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Intuit, Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:16
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Abstract

The merger of two computer software firms with very rapidly growing non-overlapping products makes great strategic sense, but presents difficult valuation and accounting problems. How can a firm pay $225 million to acquire another firm with negligible current earnings, and which promises to produce an immediate $150 MM one-time charge to earnings which will be followed over a five-year period by $65 million of amortization of intangible assets?

Keywords

Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Applications and Software; Accounting; Financial Strategy; Goodwill Accounting; Corporate Finance; Information Technology Industry; United States

Citation

Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Intuit, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 295-028, August 1994.
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