Krispy Kreme Doughnuts “It ain’t just the doughnuts that are glazed!” Matt Gnau Leslie Lee Yves de Parseval Bharat Poddar Accounting 712, Section 3 April 15, 2003 1. Business Strategy Krispy Kreme is a branded premium quality doughnut retailer. It has three sources of revenue. • On- and off-premise sales from 99 company owned and operated doughnut stores. Off-premise sales constitute doughnut sales to supermarkets, gas stations, etc. • Royalties from franchisees (3%
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The Krispy Kreme, INC. Case By Group 10 Aydin Abdollahi Farrah Shareef Yiming Wang The Krispy Kreme, Inc. case examines the chain of events that caused this once prized stock to come suddenly plummeting down by 80% in 2004. In the year 2000, Krispy Kreme went public and quickly became the hot stock to own, the company already had an iconic status and this helped to fuel their success on Wall Street. Wall Street had nothing
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the news over the past few years due to accounting ethical breaches that have affected their customers, employees, and the general public. I searched the Internet to locate a story in the news that depicts an accounting ethical breach. I selected Krispy Kreme. I enjoy their hot donuts and was curious to learn more about how they played with the numbers. For some reason I always want to dig into the trickery behind the manipulation of financial statements. When we get right down to it playing games
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nnnnnnnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuKrispy Kreme is an international chain of doughnut stores that was founded by VernonRudolph in 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The parent company isKrispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD), which is based in Winston-Salem.While selling assorted types of doughnuts, Krispy Kremes signature item is a glazed doughnutthat is traditionally served warm.Products are sold in Krispy Kreme stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC (KKD) DEF 14A Definitive proxy statements Filed on 05/11/2012 Filed Period 06/12/2012 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Teaching Note Background Krispy Kreme (KKD) has achieved spectacular growth in the last few years using an area developer model to expand geographically. This case examines the factors that have driven its growth and their sustainability in the coming two years. Students are provided with forecasts made by financial analysts at CIBC. They are then asked to identify and evaluate the assumptions underlying these earnings forecasts. Since the CIBC report does not provide
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Krispy Kreme Case Analysis Anthony Jachera, Salma Saeed, Chris Westendorf October 20th, 2014 Executive Summary This case analysis considers the sudden and very large drop in the market value of equity for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) and pinpoints the causes behind the downfall of one of the hottest brands in America. Beginning with their highly successful IPO in April of 2000, KKD quickly rose to become one of the most successful companies in the United States. Customers and Wall Street simply
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FIN 620, Fall 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
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD) is an exclusive brand that offers doughnuts, beverages, collectibles, and franchise opportunities. It started as a small bakery in Winston Salem, North Carolina on July 13, 1937; and has evolved into a publicly traded firm boasting 395 retail stores and over three million dollars in sales (second quarter 2010). This was not always the case however, by the end of 2004, the economy began to slow. This caused businesses in competition with Krispy Kreme to flood their
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exclusivity rights to HTC to manufacture smartphones with Beats brand audio systems. The contract stipulates the Beats as an autonomous company. 6 One Wal-Mart Strategy" Please respond to the following: * Based on the information in this case and any other information you found online or in media reports, explain why you agree with the strategy you selected. * Explain why you believe the strategy you disagree with is ineffective or ill-advised. Suggest how you would alter the strategy
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