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3 years ago
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Strategic PlanningImagine that IBM has decided to diversify into the telecommunications business to provide online cloud-computi

ng data services and broadband access for businesses and individuals. What method would you recommend that IBM pursue to enter this industry? Why?
Business
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rosijanka [135]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

IBM could either diversify by the strategy of market penetration, which consists in increasing the market share in a particular sector (in this case, cloud computing) through more marketing efforts.

Or it could integrate horizontally, acquiring a possible competitor that is more advanced in the cloud-computing business. Or even a start-up with good prospects, because with the amount of capital that IBM has, it could more easily expand the start-up operation as a new internal business division.

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= $3,540,000/800,000

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B. Price-earnings ratio = Market value of share / Earnings per share

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C. Dividend Payout Ratio = Dividend per share/Earnings per share

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D. Dividend yield ratio = Dividend per share/Market price per share

= $0.40/$18

= 0.02 = 2%

E. Book value per share = Common Equity / No. of outstanding shares

= $34,880,000/800,000

= $43.60

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

1. Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet

(dollars in thousands)

                                                  This Year     Last Year

Assets

Current assets:

Cash                                             $ 1,280     $ 1,560

Accounts receivable, net             12,300        9,100

Inventory                                        9,700        8,200

Prepaid expenses                          1,800         2,100

Total current assets                    25,080     20,960

Long-term assets:

Property and equipment:

Land                                               6,000        6,000

Buildings and equipment, net     19,200      19,000

Total property and equipment   25,200     25,000

Total assets                              $ 50,280 $ 45,960

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities:

Accounts payable                      $ 9,500    $ 8,300

Accrued liabilities                             600          700

Notes payable, short term               300          300

Total current liabilities                 10,400       9,300

Long-term liabilities:

Bonds payable                              5,000       5,000

Total liabilities                              15,400      14,300

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock                                800          800

Additional paid-in capital             4,200       4,200

Total paid-in capital                     5,000       5,000

Retained earnings                     29,880    26,660

Total stockholders' equity         34,880     31,660

Total liabilities and

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2. Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement

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Sales                                            $ 79,000    $ 74,000

Cost of goods sold                        52,000       48,000

Gross margin                                  27,000       26,000

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Selling expenses                              8,500        8,000

Administrative expenses               12,000        11,000

Total selling and administrative

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Net operating income                     6,500         7,000

Interest expense                                600            600

Net income before taxes                5,900         6,400

Income taxes                                   2,360         2,560

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Dividends to common stockholders 320            600

Net income added to  retained

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Beginning retained earnings      26,660        23,420

Ending retained earnings        $ 29,880     $ 26,660

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a. Common stock, outstanding 800,000 shares

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