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Ameel Somani
that can be created." After two years at CIBC, Ameel became an associate at Teachers' Private Capital, where he made principal investments in businesses, most notably, Simmons Bedding Company and Munchkin, an infant-products company. "Not only did I have to... View Details
- 2002
- Chapter
Helping Managers Assess the Value of Human Capital
- September 2024
- Article
Standing on the Shoulders of Science
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Monika Schnitzer and Martin Watzinger
Today’s innovations rely on scientific discoveries of the past, yet only some corporate
R&D builds directly on scientific output. In this paper, we analyze U.S. patents to
investigate how firms generate value by building on prior art “closer” to science. We
show... View Details
Krieger, Joshua Lev, Monika Schnitzer, and Martin Watzinger. "Standing on the Shoulders of Science." Strategic Management Journal 45, no. 9 (September 2024): 1670–1695.
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407076 PublicationsMultinationals as Arbitrageurs? The Effect of Stock Market Valuations on Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Malcolm C. Baker, Fritz Foley, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
The Formula - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
member of the finance faculty. It was in this small group that the complex theories of option pricing and corporate liability valuation were developed and expanded upon. Though Fischer Black was not a member of the MIT faculty, he was a... View Details
- July 1997
- Background Note
Basic Capital Investment Analysis
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Discusses the net present value and internal rate of return methods for analyzing capital investments. Assumes prior knowledge of compound interest and present value methods. View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Basic Capital Investment Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 198-004, July 1997.
- November 1993 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
Quality of Earnings Analysis
By: David Hawkins
Discusses quality of earnings analysis and its relevance to security valuation. View Details
Hawkins, David. "Quality of Earnings Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-050, November 1993. (Revised February 2013.)
- February 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (A) (CW)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Spreadsheet supplement to Matrix Capital Management (A) allowing students to value the company. View Details
- June 2001
- Case
Bond Math
This case presents four exercises that teach compounding interest and valuing bonds. View Details
Pulvino, Todd C., and Peter Tufano. "Bond Math." Harvard Business School Case 201-101, June 2001.
- Web
Managing Customers for Growth - Course Catalog
Customer-Driven Growth Focuses on valuing customers, assessing customer-base dynamics, and measuring growth strategies. Students will analyze customer data and perform a Customer-Base Audit exercise to evaluate business health. Topics include: Customer lifetime value... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
China Boot Camp
case he had been contemplating for inclusion in his fall course, Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements. “The context and contacts I’ve acquired have brought very tangible benefits,” Srinivasan says, adding that the... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Retail Habitat
By: Toomas Laarits and Marco Sammon
Retail investors trade hard-to-value stocks. Controlling for size, stocks with a high share of retail-initiated trades are composed of more intangible capital, have longer duration cash-flows and a higher likelihood of being mispriced. Consistent with retail-heavy... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Retail Trade; Intangible Capital; Mispricing; Investment; Valuation; Business Earnings
Laarits, Toomas, and Marco Sammon. "The Retail Habitat." Working Paper, October 2024.
- June 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Sirona
By: Walter Kuemmerle and Chad S Ellis
Sirona, the dental systems business of Siemans AG is being sold through an auction. In September 1997, buyout firm Schroder Ventures has to decide whether to make a binding offer for the business. Schroder has done extensive due diligence with support from a team of... View Details
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for (9-295-085). View Details
- Article
What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?
By: Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
We survey 79 private equity investors with combined assets under management (AUM) of over $750 billion about their practices in firm valuation, capital structure, governance, and value creation. Investors rely primarily on internal rate of return (IRR) and multiples to... View Details
Gompers, Paul A., Steven N. Kaplan, and Vladimir Mukharlyamov. "What Do Private Equity Firms Say They Do?" Journal of Financial Economics 121, no. 3 (September 2016): 449–476.
- April 2009
- Supplement
Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio
By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zahra Kanji
We evaluate the impact of a supply chain pilot implemented at Hugo Boss. This pilot entailed altering the way in which Hugo Boss orders from its suppliers. We explore the challenge of assessing the impact of supply chain change, the link between operational performance... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Change; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry
Raman, Ananth, Nicole DeHoratius, and Zahra Kanji. "Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-055, April 2009.
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Lion Capital and the Blackstone Group: The Orangina Deal (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [807005]. View Details
- April 2002
- Case
Sally Jameson: Valuing Stock Options in a Compensation Package (Abridged)
By: Peter Tufano
Details a thinly disguised situation facing a recent Harvard MBA graduate who was forced by a prospective employer to place a dollar value on a grant of stock options. There are two objectives: 1) Serves as an introduction to option valuation, in which students have an... View Details
Tufano, Peter. "Sally Jameson: Valuing Stock Options in a Compensation Package (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 202-117, April 2002.