Case Studies in Finance

<strong>Setting Some Themes</strong><br>1. Warren E. Buffett, 2015<br>2. The Battle for Value, 2016: FedEx Corp. vs. United Parcel Service, Inc.<br>3. Larry Puglia and the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund<br>4. Genzyme and Relational Investors: Science and Business Collide?&nbsp;<br><strong><br></strong><br><strong>Financial Analysis and Forecasting</strong><br>5. Business Performance Evaluation: Approaches for Thoughtful Forecasting<br>6. The Financial Detective, 2016<br>7. Whole Foods Market: The Deutsche Bank Report&nbsp;<br>8. Horniman Horticulture<br>9. Guna Fibres, Ltd.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Estimating the Cost of Capital</strong><br>10. “Best Practices” in Estimating the Cost of Capital: An Update<br>11. Roche Holdings AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition&nbsp;<br>12. H.J. Heinz: Estimating the Cost of Capital in Uncertain Times&nbsp;<br>13. Royal Mail plc: Cost of Capital&nbsp;<br>14. Chestnut Foods&nbsp;<br>15. Target Corporation<br>16. The Investment Detective<br>17. Centennial Pharmaceutical Corp&nbsp;<br>18. Worldwide Paper Company&nbsp;<br>19. Fonderia del Piemonte S.p.A.&nbsp;<br>20. Victoria Chemicals plc (A): The Merseyside Project&nbsp;<br>21.&nbsp; Victoria Chemicals plc (B): Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects&nbsp;<br>22.&nbsp; The Procter and Gamble Company: Investment in Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal&nbsp;<br>23.&nbsp; Jacobs Division 2010&nbsp;<br>24. UVa Hospital System: The Long-term Acute Care Hospital Project&nbsp;<br>25.&nbsp; Star River Electronics Ltd. Capital project analysis and forecasting •••&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Management&nbsp;of the Firm's Equity: Dividends and Repurchases</strong><br>26.&nbsp; Rockboro Machine Tools Corporation Dividend payout decision •••&nbsp;<br>27.&nbsp; EMI Group PLC Dividend policy •••&nbsp;<br>28.&nbsp; Autozone, Inc. Dividend and stock buyback decisions •••<br><br><strong>Management of the Corporate Capital Structure</strong><br>29.&nbsp; An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value&nbsp;<br>30.&nbsp; M&M Pizza<br>31.&nbsp; Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies&nbsp;<br>32.&nbsp; California Pizza Kitchen&nbsp;<br>33.&nbsp; Dominion Resources: Cove Point&nbsp;<br>34.&nbsp; Nokia OYJ: Financing the WP Strategic Plan&nbsp;<br>35.&nbsp; Kelly Solar&nbsp;<br>36.&nbsp; JC Penney Company&nbsp;<br>37.&nbsp; Horizon Lines, Inc. Financial distress/restructuring/bankruptcy&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Analysis of Financing Tactics: Leases, Options, and Foreign Currency</strong><br>38.&nbsp; Baker Adhesives&nbsp;<br>39.&nbsp; Vale SA<br>40.&nbsp; J&L Railroad<br>41.&nbsp; WNG Capital, LLC&nbsp;<br>42.&nbsp; MoGen, Inc.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Valuing the Enterprise: Acquisitions and Buyouts</strong><br>43.&nbsp; Methods of Valuation: Mergers and Acquisitions<br>44.&nbsp; Medfield Pharmaceuticals<br>45.&nbsp; American Greetings<br>46.&nbsp; Ferrari: The 2015 Initial Public Offering&nbsp;<br>47.&nbsp; Rosetta Stone: Pricing the 2009 IPO&nbsp;<br>48.&nbsp; Sun Microsystems&nbsp;<br>49.&nbsp; Carter International&nbsp;<br>50.&nbsp; DuPont Corporation: Sale of Performance Coatings&nbsp;<br>51.&nbsp; OutReach Networks: First Venture Round&nbsp;<br>52.&nbsp; Sanofi-Aventis’s Tender Offer for Genzyme&nbsp;<br>53.&nbsp; Delphi Corporation&nbsp;<br>54.&nbsp; Flinder Valves and Controls Inc.&nbsp;<br><br>