Case Studies in Finance links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions. The cases may be taught in many different combinations. The eight-part sequence indicated by the table of contents relates to course designs used at the authors schools. Each part of the casebook suggests a concept module, with a particular orientation.
Forward Preface Note to Student on Cases Ethics Setting Some Themes 1 Warren E. Buffett, 2005 2 Bill Miller and Value Trust 3 Ben & Jerrys Homemade 4 The Battle for Value, 2004: FedEx Corp. vs. United Parcel Service, Inc. 5 Genzyme and Relational investors Financial Analysis and Forecasting 6 The Thoughtful Forecaster 7 The Financial Detective, 2005 8 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. 9 The Body Shop International PLC 2001: An Introduction to Financial Modeling 10 Value Line Publishing: October 2002 11 Horniman Horticulture 12 Guna Fibres, Ltd. Estimating Cost of Capital 13 "Best Practices" in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis" 14 Roche Holdings AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition 15 Old Nike case or New Heinz Case 16 Teletech Corporation, 2005 17 The Boeing 7E7 Capital Budgeting 18 The Investment Detective 19 Worldwide Paper Company 20 Target Corporation 21 Aurora Textile Company 22 Compass Records 23 The Procter and Gamble Company: Crest Whitestrips 24 Victoria Chemicals plc (A): The Merseyside Project 25 Victoria Chemicals plc (B): Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects 26 Star River Electronics Ltd. 27 Jacobs Division 28 UVa Hospital System: The Long-term Acute Care Hospital Project Management of Equity: Dividends and Repurchases 29 Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation 30 Autozone Management of Capital Structure 31 An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 32 Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies 33 California Pizza Kitchen 34 The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital 35 Deluxe Corporation 36 Horizon Lines Financing Tactics: Foreign Exchange, Leases, Covertible Bonds 37 Carrefour S.A. 38 Baker Adhesives 39 J&L Railroad 40 Primus Automation Division, 2002 41 MoGen, Inc. Valuing the Enterprise 42 Methods of Valuation: Mergers and Acquisitions 43 American Greetings 44 Arcadian Microarray Technologies, Inc. 45 JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation 46 Rosetta Stone 47 The Timken Company 48 Sun Microsystems 49 Hershey Foods Corporation 50 Flinder Valves and Controls Inc. 51 Palamon Capital Partners/Team System SPA 52 Purinex, Inc. 53 Medfield Pharmaceuticals