H.J.Heinz: Estimating the Cost of Capital in Uncertain Times

used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying,

illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other

Here, in this research paper, I will try to find a decent reply for the principal questions and provide an appropriate supporting research for my argumentation, which I will take from the reading of this class.

This case was prepared by Associate Professor Marc L. Lipson. It was written as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright  2010 by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation, Charlottesville, VA. All rights reserved. To order copies, send an e-mail to sales@dardenbusinesspublishing.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of the Darden School Foundation.

This case was prepared as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright © 1983 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical,

The case is due at the beginning of class on January 29 (Wednesday). Please submit only one document per group. We will discuss the answers in class. You may want to print out your answers and charts for your reference during the class discussion.

The net profits for The Heinz Company for the past five years were obtained and compared to the same period for Con Agra Brands Inc., and Campbell’s. The assignment instructed students to obtain net profit for the past seven years, however, due to the complexity of operations in The Heinz Company and its mergers, and restructuring, gathering seven years was challenging. Data utilized was readily available for five years on the Marketwatch website but no other sites for periods prior to 2012.

This case was written by Igor Vaysman, Professor of Accounting and Control at INSEAD, and Stephen Smyth of Esfren Consulting as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation.

1. Brigham, Eugene F. and Michael C. Ehrhardt. Financial Management Theory and Practice, 13th Edition, Thompson South-Western, ISBN-13# 978-14390-7809-9, ISBN-10#1-4390-7809-2

It is always essential to endure a competitive edge in the any business by incessant innovation and

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REFERENCES•Ross, S.A., Westerfield, R.W., Jaffe, J., Jordan, B.D. "Modern Financial Management". McGraw-Hill, Eighth Edition, (2008)•R.A. Brealey and S.C. Myers, "Principles of Corporate Finance", McGraw-Hill, Seventh Edition, (2003).

This case was prepared by Professor Mark E. Haskins, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and has benefited from collaborations with various colleagues over the years on earlier versions. It was written as a basis for discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright  2012 by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation, Charlottesville, VA. All rights reserved. To order copies, send an e-mail to sales@dardenbusinesspublishing.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of the Darden School Foundation. ◊

Professor Robert H. Hayes prepared this case as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or

Apart from references of other people’s work which were fully acknowledged, I hereby certify that this research work was wholly done by me under the guidance of my supervisor, Mallam Sani Gurowa of Department of Accounting, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.