Financial ratios are essential to provide an accurate valuation of a firm. Select a publicly traded firm of your choice. Select one ratio each in the areas of (a) […]
Finance
The financial press
Each student will need to pick one news story (or potentially more if they are related) from the financial press and present it back to […]
The SME operation in Bangladesh
Analyses of the SME operation in Bangladesh : A case study of the AB Bank Ltd.
Oracle Attempts to Takeover PeopleSoft
Case study Oracle Attempts to Takeover PeopleSoft PeopleSoft, a maker of human resource and database software, announced on February 9, 2004 that an increased bid by Oracle, a maker of […]
Company post-merger share price
Acquiring Company is considering the acquisition of Target Company in a stock for stock transaction in which Target Company would receive $50.00 for each share of its common stock. The […]
What should BigCo expect to pay for PrivCo per share?
BigCo’s Chief Financial Officer is trying to determine a fair value for PrivCo, a non-publicly traded firm that BigCo’s is considering acquiring. Several of PrivCo’s competitors, Ion International, and […]
Weighted average cost of capital Kandenko Co
Japanese electrical engineering firm Kandenko Co. plans to acquire a 40% ownership stake in a Philippine peer, PHOC Co., as part of its global expansion. The current Japanese Treasury […]
The value of Wind Data’s equity
CSMAR is a leading financial data provider and aims to acquire its direct competitor, Wind Data. The CSMAR estimate Wind Data has sales of $40 million and after-tax income […]
Acquiring IBM shareholders respond negatively
In October 2018, IBM announced to acquire software maker Red Hat Inc. in a $33.4 billion deal. The share price of Red Hat increased more than 45%, while IBM share […]
The acquiring and target firms
The primary motivation for M&As is an attempt to realize synergy by combining the acquiring and target firms. However, the estimation of synergy is challenging. The acquirer often overestimates […]