Reference No: F&A0565(B)Pages: 8Published on: 28, March, 2022
Abstract: The case provides a systematic method to a classical real estate decision of households: Should they buy a home or not? The case is a quasi Buy-versus-Rent analysis, and can serve to debate the pros and cons of homeownership as well. The analysis is conducted (1) for owner-occupiers (to assess whether ... More
Reference No: F&A0155(A)Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Describes a large commercial bank's system of performance appraisal for its branches along five major dimensions: 1) growth in deposits/advances (depending on whether they are deposits- heavy or advance- heavy branches), 2) profits or losses, 3) staff relations, 4) efficiency in internal branch routine, and 5) customer service. In actual practice, however, the management ... More
Reference No: CMA0734TECPages: 31Published on: 1, January, 1996
Abstract: The note describes developments and workers performance in the industrial cooperative society involved in manufacturing of Shawls and Carpets. Various structural characteristics of the members weavers are described to assess the involvement of the family member in the manufacturing processes Workers productivity is assessed in terms of the member of ... More
Reference No: F&A0572Pages: 19Published on: 8, December, 2023
Abstract: In January 2021, Sandeep Mathrani, Chief Executive Officer of the troubled real-estate firm WeWork, was evaluating a merger offer from the BowX Acquisition Corporation, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) founded by Vivek Ranadivé of TIBCO Software. WeWork’s financial position remained precarious after a failed initial public offering in September 2019. ... More
Reference No: F&A0481(B)Pages: 10Published on: 17, July, 2008
Abstract: Air Deccan concluded its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in May 2006, which did not receive a strong positive investor response. The company had reported a loss in the previous year. It further suffered a financial crunch due to continuous hike in fuel prices and addition of new aircrafts. To partly counter ... More
Reference No: F&A0534Pages: 8Published on: 11, July, 2016
Abstract: This case is about the practical and conceptual issues involved in estimating the beta of a company for the purpose of computing the cost of capital using the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model). In many applications of the CAPM in the classroom, the beta is assumed to be known or ... More
Reference No: F&A0575Pages: 23Published on: 23, February, 2024
Abstract: In October 2020, Chara Technologies Pvt Ltd approached IIMA Ventures, a leading start-up incubator in India, for seed funding of INR 50–60 million. Bhaktha Keshavachar and Ravi Prasad had founded Chara Technologies with the aim of producing a new electric motor that would be free of permanent magnets and would be built ... More
Reference No: F&A0214Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The case focuses on the identification of end-users of the corporation's financial statements and their information needs. The case examines the deficiencies of the corporation's Annual Report vis-a-vis the expectations of its end- users. It also deals with the role of auditors in attesting the corporation's accounts. ... More
Reference No: F&A0547Pages: 13Published on: 26, February, 2020
Abstract: This case, AirAsia Malaysia: The IPO Decision, presents the situation faced by Tony Fernandes, the CEO of AirAsia Sdn Bhd (AAB), when he and his team of senior managers had to decide whether they should raise funds through an Initial Public Offer (IPO) or through Private Equity. His airline started ... More
Reference No: F&A0560Pages: 18Published on: 13, July, 2021
Abstract: The case describes the change in fortune of Reliance Communications (RCom) from being a pioneer in offering low-cost mobile telephony to the brink of bankruptcy. After giving a brief background on the family history of Reliance Industries, its break-up and the launch of RCom, it describes the changing dynamics of ... More
Reference No: F&A0481(C)Pages: 10Published on: 17, July, 2008
Abstract: Air Deccan planned to raise Rs. 450 crore by selling up to 26 per cent stake to professional investor(s). This was the consequence of a debt that needed to be paid. The situation was grim for Air Deccan. There were pending law suits and some of the top management executives were ... More
Reference No: CMA0026(B)Pages: 6Published on: 10, November, 1971
Abstract: The case is in continuation of the case "Landvi Marketing Society". The Landvi Society was interested in exporting lime juice and the details regarding the attempts made by the firm are given in the first case. This case analyses the economic considerations involved in developing an export market. The monthly ... More
Reference No: F&A0559(B)Pages: 11Published on: 23, August, 2021
Abstract: NTL suffered huge losses in its foreign exchange hedging activities as its highly complex leveraged structured products backfired badly in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 and 2008. The CFO and the Treasury head have both been sacked, and Joshi, the new CFO, has embraced aggressive litigation as NTL’ ... More
Reference No: F&A0272TECPages: 22Published on: 1, January, 1975
Abstract: This paper expounds the Theory of Pipeline Capital. It explains the determinants of the stock of funds that would have to remain conserved in a business system with a view to ensuring a (predetermined) rate of activity. For this purpose, it establishes the relationship between inputs and prices, the lengths ... More
