Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Asahi India Glass Limited: Leverage, A Double-edged Sword
Sanjay Dhamija; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyAsahi India Glass Limited faces a situation encountered by many growing companies after having funded its diversification from retained earnings and debt, both in rupees and foreign currency. An over-reliance on borrowed funds without a matching infusion of equity has plunged the company into losses. To reduce its need for financial leverage, the company has issued equity shares on a rights basis, which has helped but is insufficient to reduce it...Starting at €8.20
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Acer Incorporated: Core Management Principles
David J. Sharp; Lynette Chou; Hsien-Lian ChiuCase IVEY-9B10N034-EFinance, StrategyThe chief financial officer of Acer Incorporated has to decide how to manage the higher level of complexity of the company's exchange risk after their restructuring. This must be done in a way which is consistent with Acer's core principles, one of which is to find simple effective solutions to unavoidable business risks. The case addresses the technical issues of exposure measurement and hedging, the challenge of hedging expected, but not contra...Starting at €8.20
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Essar Energy: Indian GAAP, U.S. GAAP or IFRS (B)
David J. Sharp; Sudershan Kuntluru; Paritosh Basu; Sanjay ChauhanCase IVEY-9B13B015-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B13B014.Starting at €5.74
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Yogurt Mamas: Probiotics in Tanzania
Oana Branzei; David J. Sharp; Jessica Kelly; Osama SiddiquiCase IVEY-9B09M051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case illustrates a grassroots enterprise's path to self-sufficiency in a subsistence market context. It explores the gradual evolution of a business model with strong social mandates (pro-health, pro-women) and asks which growth options best marry profitability and positive social change. The Mwanza, Tanzania-based Yogurt Mamas emerge as entrepreneurial role models in their communities, with funds from Western donors and an exciting new tech...Starting at €8.20
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Next India Traveler: A Valuation Challenge
Bhanu Pratap Singh; Vinay Goyal; M. KannadhasanCase IVEY-9B17N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceNext India Traveler (NIT) was a travel and tour operator based in Chandigarh, India. The young start-up had been in business since 2012. It offered both inbound and outbound tour and travel packages that covered all the major tourist destinations in India and the Asia-Pacific region. NIT’s motto was to provide its clients with best-in-class services for all aspects of travel and tourism, all under one roof. An upcoming meeting with a venture capi...Starting at €8.20
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Anandam Manufacturing Company: Analysis of Financial Statements
Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16B007-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2015, the owner of the Anandam Company approached a bank for additional funding to meet the growing requirements of his garment manufacturing firm. The owner was confident about the financial prospects of his firm, with its fourfold increase in revenue and phenomenal increase in profit after taxes over the last three years. In a lengthy discussion with the bank manager, the owner shared the development of his company and the dynamics and ...Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Motors (Taiwan): Implementing Strategy Change Using the Balanced Scorecard (A)
David J. Sharp; Anne WuCase IVEY-9B08M060-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Fortune Motors, the largest Mitsubishi dealership in Taiwan, has to consider his vision for the survival of the company. Fortune Motors' sales in 2003 had fallen below 50,000 units for the first time in 10 years, and market share had been falling for several years. The CEO had a plan to enter the business of financing used-car purchases. He thought that the balanced scorecard would be a useful tool to help him...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Recognition for a Services Contract
Pratibha Wasan; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyOn November 25, 2012, the head of Revenue Recognition at ESol Limited (ESol) India was preparing for a meeting with the company’s sales team at the head office in Bangalore. ESol Limited was a large, U.S.-based multinational information technology corporation, which had moved into India in 2000. Since then, its management had insisted on the need for close monitoring of accounting procedures in strict adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Pr...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion - Teaching Note
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraTeaching Note IVEY-8B18N003-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B18N003.Starting at €0.00
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FINO Pay Tech Ltd.: Branchless Banking for the Rural Poor
David J. Sharp; Dhananjay Bapat; Jatinder HandooCase IVEY-9B12M119-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe urgency of financial inclusion had been well-recognized by policy makers, the government, the Reserve Bank of India and banks as a national priority that would play a crucial role in promoting inclusive economic growth. New technology could enable innovative sustainable business models to reach previously excluded customers. This case presents FINO’s technology-based model for financial inclusion and the challenges presented to the Kohlapur d...Starting at €8.20