To Determine:
Indications that demonstrates that a long-term approach to financial performance and control is considered at Range Resources.
Case summary:
Range Resources started drilling a vertical test in 2004 on the rocky area’s experts called Marcellus. In 2008, Range’s technical teams extracted 30 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and their production jumped to 400 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Their future projection is to capture 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.
Discovery of Marcellus led company to adopt 10-year growth outlook, based on high production. Range’s finance departments use various tools to monitor performance. Range uses simple balance sheet containing senior bank debt, 10-year subordinated notes and common equity as their finance strategy.
Range’s strategy to keep lid on the expenses involve every employee’s skin in the game. It provides equity to all its employees to keep check on the cost performance of the company.
Characters in the case:
Jeffrey Ventura, President and CEO of Range Resource.
Roger Manny, Range’s chief financial officer.
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