Letter to shareholders from the CEO- RYAN
Key financial performance metrics-ANTHONY done
The product market (segments and salient features, trends)-MORGAN - done
The geographic markets (salient features, trends)-MORGAN - done
Your chosen strategy and the reasons for your choice- ANDREI-done
The closest competition (their positioning and activities)-PATRICK done
The implementation of your chosen strategy (specifically the key decisions made in product design, marketing, production, staffing, compensation, and financing).-ANDREI-done
Three years of historical financial annual statements (balance sheet and P&L)-RYANdone
To the Shareholders of DigiTech co:
In Year 14, DigiTech achieved a total gain for its shareholders of $76.8 million, out of which $24.5 million we used to repurchase our stock, leaving us with an increase in net worth of $52.3 million for the end of year 14. The per-share book value of our stock increased 60% for last year to $38.97 and we have had an increase of 167% in earnings per share. Over the past 14 years Digitech has experienced one drop in our stock price and since the drop has had a steady increase in stock price at a rate of 40% compounded annually. As for our investment into Blink Company in year 12 is still showing losses, but with the changes we made, the strategy of Blink is starting to head in a positive direction. A few more years and a lot of sweat and the company will be back on track. When we decided to purchase 51% of Blink we knew it would take some time to change the company. The board of directors are confident that Blink will generate a profit and increase the intrinsic value of our company overtime. The second disappointment in year 14 was my inability to meet the entry-level camera prof...
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...rs a Multi- Featured product similar to DigiTech’s low price low quality camera, Fuji is still the main competition in this segment. They offer their Multi-Featured camera at an average price of $400, provide 5 different models, and a P/Q rating of 4.
GLO-BUS Game to Date Scoreboard as of Year 14*
As shown prior, Fuji is currently ranked (2) on the GLO- BUS Game To Date Scoreboard with an overall score 106 right behind Align Inc. According to the GLO- BUS statistical review in which the Game to Date Scoreboard is provided, Fuji’s average earnings per share is $3.90. Their average Return on Equity as of year 14 is 17.4. Also their current stock price as of year 14, is priced at $89.46. They have an A+ credit rating and very high image rating of 94. Fuji is a very successfully run company, and if other companies agree, our main and strongest competition thus far.
The stock price is currently 103.31, down from a recent high of 121.50. The P/E ratio is declining at 28 and beta at .67, which is expected to grow closer to 1.0. A recent earnings surprise last December yielded a 15% difference from the lower expectations and the latest earnings reports late last month also surprised investors. Estimates for the 2000 fiscal year are being raised by a large majority of analyst who believe that earnings per share will increase and the stock price will reach close to 150.
Eastman Kodak Company is an American company focused on manufacturing photographic, print and film related products such as digital cameras, printers and scanners. It was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, United States. In order to understand Kodak´s situation back in 1993 one has to know what the market was like at this time. Eastman Kodak Company was the strongest player in the early 1990s and Kodak Gold Plus was seen as the industry standard. In 1993, the US photo and film market consisted of 670 million 24-roll exposures whose prices ranged from $2.50 to $3.50, resulting in a total of approximately $2 billion. The industry was mature, leading to a 2% annual growth, and the market was relatively concentrated with four major players, namely, Kodak, Fuji, Agfa and 3M. Eastman Kodak Company and Fuji sold branded products, whereas Agfa and 3M sold the products b2b and b2c under private labels. Polaroid sourced its products from 3M.
• Choosing the strategy or tactic this corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths.
A complete analysis conducted on the financial statements and status of Sun Microsystems exposed key issues determined to be of great import to shareholders. After examining the research findings and analysis, it seems that Sun Microsystems finances have not maintained a steady incline. In fact, it had definitely experienced some highs and lows in its return on investment and stockholders’ equity over a four- year evaluation spanning the years 1998 through 2001. In an effort to decipher the problems within the company’s operations, data from the following reports and ratios offered considerable clues.
Arthur, A., Thompson, Margaret, A., Peteraf, John, E. Gamble, A., J., Strickland III. (2014). Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage 19e: Concepts & Cases. C6-C25.
For many years, IBM succeeded in holding a very good market position. In fact, the company achieved a very high market share and huge profits. However, this situation did not last forever. In 1990, IBM experienced its first quarterly loss of $2billion due to some unexpected accounting charges. However, revenues increased from $62.7 billion in the previous year to $96 billion. In 1991, the c...
The purpose of this report is to analyze Target Corporation’s financial statements, determine the future growth potential of the company, and make a recommendation for or against the acquisition of the company.
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Explain the importance of defining the objectives, scope and success criteria of the decisions to be taken
Apple Inc.’s Financial Analysis case study will cover the nine-step assessment process to evaluate the company’s future financial health. The nine-step evaluation process will entail the following: 1) Fundamental analysis covers objectives, plan of action, market, competing technology, and governing and operational traits, 2) Fundamental analysis-revenue direction, 3) Investments to support the firm’s entities action plan, 4) Forthcoming profit and competitive accomplishment, 5) Forthcoming external financial requirements, 6) Accessibility to direct at sources of external finance, 7) Sustainability of the 3-5 year plan, 8) Strain examination beneath scenarios of calamity, and 9) Present financial plan (State University, 2013). The fundamental analysis will be explained primarily in the next section.
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The XYZ Corporation was established in 2004 and their main office is located in Vancouver, BC. The company’s main objective is to create new innovating technology for media devices, computers, and digital music players. They deal with the design, manufacturing and marketing of the products. XYZ Corporation has been providing Canadians with groundbreaking technology throughout the years and continues to create new technology to provide others with top-level technology. Although, recently their success rate has appeared to drop rapidly due to a number of factors that will be explored throughout this case study. Their main objective is to target the problems so that they can work towards having the issues resolved as quickly as possible. If they do not take any course of action, the state of the company may be in extreme danger. This case study is designed to explore the areas of the company and discover the problems blocking the XYZ Corporation from success.
Strategy implementation involves establishing programs and tactics to create a series of new organizational activities, budgets to allocate funds to the new activities, and procedures to handle the day-to-day details (Wheelen, Hunger, Hoffman, & Bamford, 2015). Essentially, after a company determines the direction of their program, it is the how that particular direction will be accomplished. It also answers the question of what resources must be moved or sold to meet the allocated budget. For example, Ford Motor Company set up a program with the sole purpose of discovering alternatives to the foam that was being used in the manufacturing of car seats (Ford Motor Company, n.d.). While this program has a great deal of potential, there are different aspects that would have to be measured and verified before it can be considered a successful course of action by the company.
Additionally, understood the strategy implementation, actions made by firms that carry out the formulated strategy, including strategic controls, organizational design, and leadership. environmental
“Determination of the long term goals and objectives of a company, the adoption of the courses of action and allocation of the resources necessary to achieve these goals” (Chandler,