...Robert S. Harris; Kenneth M. Eades This case is a relatively straightforward exercise in valuing a potential acquisition target. The case affords students an opportunity to use both discounted cash flow and multiples in their analyses. In addition, at the instructor's discretion, students can do...

...-flow analysis: identifying the cash flows relevant to a capital-investment decision The construction of a side-by-side discounted-cash-flow analysis for a replacement decision How to adapt the NPV decision rule to a troubled or dying industry The effect of financial distress on the NPV...

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...Kenneth M. Eades; Ben Mackovjak; Lucas Doe This case is designed to present students with the challenges of formulating a discounted-cash-flow (DCF) analysis for a strategically important capital-investment decision. Analytically, the problem is representative of most corporate investment decisions...

... cash flow market multiples[RETURN] Consumer Goods This year American Greetings is demonstrating to naysayers that the greeting card space is not dead. The company has accelerated top-line [growth] through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, and year-to-date revenues...

.... The student must consider potential synergies between Gucci and PPR and between Gucci and LVMH. The student must assess the likelihood of a higher bid, using analysis of price changes at earlier events in the contest for clues. securities analysis mergers acquisitions discounted cash flow Risk Return...