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The Home Depot Builds in the Pandemic
Murray, MeghanCase DARDEN-BC-0277Knowledge and CommunicationThrough most of 2020, the United States was battling the same demon as the rest of the world: the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, a large number of people worldwide spent more time at home, so they noticed repairs that needed to be made and used the increased time spent in their living quarters to paint rooms, garden, build, and complete projects. Many people turned to The Home Depot for the materials and tools to achieve these goals. To...Starting at €8.20
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (B): The Merseyside and Antwerp Projects
Schill, Michael J.; Bruner, Robert F.; McTigue, Frank H.Case DARDEN-F-1976FinanceBritannia Chemicals was under pressure from investors to improve its financial performance because of the accumulation of the firm’s common shares by a well-known corporate raider. Earnings had fallen to 180 pence per share at the end of 2017 from around 250 pence per share at the end of 2016. This B case reviews the same project as the A case (F-1906) but from one level higher: the executive vice president faces an either/or investment decisio...Starting at €5.74
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (A): The Merseyside Project
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1906FinanceBritannia Chemicals was under pressure from investors to improve its financial performance because of the accumulation of the firm’s common shares by a well-known corporate raider. Earnings had fallen to 180 pence per share at the end of 2017 from around 250 pence per share at the end of 2016. The manager of Merseyside Works, a production plant owned by Britannia Chemicals, thus believed the time was ripe to obtain funding from corporate headquar...Starting at €8.20
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Schill, Michael J.; Eades, Kenneth M.; McTigue, Frank H.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1906TNFinanceTeaching note for product F-1906Starting at €0.00
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Aceites y vinos con denominación de origen (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Fernández, Albert; Villaescusa, NuriaCase C-764-PBAccounting and ControlThe case relates how a cooperative dedicated to producing and selling olive oil and wine decides to set up a new company dedicated to making organic products. After explaining the main events that occurred in the 2017-18 period, the accountant must record the transactions in the general ledger and prepare the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows).Starting at €8.20
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Mary Washington Pediatrics - Teaching Note
Schill, Michael J.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1877TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1877Starting at €0.00
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Nelson Nurseries
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1944-EFinanceThis case captures the problems concerning cash flow and working-capital management typical of small, growing businesses. At the end of 2020, Roger and Christine Barton have completed their third year of operating Nelson Nurseries, a $1-million-revenue woody-shrub nursery in central Virginia. While experiencing booming demand and improving margins, the Bartons are puzzled by their plummeting cash balance. The case highlights the difference betwee...Starting at €8.20
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Understanding Risk: Systemic versus Idiosyncratic
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1973-EFinanceUsing the fictional situation of two brothers facing the challenge of managing a commodity business in central Africa, this note explores different metrics for risk and related considerations for investors. The note considers measures of volatility, including the difference between systematic risk and idiosyncratic risk, and how diversification reduces idiosyncratic risk. The note uses these concepts to motivate the foundations of portfolio risk ...Starting at €8.20
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The #BlackLivesMatter Movement: Balancing Stakeholders at TechTeen - Teaching Note
Murray, MeghanTeaching Note DARDEN-BC-0276TN-EKnowledge and CommunicationTeaching note for product BC-0276Starting at €0.00
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The Profitability Index
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1945-EFinanceThe well-known net present value (NPV) rule advocates accepting all investment projects that have a positive NPV. The NPV rule makes economic sense since positive-NPV projects are expected to create economic value. But what should a manager do if the totaStarting at €8.20