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Lululemon Athletica Inc., Case Study: Projections, NPV, Compilation Assignment.

A formal, in-depth case study analysis requires you to utilize the entire strategic management process. Assume your group is a consulting team asked by the ABC Corporation to analyze its external/internal environment and make strategic recommendations. You must include exhibits to support your analysis and recommendations.

Instructions

• All text must be format using APA 7 guidelines.
• A total of 3 - 4 pages of narrative text (this does not include the financial statements, reference pages, or matrices)
• Must include all of the following:

1. Historical Ratio Analysis
2. Competitors Ratio Analysis
3. Alternative strategies (giving advantages and disadvantages for each). There should be at least two alternative strategies identified and discussed.
4. Projected Financial Statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows) for 3 years into the future. This must be broken down by year into two (2) columns: 1 column without your strategy and 1 column with your strategy. The without column should serve as the basis for your with strategy column and only those financial statement accounts that will be changed, based on your strategy, should be impacted.
5. Include Projected ratios for the without and with strategy by year. Discuss how these ratios compare and contrast with the historical findings.
6. Cost Analysis completed on an Excel tab that outlines the cost that will be incurred to implement the strategy. This information should correspond with the With Strategy on the Projected Financial Statements, linking of cells to the financial statements is encouraged.
7. Net Present Value analysis of proposed strategys new cash flow you may also use Excel to solve for this. From the income statement the change in operating income between your with and without strategy should serve as your cash inflow for each year. NOTE: To construct the first cash flow (cf₁) the new revenue from your strategy(s) must be discounted back to the present value by calculating EBIT (Operating Income on the Income Statement) and that figure will be your cf_n for each year. cf₀ (initial cost of your strategy), cf₁ (discounted cash flow first year), r (opportunity cost of capital, the rate of the next best alternative use of cash/debt/equity resources).
   1. NPV=-cf0+ cf11+r1+cf21+r2+cf31+r3cfn1+rn
8. Implementation strategy how and when will the strategy be implemented, this should outline the who, how, what, and when of the implementation process.
9. Specific recommended strategy and long term objectives Explain why you chose the strategy, discuss the advantages/benefits to organizational success and sustainability. Incude a discussion of the challenges or disadvantages that may arise as a result of the strategic choice.
10. Text must follow this order with current APA level headings for each component.

Place the results of the case study analysis in a Word document include matrices as appendices and a reference page. Submit a separate Excel document for your Historical financials, Projections, NPV, and Cost of the strategy.