Case Analysis Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Thadavillil (Nathan) Jithendranathan Professor of Finance Opus College of Business University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Context 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
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6 Values 6 Main objectives 6 Products and services 7 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 8 Ratio Analysis 8 Short Term Debt Paying Ability 8 Profitability Ratios 15 Ratios for Investors 18 Long Term Debt Paying Ability 19 Overall Financial Performance 21 PESTEL ANALYSIS 22 Political Factors 22 Economic Factors 22 Social Factors 23 Technological Factors 23 Ecological Factors 23 Legal Factors 23 SWOT ANALYSIS 24 Strengths 24 Weaknesses 24 Opportunities 25 Threats 25 REFERENCES
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Goodyear be less leveraged and more equity financed as the risk of selling differentiated tires is greater than that of cheaper commodity tires. Goodyear’s excessive level of debt could not allow for any more risk. Goodyear is changing from being a highly leveraged high dividend producing company to being a no to low dividend growth company, featuring differentiated tires given value by Goodyear’s superior research and development capability and its worldwide brand equity. The tire industry
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year 1918 as a public limited company in Kolkata which initially used to manufacture biscuit in a small house. But now it has plants in Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Uttarakhand and is recognized as one of the most trusted, valuable and popular brands among Indian consumers in various reputed surveys. Over the last century and a quarter, Britannia has been serving the Indian consumer with a range of fresh, nutritious and flavour-rich products. Company offers a range of bakery products and dairy
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Table of Contents 1. Perspective analysis ………………………………………….2 2.1 Forecasting……………………………………………….2 2.2 Valuation …………………………………………………3 2.3 Sensitivity analysis……………………………………….4 2. Application……...…………………………………………….4 3.4 Challenges and opportunities…………………………..4 3.5 Recommendations……………………………………….5 Reference List…………………………………………………….6 Appendix………………………………………………………….7 1.Prospective Analysis Based on the reformatting financial statement, this report
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competes primarily on its quality, brand and unique way of manufacturing and selling doughnuts on-premise. Its competitors include nation-wide companies, like Dunkin’ Donuts and AFC Enterprises [AFCE] (Cinnabon, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Popeye’s), and many regional companies. A secondary market is the packaged doughnut market (a subset of SIC Code 2051). Krispy Kreme’s secondary market is a result of its off-premise sales, which are used to extend its brand equity and sales in supermarkets. Competitors
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aware of the strategic benefits and risks of expanding a company’s horizontal scope through mergers and acquisitions: Disney has a very clear acquisition strategy, and they have successfully acquired some valuable brands. Acquisition also benefits Disney for global expansion. ANALYSIS The Walt Disney Company (“Disney” or “the company”) was a broadly diversified median and entertainment company. In 2012 the company’s business units were organized into five divisions, which include media networks
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Procter & Gamble Equity Valuation & Analysis As of November 1, 2007 Raider Investments Group Brian Hooper Tyler Yenzer Nathan Yosten Dustin Bradford Brian.D.Hooper@ttu.edu Phillip.T.Yenzer@ttu.edu Nathan.Yosten@ttu.edu Dustin.Bradford@ttu.edu Table of Contents Executive Summary Business & Industry Analysis Company Overview Industry Overview Five Forces Model Rivalry Among Existing Firms Threat of New Entrants Threat of Substitute Products Bargaining Power of Buyers Bargaining Power of Suppliers
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primarily offers casual and athletic products for men, women, juniors, youth, and children under the Soffe, The Cotton Exchange, Intensity Athletics, Junk Food, and The Game brand names. It also markets apparel garments for the entire family under Delta Pro Weight, Delta Magnum Weight, Quail Hollow, Healthknit, and FunTees brand names. In addition, the company engages in designing, marketing, and manufacturing private label custom knit t-shirts primarily to branded sportswear companies. It sells its
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in Good Sales? Introduction It is all about the Brand, a typical consumer mind speaks when talking about a product. Interestingly, it is not always consistent that a consumer will buy “Branded” products as labelled by the company but in fact buys the products which he/she labels as a “Brand” according to his/her perception and leaves all the companies in search of a magic wand that can propel the sales of their products labelled as a good brand. Hence the million dollar question “Does good branding
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