Return on Investment Analysis for E-business Projects Mark Jeffery, Northwestern University Introduction The Information Paradox Review of Basic Finance The Time Value of Money ROI, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Payback Period Calculating ROI for an E-business Project Base Case Incorporating the E-business Project Incremental Cash Flows and IRR Uncertainty, Risk, and ROI Uncertainty Sensitivity Analysis 1 2 4 4 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 Project and Technology Risks Monte Carlo Analysis Applied to
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Family Dollar Stock Analysis and Recommendation Recommendation: HOLD Relevant Stock Information Ticker: FDO Company Beta: * 0.32 * (calculated from 3-year weekly historical stock prices) Closing Price as of April 12th 2012: $63.38 Dividend Yield: 1.30% P/E Ratio: $20.12 Current Market Capital: 7.52 Billion Summary of recommendation: Due to the current economic conditions and high possibility of economic change based on the current recession, Family Dollar’s public equity
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“Red Flags” Undo Accounting Distortions Ratio Analysis Forecast Financials Liquidity Analysis Profitability Analysis Capital Structure Analysis Extended Ratio Analysis SGR and IGR Analysis Forecasting Valuation Analysis Cost of Equity Cost of Debt WACC Method of Comparables Intrinsic Valuation Models Altman Z-Score Analyst Recommendation Appendix Works Cited 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 18 20 21 23 26 29 30 31 31 37 44 46 47 47 61 61 66 67 68 72 78 79 80 84 1 2 Executive Summary Investment
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Flags” Undo Accounting Distortions Ratio Analysis Forecast Financials Liquidity Analysis Profitability Analysis Capital Structure Analysis Extended Ratio Analysis SGR and IGR Analysis Forecasting Valuation Analysis Cost of Equity Cost of Debt WACC Method of Comparables Intrinsic Valuation Models Altman Z-Score Analyst Recommendation Appendix Works Cited 1 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 18 20 21 23 26 29 30 31 31 37 44 46 47 47 61 61 66 67 68 72 78
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Financial report : Carrefour Yi LI Yuhuan CHEN FEI XU Matthieu GRACIEUX Nicolas CHAPACOU 1 Table of Contents 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Business Description .................................................................................................. 3 Market Summary ....................................................................................................... 5 Strategy and Competitive Positioning .........................................................................
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Financial Statements Analysis Dr. Rimona Palas Caroline LAYANI Id: 94746 Michael WEIMBERG Id: 94852 Nathan BENAMOU Id: 94531 Sebastian KANOVICH Id:799048 I. Executive summary After analyzing the income statement, ratios and strategies of the Coca-Cola Company, we can conclude that Coca-Cola had a continuous revenue growth between the years 2009 and 2011. It is the largest soft drink industry company in the world and therefore stands in a privileged position to face potential
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Sri Lanka | Beverage, Food & Tobacco Initiation of coverage EQUITY RESEARCH 19 December 2013 Cargills (Ceylon) PLC (CARG.N0000) A consumption play Cargills (Ceylon) PLC (CARG) is the largest organized food retailer by market capitalization listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and also manufactures a range of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and operates a fast-food chain. The company is majority owned by its parent company CT Holdings PLC (CTHR), itself one of the largest traded conglomerates
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Sri Lanka | Diversified Holdings Initiation of coverage EQUITY RESEARCH 5 September 2013 CT Holdings PLC (CTHR) Cashing in on consumption growth CT Holdings (CTHR) is the fourth-largest Sri Lankan diversified company by market capitalization. The company holds controlling interests in Cargills (CSE ticker: CARG, CTHR’s 70%-owned food retail company), the country’s largest chain of supermarkets, as well as in several companies in the food processing, restaurant, real estate, entertainment
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Best Retail Brands Founded in 1974, Interbrand is one of the world’s largest branding consultancies. With nearly 40 offices in 26 countries, Interbrand’s combination of rigorous strategy, analytics and world-class design enables it to assist clients in creating and managing brand value effectively across all touchpoints in all market dynamics. Interbrand is widely recognized for its Best Global Brands report, the definitive guide to the world’s most valuable brands, as well as its Best Global
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Chapter 1 Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy-Making Process for Competitive Advantage Opening Case Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is one of the most extraordinary success stories in business history. Started in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has grown to become the world’s largest corporation. In the financial year ending January 31, 2004, the discount retailer whose mantra is “every day low prices” had sales of nearly $256 billion, five thousand stores in ten countries (almost three thousand are in
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