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- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Advantage Horizon
A technical note that defines advantage horizon. View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)
A technical note that defines capital expenditures (CAPEX). View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Earnings
A technical note that defines earnings. View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Free Cash Flow
A technical note that defines free cash flow (FCF). View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Introduction
The purpose of this series of notes is to define the key "drivers" of the fundamental value of equity and to illustrate how these drivers determine the future cash flows and the "present value pattern" of the underlying common stock. The series includes one technical... View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Invested Capital
A technical note that defines invested capital (IC). View Details
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Background Note
Fundamental Enterprise Valuation: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
A technical note that defines return on invested capital (ROIC). View Details
- July 2000 (Revised October 2019)
- Exercise
Riggs-Vericomp Negotiation (A):Confidential Information for RIGGS ENGINEERING (Seller)
By: Michael Wheeler
The seller (Riggs Engineering) manufactures and services recycling equipment for the computer industry. The buyer (Vericomp) uses solvents in manufacturing chips. Though set in a high-tech industry, this exercise illustrates fundamental aspects of negotiation analysis... View Details
- July 2000 (Revised October 2019)
- Exercise
Riggs-Vericomp Negotiation (B): Confidential Information for VERICOMP (Buyer)
By: Michael Wheeler
The seller (Riggs Engineering) manufactures and services recycling equipment for the computer industry. The buyer (Vericomp) uses solvents in manufacturing chips. Though set in a high-tech industry, this exercise illustrates fundamental aspects of negotiation analysis... View Details
- July 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Gateway: Moving Beyond the Box
By: Frances X. Frei, Youngme E. Moon and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Gateway has opened retail stores to differentiate itself from its competitors (e.g., Dell). Describes how the company has created an excellent service experience, but has struggled financially as a result. View Details
- 2000
- Other Unpublished Work
Career Concerns and Staged Investment: Evidence from the Venture Capital Industry
By: Malcolm Baker
I develop a model in which career concerns lead to inefficient reinvestment decisions. Managers have incentives to inflate interim returns by continuing bad projects and delaying write-offs. In the venture capital industry, the syndication of follow-on investments can... View Details
- June 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Teaching Note
Amazon.com Series TN
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Teaching Note for (9-800-330), (9-800-441), (9-801-194), and (9-801-392). View Details
- June 2000 (Revised September 2004)
- Exercise
Amazon.com Valuation Exercise
Designed to accompany Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of a Digital Business Infrastructure. View Details
Keywords: Valuation
- June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,... View Details
- June 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
ORIX KK
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Andrew Eggers
Describes the challenges facing a Japanese financial services company as it attempts to maintain its ability to attract and retain talented employees. The CEO's ideas of corporate governance and evidence from the competitive labor environment suggest the need for more... View Details
- June 2000
- Background Note
Note on CEO Evaluation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Discusses the trend toward formal evaluations, by boards of directors, of CEO performance. The benefits and challenges of CEO evaluation are discussed and a particular process of CEO evaluation at Dayton Hudson Corp. is described. Teaching Purpose: To introduce issues... View Details
- June 2000 (Revised March 2002)
- Teaching Note
Iridium LLC TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for (9-200-039). View Details
- June 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Nissan Motor Company
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
Senior executives of Nissan and Renault are considering a major investment in Nissan by Renault. An important consideration is whether a major restructuring of Nissan's operations will be possible, given the value placed on lifetime employment and the impact on... View Details
- May 2000 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Health Development Corporation
Health Development Corp. (HDC) owns and operates health clubs in the Greater Boston area. HDC engaged a local investment banker to explore a sale of the company. The most likely buyer views HDC's prior purchase of real estate as a negative. HDC's management is... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Property; Business Exit or Shutdown; Valuation; Value; Decisions; Health Industry; Boston
- April 2000
- Case
Financing of Project Achieve, The (A)
By: Mihir A. Desai
An entrepreneur is forced to analyze the tradeoffs between different equity providers through a detailed analysis of venture financing terms and cash flow forecasts. The founder of a Web-based IMS for schools must negotiate a term sheet, determine funding needs, value... View Details