Albert Sheen is an assistant professor in the Finance Unit; he teaches Finance I in the MBA required curriculum. In his research, Professor Sheen investigates aspects of corporate finance, particularly corporate investment, public and private firms, internal capital markets, and product market strategy. Professor Sheen holds a Ph.D. in finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA in economics from the University of Chicago. Before entering graduate school, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, an analyst at Beecher Investors, and an equity analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein and Co.
Publications
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Supplement
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High Noon at Vail Mountain, Spreadsheet Albert Sheen, Luis Viceira and Joshua Coval -
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2011
High Noon at Vail Mountain Joshua Coval, Albert Sheen and Luis Viceira
Citation: Coval, Joshua, Albert Sheen, and Luis Viceira. "High Noon at Vail Mountain." Harvard Business School Case 212-035, November 2011. -
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2011
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Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships Benjamin C. Esty and Albert Sheen After booming for more than five years, the global shipping (maritime) industry experienced a dramatic crash in late 2008 as the global financial system froze and the global economy slid into recession. Ship charter rates (revenue) fell by as much as 90% causing prices of used ships to fall by as much as 80%. As ship prices (values?) fell, ship owners began to default on loans and new purchase contracts while banks holding loans secured by ships faced the possibility of increasing defaults (violations of loan-to-value covenants), foreclosures, and write-offs. In the midst of this crisis, VHSS, the German Shipbroker's Association, introduced a proposal to value ships using discounted cash flow analysis (to determine a long-term asset value, LTAV) rather than market prices from comparable transactions. Thomas Rehder, the chairman of VHSS, argued this approach was necessary because market prices did not reflect fundamental values in the current environment. After announcing the alternative valuation methodology in September 2009, he must convince industry participants—ship owners, appraisers, and bankers—to adopt the new valuation methodology and bank regulators and auditing firms to approve its use. Keywords: Fair Value Accounting;
Financial Crisis;
Capital Markets;
Financial Liquidity;
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Valuation;
Banking Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Germany;
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2010
(Revised from original 2010 version)
Compass Maritime Services, LLC: Valuing Ships Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen Tom Roberts, a founding partner of Compass Maritime Services, a New Jersey-based shipping research and consulting firm, has been asked by a new potential customer in May 2008 for advice on purchasing a capesize bulk carrier. After identifying a suitable ship with his colleague Basil Karatzas, they must determine an appropriate offer price for the ship and justify their recommendations. Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Price;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Negotiation Offer;
Mathematical Methods;
Ship Transportation;
Valuation;
Consulting Industry;
Shipping Industry;
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2010
Compass Maritime Services, LLC: Valuing Ships (CW) Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen Tom Roberts, a founding partner of Compass Maritime Services, a New Jersey-based shipping research and consulting firm, has been asked by a new potential customer in May 2008 for advice on purchasing a capesize bulk carrier. After identifying a suitable ship with his colleague Basil Karatzas, they must determine an appropriate offer price for the ship and justify their recommendations. Keywords: Acquisition;
Decisions;
Microeconomics;
Finance;
Price;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Market Transactions;
Partners and Partnerships;
Mathematical Methods;
Valuation;
Consulting Industry;
New Jersey;
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Teaching Note
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2010
Compass Maritime Services, LLC: Valuing Ships (TN) Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen Teaching Note for 211014. Keywords: Partners and Partnerships;
Research;
Service Operations;
Customers;
Price;
Shipping Industry;
Consulting Industry;
New Jersey;
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Teaching Note
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2010
Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V.: Valuing Ships (TN) Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen Teaching Note for 210058. Keywords: Valuation;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Financial Crisis;
Price;
Financing and Loans;
Contracts;
Asset Pricing;
Cash Flow;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Shipping Industry;
Germany;
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Supplement
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2010
Vereinigung Hamburger Schiffsmakler und Schiffsagenten e.V. (VHSS): Valuing Ships (CW) Benjamin C. Esty and Albert W. Sheen After booming for more than five years, the global shipping (maritime) industry experienced a dramatic crash in late 2008 as the global financial system froze and the global economy slid into recession. Ship charter rates (revenue) fell by as much as 90% causing prices of used ships to fall by as much as 80%. As ship prices (values?) fell, ship owners began to default on loans and new purchase contracts while banks holding loans secured by ships faced the possibility of increasing defaults (violations of loan-to-value covenants), foreclosures, and write-offs. In the midst of this crisis, VHSS, the German Shipbroker's Association, introduced a proposal to value ships using discounted cash flow analysis (to determine a long-term asset value, LTAV) rather than market prices from comparable transactions. Thomas Rehder, the Chairman of VHSS, argued this approach was necessary because market prices did not reflect fundamental values in the current environment. After announcing the alternative valuation methodology in September 2009, he must convince industry participants--ship owners, appraisers, and bankers--to adopt the new valuation methodology and bank regulators and auditing firms to approve its use. Keywords: Fair Value Accounting;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Capital Markets;
Cash Flow;
Financial Liquidity;
Banks and Banking;
Price;
Price Bubble;
Contracts;
Crisis Management;
Market Transactions;
Valuation;
Shipping Industry;
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