HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 9-108-092 REV: JANUARY 14, 2009 ATH MicroTechnologies, Inc. (A): Making the Numbers nstructi This case describes the evolution of an innovative, entrepreneurial firm in the medical technology industry. The successes-and di(fIcult-ies---of the business are due in large part to management's attenpts to design and use formal control systems to achieve profit and performance goals The case is structured in five chronological sections that will be discussed in class. To
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9-108-091 REV: JANUARY 14, 2009 ATH MicroTechnologies: Making the Numbers Instructions: This case describes the evolution of an innovative, entrepreneurial firm in the medical technology industry. The successes—and difficulties—of the business are due in large part to management’s attempts to design and use formal control systems to achieve profit and performance goals. The case is structured in five chronological sections: (1) founding of the company, (2) growth phase, (3) push to profitability
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earn-out structure focus on the right performance goals? Basically yes, but it should also focus another measure. From this deal, ATH will get around $21 million ($120MM * $4.7MM / ($4.7MM+$11.3MM+$10.5MM)) which would be enough to continue its business at the 2010 profitability level before it makes profits in 2013. Besides, Scepter will support and incentivize ATH financially with the FDA approval ($35 million) and technology superiority ($45 million), which are essential to achieve sales and
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Case: ATH Micro Technologies Ryan Stroud Strategic Cost Analysis – 45809 Mini 4, 2011 Professor Glover What is the Problem? The ATH Microtechnologies case highlights the problems that the company has faced in five chronological stages: founding, growth, push to profitability, refocus on process, and takeover by new management. In each stage ATH faced a different problem or series of problems with respect to performance goals, controls, measurement, and strategy. In the founding
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