The 15th
Financial Case Analysis Contest
Analysis Report
Case Name: PRADA: TO IPO OR NOT TO IPO: THAT IS THE QUESTION, AGAIN
Report Title: SWEET ARE THE USES OF IPO
Team Name: WINDTRACKER
DATE: 16/12/2012 Contents
ABSTRACT 1
1. Macro and Industry Analysis 3
1.1 Financing Environment 3
1.1.1 International Monetary Market 3
1.1.2 International Bond Market 7
1.1.3 International Stock Market 9
1.1.4 International Private Equity Market 10
1.2 Industry Analysis 10
1.2.1 Industry Life Cycle Analysis 11
1.2.2 Five Forces Analysis 13
2. Financial Analysis and Forecasting 20
2.1 Financial Analysis 20
2.1.1 Profitability Analysis 20
2.1.2 Debt Solvency Analysis 24
2.1.3 A Close Look at Prada’s Cash
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Finally, conclusions are drawn to summarize the whole report to demonstrate you our major points.
1. Macro and Industry Analysis
1.1 Financing Environment
Combined with the background given in the case, we believe that before Prada intentionally spread its financing strategy which is fit with its financial status, the international macroeconomic environment investigation is necessary. Prada, a long history Italian enterprise, has the most direct and convenient financing channels through the European finance market. In addition, the active American market and strong Asia Pacific market also shall be taken into account.
Based on the above background, we looked up a large number of the 2010 international financial market data from the People's Bank of China Journal and Chinese Social Science Financial Statistics Database, and intercepted four quarters of the international financial market operation data and analysis in 2010. We try to select the best financing channels from the point of view of Prada according to these data.
In the following analysis, we will show four aspects of the 2010 international macro financial markets from the international monetary market, international debt market, international stock market and international private equity market.
1.1.1
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Prada currently requires a significant amount of capital both to re-finance debt that is maturing in the next six to twelve months and to finance its intended growth into the Asian (especially Chinese) markets. Since financial markets are aware of Prada’s pressing need to raise capital, it is important for the board of directors to develop a credible strategy for raising the necessary capital of at least €1 billion. Although the press has been suggesting that Prada will do an initial public offering, the company has tried this several times in the
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Upon deciding to go public, a company looks into preparing an initial public offering (IPO). There are two IPOs with which a company can utilize: a traditional IPO or the relatively new Auction-based IPO that was made popular by Google. Avaya is currently planning for IPO. “Avaya is a global leader in business communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world” (Avaya.com, 2011). Avaya’s current plan of an IPO valued at approximately $1 billion (Klassen, 2011) needs to consider whether to go with a
Just after ten years of Asian financial crisis, another major financial crisis now concern for all developed and some developing countries is “Global Financial Crisis 2008.” It is beginning with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers on Sunday, September 14, 2008 and spread like a flood. At first U.S banking sector fall in a great liquidity crisis and simultaneously around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems. (Global issue)
Prada raised US$2.14 billion from a Hong Kong IPO in June last year. That was around a fifth less capital than the company had planned for. As things transpired, retail investors were put off by the prospect of Italian capital gains and dividend taxes, which they were liable to pay (even though the listing was in Hong Kong).
After November the European debt crisis again spread the market, the worries of British government cutting the government spending may affect the British economic recovery process were heating up, as a result, sterling against the dollar dropped. At the year end, sterling against the dollar closed at 1.5599, a 3.4%decrease compared to last year.
Last, China data set is in quarterly observations from 2000 – 2013 totaling 56 observations. Data sets for credit institutions were collected from Croatian National Bank, Croatian bureau of statistics, Serbian National Bank, Slovenian National Bank and Slovenian bureau of statistics while data for stock market indicators were collected from Croatian and Slovenian national stock exchange web sites and related yearly publications. Data set for China was completely provided by research department of IECASS (ABBREVIATON) thanks to the help of Prof. Liu.
These basic forces have shaped the evolution of international finance for centuries. Global integration of money and capital markets is the essence of international finance; through such channels purchasing power over real resources today is transferred from areas of the world where expected rates of return are lower to areas of the world where expected rates of return are higher. (At least that is the theory.) This process, in turn, is facilitated in important respects by technical changes that have helped to speed not only the flow of funds but also the flow of information about investment opportunities.
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