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Case | HBS Case Collection | May 1986

Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case

by Thomas R. Piper

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Keywords: Software; Information Technology Industry;

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Citation:

Piper, Thomas R. "Cooper Industries, Inc., Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 286-096, May 1986.

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  • Case | HBS Case Collection | October 1986 (Revised August 2015)

    Advanced Medical Technology Corporation

    Thomas R. Piper and Steven Rogers

    A loan officer must decide whether to lend $8 million to a rapidly growing high technology company. The company has had a series of relationships with three other banks. Reports from loan officers at these banks are mixed and raise questions as to the ease with which a relationship would proceed. The full range of issues must be considered in evaluating the credit worthiness (character, collateral, capacity, conditions, pricing). The loan officer must also determine how much weight to place on a comfort letter from a major pharmaceutical firm.

    Keywords: Decision Making; Commercial Banking; Financing and Loans; Financial Condition; Technology Industry;

    Citation:

    Piper, Thomas R., and Steven Rogers. "Advanced Medical Technology Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 287-028, October 1986. (Revised August 2015.)  View Details
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  • Background Note | HBS Case Collection | November 2010 (Revised May 2012)

    Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health

    Thomas R. Piper

    The case provides students with (1) an understanding of the essence of long-term financial health; (2) familiarity with the calculation and meaning of various financial ratios; and (3) an understanding of the influence of a company's operating and competitive characteristics on its investment in various type assets, on the profitability of these investments, and on the financial structure of its balance sheet. The case also allows a discussion of (1) the incomplete and lagging nature of financial measures; (2) the influence of financial measures on behavior; and (3) the reality that financial analysis often results in better, more focused questions to be asked of management, not conclusive answers.

    Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Operations; Competitive Strategy;

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    Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health." Harvard Business School Background Note 911-412, November 2010. (Revised May 2012.)  View Details
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  • Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | November 2010 (Revised January 2011)

    Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health (TN)

    Thomas R. Piper

    Teaching Note for 911412.

    Keywords: Financial Condition; Forecasting and Prediction;

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    Piper, Thomas R. "Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 911-415, November 2010. (Revised January 2011.)  View Details
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