UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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CORPORATE-level STRATEGIES: Creating Value through DIVESIFICATION/ACQUISITIONS What is corporate level strategy? CORPORATE/GRAND STRATEGIES are the master of business strategies which are intended to provide basic direction for strategic action. They are seen as the basis for coordinated and sustained efforts directed towards achieving long-term business objectives. Corporate level strategies specify actions a firm takes to gain competitive advantage by selecting and managing a group of differentiated
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complaints by many environmentalists is that companies price replacement parts and repair services at unattractive rates so that consumers would prefer buying no products. This has added to the e-waste conundrum. We have discussed later an example of Nintendo breaking away from this clutter Fig. Device explosion globally Fig. The World’s highest gross e-waste producers Fig. The World’s highest e-waste Producers per Capita Fig. EPA data from “Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and
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(Products/Customers/Regions) The interactive gaming industry is comprised of manufacturing and developing of home entertainment software for the PC (including Macintosh), console gaming systems (Xbox 360,Nintendo Wii & GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2 & 3), portable gaming systems – PlayStation System Portable, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo DS), online gaming (web and Java based software), and mobile platforms (iPod, iPhone and Smartphones)6. In this way, this industry is very much global in terms of the development of
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term brand can be described not only as a way of imposing a premium price and position in the marketplace but in order to be successful in the market a brand must classify a brand strategy that enable its customers and audience to understand it added value proposition on the basis of quality, efficacy and appeal. The brand name not only helps to identify a product but also its producer or manufacturer. A brand also helps in delivering of the message clearly and confirms the credibility of any business
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01 Technical takeovers, and managing relevanT To acca QualificaTion paper p3 1 Market growth, for example, by taking over a competitor. This could produce synergy through economies of scale and efficiency gains, and can decrease the threat from competitors. Both of these should help to increase shareholder wealth. There is, in theory, relatively little risk as the company is staying on its home territory which it knows well, but see the information about the Morrison’s – Safeway merger on
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Toy Story - analysis of the Jot case study Adrian Sims of BPP Professional Education provides some initial analysis of the pre-seen material for the TOPCIMA Part B – Case Study exams on February 28th and May 24th 2012. I’m writing this article in late December 2011 to help candidates prepare for the March and May 2012 T4 (TOPCIMA) exams based on the pre-seen material for Jot- toy case. Some previous T4 cases have lacked fun, but toys are fun. I’m sorry, but I decided to combine this article with
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Toy Story - analysis of the Jot case study Adrian Sims of BPP Professional Education provides some initial analysis of the pre-seen material for the TOPCIMA Part B – Case Study exams on February 28th and May 24th 2012. I’m writing this article in late December 2011 to help candidates prepare for the March and May 2012 T4 (TOPCIMA) exams based on the pre-seen material for Jot- toy case. Some previous T4 cases have lacked fun, but toys are fun. I’m sorry, but I decided to combine this article with
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Workforce Planning For Report Prepared by cobkat Table of Contents: Page 3 Introduction Company History and Background Page 4 Company History and Background cont. Mission Statement for Video Ezy Page 5 Supply and Demand for DVD Rental Chain Video Ezy Company Objectives Page 6 Company Strategies Page 7 SWOT Analysis Page 8 SWOT Analysis cont. Page 9 PESTLE Analysis Page 10 PESTLE Analysis cont. Page 11 PESTLE Analysis cont. Page 12 Current and Projected Labour Requirements (3-5yrs)
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