Publications

Teaching Note for 911412. View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction

November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
Background Note

Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health

The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive... View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Operations; Competitive Strategy

July 2010
Case

Monmouth, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli

The management of Monmouth Inc. is considering whether to acquire the Robertson Tool Company and the value and form that the acquisition should take. Value can be assessed using a variety of approaches including a DCF with WACC analysis, impact on EPS and market... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Bidding; Forecasting; Stock Offerings; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Margins; Stocks; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Bids and Bidding; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry

July 2010
Teaching Note

Monmouth, Inc. (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli

Teaching Note for 4226. View Details

Keywords: Competitive Bidding; Forecasting; Stock Offerings; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Valuation, Margins; Stocks; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Bids and Bidding

July 2010
Supplement

Monmouth, Inc., Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli

Keywords: Margins; Price

July 2010
Supplement

Monmouth, Inc., Spreadsheet Supplement for Instructors (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Heide Abelli

Keywords: Margins; Price

April 2010
Case

Jones Electrical Distribution

By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder

Jones Electrical Distribution is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed and assess the attractiveness of the loan to the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Analysis; Forecasting; Financing; Bank Loans; Growth Management; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Forecasting and Prediction; Distribution Industry

April 2010
Teaching Note

Jones Electrical Distribution (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder

Teaching Note for 4179. View Details

Keywords: Financial Analysis; Forecasting; Financing; Bank Loans; Analysis; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking

April 2010
Supplement

Jones Electrical Distribution, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder

April 2010
Supplement

Jones Electrical Distribution, Student Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder

March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Malden Mills (A) (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria and Thomas R. Piper

CEO Aaron Feuerstein of Malden Mills decided to pay idled workers after a massive fire at his mill in 1995. Focuses on the decisions made post-fire and the rebuilding process and eventual bankruptcy of the company. Also outlines creditors' struggle to decide whether to... View Details

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financing and Loans; Employees; Leadership; Crisis Management; Social Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Massachusetts

June 2007 (Revised August 2007)
Case

Dressen (Abridged) (A)

John Lynch, CEO of the Dressen Division of Westinghouse, was elated by the proposed leveraged buyout by the private equity firm, Warburg Pincus Ventures. The buyout would rid the division of a 'bad' parent and place the division's destiny in its own hands. A recently... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Forecasting and Prediction; Private Equity; Bids and Bidding; Valuation

June 2007 (Revised August 2007)
Supplement

Dressen (Abridged) (B)

January 2007 (Revised March 2010)
Teaching Note

Malden Mills (TN) (A), (B), and (A) (Abridged)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Aldo Sesia

November 2006
Supplement

Marriott Corporation (A) Financial Projections Exercise

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Accommodations Industry

October 2006
Teaching Note

Marriott Corporation (TN) (A) and (B) (LCA)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Thomas R. Piper, Charles Nichols and Aldo Sesia

Keywords: Accommodations Industry

September 2006
Teaching Note

Columbia/HCA, 1992-1997 (TN)

By: Thomas R. Piper and Aldo Sesia

2004
Other Unpublished Work

Executive Compensation

Keywords: Executive Compensation

July 2004 (Revised May 2009)
Case

Getting Participant-centered Learning to Work

By: Thomas R. Piper, James L. Heskett and Gustavo Herrero

The newly appointed dean of a South American business school is eager to transform the learning process from the traditional lecture method to one that actively engages students and contributes to the development of critical managerial skills, attitudes, and world... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Business Education; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alliances; Education Industry; South America

February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
Case

Cartwright Lumber Company

The Cartwright Lumber Co. faces a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth and low profitability. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Construction Industry; Forest Products Industry