Case | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 1999 version)
by Thomas R. Piper
The CEO of a semiconductor equipment manufacturer is assessing the financial forecasts and financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Continued rapid growth will create substantial financing pressures, especially if profitability fails to recover and/or if a major, unexpected economic downturn occurs.
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Earnings Management; Financial Condition; Financial Reporting; Risk and Uncertainty; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Outcome or Result; Growth and Development; Crisis Management; Profit; Financial Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Manufacturing Industry;
Citation:
Piper, Thomas R. "Advanced Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 299-042, June 2006. (Revised from original January 1999 version.)
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