.com ABSTRACT: With the advent of new technology, a revolutionary change is occurred in the watch market of India. Previously only a few brands were ruling the market. However with the passage of time and with the opening of free trade, there is no dearth of various national and international brands in the market. A few years ago, people used to buy watch, only to check time. However, now they buy not only to check time but also for fashion. In the present report an attempt has been made to analyze the two brands of the watch namely, Fastrack and Casio by using technique of SWOT analyses and covering aspects such as marketing environment, advertising and position. Keywords: Advertisement, current behaviour, SWOT Analysis ,market environment, fastrack, Casio. INTRODUCTION: 1. Fastrack Watches 1.1 HISTROY The journey begun on 1998 as a sub brand of Titan & went ahead as big as the parent brand. It came up when Timex split up with Titan. By 1998, Titan was one of the most trusted brands in watch segment. But, Titan had moved up the age spectrum. The youth associated the brand...
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...communication in an Italian business setting. It is even common for them to outwardly and openly disagree with the message. If you are passionate about a business idea, it is good practice to express your emotions on the subject. Italian people also value a direct and straightforward communication style during a business transaction, so be candid when discussing business matters and your Italian counterpart will respect you for it. Business attire is a sign of professionalism, but when Italians dress casually, it usually includes a jacket and tie for men and a simple but elegant suit or dress for women. (Communicaid Ltd.,2007). Shorts are not considered acceptable out in the public, and should never be worn in a business setting. Italians love to accessorize and Italian women are even known to wear more makeup then American women. Women do not wear revealing tops or sleeveless shirts and men almost always have a neck tie on, as image is one of the most important aspects of your professionalism. When dressed inappropriately you may convey the wrong message to your Italian counterpart. Generally, dress tends to be on the formal side for both men and women, whether in a business or social setting. It is not unusual for women to stop wearing nylons in the summer, as it tends to be very hot and humid. In Italy, Dressing well is a priority as it exudes professionalism and success, as well as competence as a business person. One of the most important cultural aspects...
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...Marriage & Divorce between Volkswagen & Suzuki INTRODUCTION In December 2009, Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. and Germany’s Volkswagen AG (VW) signed a comprehensive alliance agreement. This agreement was a symbol of the common goal shared by both automobile giants – to create one of the top automobile groups in the world. Under their agreement, Volkswagen acquired a 19.9 percent stake in the Japanese carmaker. Suzuki sold its shares to Volkswagen for a staggering 223 billion Yen. Almost half of this money was spent by Suzuki to buy a 1.49 percent stake in Volkswagen. At that point of time, Toyota was the world’s leading manufacturer of automobiles and Volkswagen had been struggling to get to the top for quite some time. Volkswagen's Chairman Martin Winterkorn said at a press conference in Tokyo – “We want to be the world's No.1 automaker by 2018 and Suzuki's cooperation will accelerate the achievement of our goal". Suzuki’s latent ambition was to become the prime automaker in Japan. It intended to rely on Volkswagen to develop eco-friendly hi-tech vehicles like electric cars and gasoline electric hybrids – an area in which it was lacking technical know-how. Suzuki had also envisaged designing & developing diesel engines in partnership with Volkswagen. They agreed to share technologies and cooperate with each other in a number of critical areas. VW agreed to provide its larger-vehicle technologies to Suzuki and in turn the latter agreed to provide VW access to its small-displacement...
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...the word • Atrocious lack of services and products • Significant growing consumer demands • Paradigm shift towards quality products with international standards Is there is a need for an Implementation company in India? • Despite the huge potential embedded in the Indian markets, Israeli companies experience difficulties in penetrating India • Penetrating India requires a comprehensive understanding of the local business culture, markets, competitors, regulation, legal and financial systems, organizational cultures and a strong and stable business network with valuable business alliances • There is a strong need for an implementation company with vast experience in India for the initial stages of penetration, in sales, marketing and business development G&V’s Role • G&V operates as a business accelerator for selected companies • We have the ability to showcasing new technologies and to have Initial exposure for the Indian market • G&V with its strong presence in India helps in reducing local potential customer’s uncertainties and resistance in engaging with new foreign companies Why G&V? • The...
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