Montagne Company Case Summary

At these valuation levels, the market is discounting that PLKI will post double-digit net profitability in the coming fiscal years. As such, any hint that the company would not be able to meet these expectations would result in sell-off of its shares. Conclusion The share price seems pricey at these levels, although investor should take into consideration that P/E multiples will compress as soon as net profitability continues to grow by around 13% to 15% a year. It is advised to gradually build the position over a period of time

Michael Porter states that an effective strategy is made up of three principles a creation of a unique and valuable position, requires trade-offs in competing, and involves creating a “Fit’ among activities (Kinicki & Williams, 2013, p. 159). Trade-offs in competing is a strategy that I believe J.C. Penney is using that will help they retain growth. They are using this by “sharply reducing the number of promotions.” (Kinicki & Williams, 2013, p. 184). He is going to choose the most famous product for the season and put it on sale for the whole month. This can be challenging for them considering they have to spend $80 million a month just to proceed in this program, but I believe that if they stick it could be a good strategy.

High national debt means that there is little economic growth. The national debt is an issue my generation will face and debt will continue to get larger, this is an important issue and could get smaller with expanding GDP, causing an increase in economic growth and prevent the creation of offshore accounts made by corporations. One way to cut the national debt is to expand GDP, the gross domestic product is the best way to measure the country’s economy. It

Massachusetts Stove Company return on Common equity ratio has fluctuated from 224% in year 3 all the way 32.6% in year 7. This change occurred because of the companies change in capital structure leverage. The reduction in the company's long-term debt and reduction in their deficit of retained earnings reduced their capital leverage, but this does not mean they are less profitable. Massachusetts Stove Company maintained a stable profit margin for ROCE from year 3 to year 7 and still saw increases in their net income. Over the past five years, the company has strategically crafted a niche market that is difficult for competitors to enter.

The firm’s current line of credit is about double what it normally is and the payments on their remaining long-term debts are going to increase through the next four years with a balloon payment due in 2015 of $642,000. The increased current line of credit is due to the recently added production lines and only carries a 4% interest rate. Overall, the increased debt is justifiable as they are producing a lot more, but it does hinder their liquidity and ability to take on more debt. In 2015 the company had a gross margin at 30.8% which was higher than the industry. This is a good indication that the

But when we look commercial banking industrial income, from 1998 to 2001, we can see a slight improvement among the mentioned factors. So this thing is clearly depicting that in near future their growth will be much higher than the current one because of the promising deliver retail experience and also because of the slide modification which they are going through. In short, I would say their future is much brighter than some other players in the banking industry. Market Capital Idea dreamer How to pictch the idea your name will not be written in you don't do things which you love.. Courage to take risk.. right minded people, people who know what the meaning of

SECTION 7 – GROWTH RATES Item Current Year Previous Year Growth Rate Sales 98.61 % 98.38 % .2 % Net Income 1.86 % 13.44 % -86 % Total Assets 48,455 26,353 83.8 % Total Liabilities 42112 21041 100 % Total Equity 6342 5312 19.39 % Comments on growth rates: Sales has increased from last year by 0.2 %, Net income decreased from last year by 86 %. This might be a warning sign for the business. VRX Assets have almost doubled from previous year. Total liabilities are the liabilities that the company has to pay others. It is a part of the balance sheet of a company that shareholders do not own, and would be obligated to pay back if the company liquidated.

In order to keep the investments and prevent the fall of earnings, Worldcom began to conduct fraudulent financial reporting. The management of Scott Sullivan was based on putting network control costs and line-costs on the books as capital expenses. In the income statement, expenses were lower; meanwhile, net income was set considerably higher. Thus, they expected for larger revenue in coming years, even though the earnings were constantly

Return on Equity increased from 10.98% to 15.39%, showing that the firm is more profitable than before. Earnings per Share increased as well, as there were less shares outstanding with the repurchase while net income was unaffected. EPS increased from $0.91 to $1.04, another indicator that the leverage increased profitability. With the repurchase, Blaine’s D/E ratio increased, going from not having any debt at all to a D/E ratio of 11.48%, which is more inline with industry competitors. PE ratio fell as a result of the leverage.

Of above for the given sales mix I have to sell 980 x 0.70 = 686 small milkshakes and 980 x 0.30 = 294 large milkshakes for earning the salary that I would have earned from my current job. Decision Analysis: The job will give me a static income of $3,000 per month with little growth as per company norms and procedure. While own business will have higher opportunity to earn. The break even analysis shows that in order to earn income more than job, I have to sell more than 980 milkshakes per month (of which 686 will be small milkshakes and 294 will be large milkshakes for given sales mix to achieve break even with current salary built in). If the demand for milkshakes is high and I will be able to sell units more than breakeven.

This year I forecasted a low volume for January and to my surprise the gain on sale of loans was much higher, that helped carry me through the first quarter. The second quarter we did a little under budget and the CEO wanted to know how I could get it back to where it should be and how I was going to make up the difference.

If interest rates increase, it will become attractive to invest money in that country because investors will get a higher return from savings in that country’s banks. Therefore the currency demand will rise. But higher interest rates will have a negative impact on the country. This is due to the reduction in purchasing power of the consumer while the loan borrowers have to pay more interest. Foreign investors are attracted towards a country that has a strong economy.

Cabela’s DPO ratio has increased throughout the 10 year period. From 2005-2014 the DPO ratio has increased 37%, meaning it takes the company longer periods of time to pay its invoices from trade creditors. Dick’s Sporting Goods Dick’s accounts payable and COGS have steadily increased over the period indicating that the firm has become bigger with the need to purchase more inventory to sell off. Their AP % change/overall sales % change shows major fluctuations between the years of 2006 and 2009. This again can most likely be attributable to the recession.

Customer acquisition costs are notoriously high, and more-so for a start-up facing strong competition. Although customer acquisition costs are expected to be initially high, we expect it to decrease at a rate of 10-15% per semester as our brand grows awareness and our value proposition helps attract and retain customers at a lower

Return on equity measures the overall profitability of the financial institution per dollar of equity. Generally shareholders of financial institutions prefer the high ROE. But, higher ROE means an increase in risk. 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Wells Fargo 13.01 13.35 12.66 11.90 10.38 Bank of America 2.03 4.87 1.79 0.63 (0.97) Analysis: The return on equity has been improved of the Wells Fargo & Co. from 2010 to 2014 whereas the ROE of Bank of America also increased till 2013 but decreased in 2014. In comparison of ROE the Wells Fargo‘s performance is better than Bank of America