FIN 370 - Spring 2014

Wk 1 Day T TH 2 T TH 3 T Date Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Topics/Readings Introduction and Course Overview Universal Widgets (corporate social responsibility ) Review syllabus H/O: Writing Guidelines and Sample ES Form groups and assign group numbers Daily Assignments

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Writing and Presenting Executive Summaries and Cases Review Writing Guidelines and grade sample ES

Submit SOP according to group (Odd/Even) (1) Amtrak: Acela Financing (lease vs. buy) Case A - Even # groups assume profitability Case B - Odd # groups assume nonprofitable In-class Review of Executive Summary (Case A/B) Bring completed draft of ES to class Amtrak Case is due @ 3:00 p.m. [Safe Assign]

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Jan. 30 Jan. 31

*** Reading: Note on Bank Loans 4 T TH 5 T Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 (2) Hampton Machine Tool (debt restructuring) (3) Kota Fibers (working capital management) Case Exercise: Assessing a Firm's Future Financial Health All Students: Read case and prepare SOP All Students: Read case and prepare SOP Due @ beginning of class (no late assignments) Review Debate Guidelines

*** Reading: Structuring Corporate Financing Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies TH 6 T TH 7 T TH Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 (4) Tire City, Inc. (external funds needed) (5) E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. (capital structure) Business Issue Debate - Groups 1 & 2 [Economic Meltdown] (6) Hosp. Corp. of America (capital structure and competitive strategy) (7) FPL Group, Inc. (dividend policy and competitive strategy) All Students: Read case and prepare SOP All Students: Read case and prepare SOP 3 point sheet required for debate gallery, not debators All Students: Read case and prepare SOP All Students: Read case and prepare SOP Assign Midterm Case and Discuss Staff Analysis

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Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 6

Workshop on Mid Term Case Midterm Case is due @ 3:00 p.m. [Safe Assign] Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility H/O: Maria Elena and ethical precepts

FIN 370 - Spring 2014

Wk Day Date Topics/Readings Daily Assignments

CLASS DISCUSSION - NO PREP NEEDED

9 Mar. 10-14 10 T Mar. 18

Spring Break
Case Review - Midterm Case Review Case Exercise: Pricing Debt Instruments (Fixed Income Valuation) Business Issue Debate - Groups 3 & 4 [National Health Insurance]

Due @ beginning of class (no late assignments) 3 point sheet required for debate gallery, not debators

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Mar. 20

*** Reading: Best Practices in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis 11 T Mar. 25 Business Issue Debate - Groups 5 & 6 [Financial Bailouts] 3 point sheet required for debate gallery, not debators

*** Reading: Leveraged Betas and the Cost of Equity TH 12 T Mar. 27 Apr.1 (8) Coke vs. Pepsi, 2001 (cost of capital and EVA) Case Exercise: Valuing Capital Investment Projects All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 1 Due @ beginning of class (no late assignments)

*** Reading: Methods of Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions *** Reading: Valuing a Business Acquisition Opportunity TH 13 T TH 14 T TH Apr. 3 Apr. 8 Apr.10 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 (9) American Chemical (levered cost of capital) (10) Radio One, Inc. (business acquisition) (11) Eskimo Pie Corporation (IPO valuation) (12) Cooper Industries, Inc. (merger and acquisition) (13) Tottenham Hotspur plc (business valuation) All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 2 All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 3 All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 4 All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 5 All Students: Read case and prepare SOP [Grp. 6 Assign Final Case All Students: Read case and prepare SOP Final Case is due @ 3:00 p.m. [Safe Assign]

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Apr. 22 Apr. 24 Apr. 29 1-May

(14) Gulf Oil Corporation (hostile takeover) Workshop on Final Case Assignment Case Review - Final Case & Course Instructor Surveys Course Wrap-up and Feedback - Career/Network Day

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Grades will be posted ASAP and available next week