Case #6: KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. Synopsis and Objectives This case considers the sudden and very large drop in the market value of equity for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., associated with a series of announcements made in 2004. Those announcements caused investors to revise their expectations about the future growth of Krispy Kreme, which had been one of the most rapidly growing American corporations in the new millennium. The task is to evaluate the implications of those announcements
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Study: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Problem The problem in this case deals with the loss in value of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ stock. Was the main reason for the fall in stock price due to article posted in the Wall Street Journal about the SEC investigation? Were there deeper issues within the company that caused the loss in earnings per share? Analysis In April of 2000, the CEO of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts took the company public and had one of the largest IPO’s in recent years. After Krispy Kreme
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Going Global? Where should Krispy Kreme go next ? List some next countries they should enter in order most vialbe. What criteria did you use to compose your list ? On our opinion, Krispy Kreme should enter next in Asia-Pacific market and Eastern Europe. As we know, luxury and brand western including American products attract firstly asian people. Moreover, most of asian have positive thinking and image for American. Nowaday, they believe that for being in trends, they
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Financial Analysis Krispy Kreme was a successful manufacturer of Doughnuts that was established in 1937 by a young entrepreneur named Vernon Rudolph. Rudolph was an industrious man who found clever ways to market and sell his unique confections to the American public. By the 1950’s Rudolph’s business had expanded to twenty-nine shops within twelve different states. Each shop featured pick-up windows (early versions of drive thrus) and possessed the capability of producing 500 dozen doughnuts per
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Team Andres KKD Case Analysis Business 6200: Strategy and Competition KKD Case Analysis Prepared By Team Andrews: Tim Fish Brad White Christina Vance Stephanie Bogan Anthony Vatterott Submitted To: Professor Mazen Badra October 15, 2009 BUSN 6200 Fall I 2009 Team Andrews KKD Case Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .................................................................... 1 II. SWOT Analysis ...........................................
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Team Andres KKD Case Analysis Business 6200: Strategy and Competition KKD Case Analysis Prepared By Team Andrews: Tim Fish Brad White Christina Vance Stephanie Bogan Anthony Vatterott Submitted To: Professor Mazen Badra October 15, 2009 BUSN 6200 Fall I 2009 Team Andrews KKD Case Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. III. IV. Introduction .................................................................... 1 SWOT Analysis ...................................................
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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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[FIN 482: CASE STUDIES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: CHITRANGNA CHAUDHARY ROOSEVELT ID 900336721] November 06, 2015 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, INC. 1. What can the historical income statements (case Exhibit 1) and balance sheets (case Exhibit 2) tell you about the financial health and current condition of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.? The annual growth of Krispy Kreme donuts from Jan 2000 through Feb 2004 have been quite consistent. The income growth from 1999 2003 has more than 10 folds. However
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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 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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