How would the Body Shop forecast earnings so they would not be blind-sided by another decline in OIBT?
Financial Forecasting
This case study is very simple and straight-forward. It usually is one of the first cases presented in class, as it is the first case in the book because it is the easiest.
Because of the lack of revenue growth, Anita Roddick (founder of the Body Shop) was forced to step-down from the CEO position. The fresh management team, assembled by the new CEO Patrick Gournay, was able to increase revenue by 13% in their first year (2001). However, in their attempt to grow the revenue, they lost 21% in their OIBT. The major reason why this occurred was because of a lack of forecasting through the use of financial modeling.
Key Aspects of the Body Shop Case Study (based on implied assumptions) 1. Because the hybrid method of financial forecasting is used, the cost of goods sold as a percent of sales should be addressed in your analysis. For example, the COS % of Sales is 42% in 1999, 39.7% in 2000, 39.8% in 2001, and you need to provide a forecast for 2002 - 2004. The COS % of Sales in the 3 year forecast should never go above 42% because of the current market conditions, and at best should increase to 41% in 2004. To be conservative, the 2002 and 2003 %s should average 40.25%. (Another way to handle this is to do a sensitivity analysis; say the % was 35 for all 3 years, then do it again at 37, 40, 42 and 45 and show how this impacts the bottom line. Then choose the best estimate) 2. Revenue should grow 10 - 15% in 2002 - 2004.
3. Working capital should keep increasing over the forecasted time period. 4. At least 1 major competitor will go bankrupt, and another will be acquired by a company that is not the Body Shop.
The Body Shop International: An Introduction To Financial Modeling The body Shop Case study
Question 1: Base Case Assumptions
In order to derive this forecast, ‘percent-of-sales’...
How would the Body Shop forecast earnings so they would not be blind-sided by another decline in OIBT?
Financial Forecasting
This case study is very simple and straight-forward. It usually is one of the first cases presented in class, as it is the first case in the book because it is the easiest.
Because of the lack of revenue growth, Anita Roddick (founder of the Body Shop) was forced to step-down from the CEO position. The fresh management team, assembled by the new CEO Patrick Gournay, was able to increase revenue by 13% in their first year (2001). However, in their attempt to grow the revenue, they lost 21% in their OIBT. The major reason why this occurred was because of a lack of forecasting through the use of financial modeling.
Key Aspects of the Body Shop Case Study (based on implied assumptions) 1. Because the hybrid method of financial forecasting is used, the cost of goods sold as a percent of sales should be addressed in your analysis. For example, the COS % of Sales is 42% in 1999, 39.7% in 2000, 39.8% in 2001, and you need to provide a forecast for 2002 - 2004. The COS % of Sales in the 3 year forecast should never go above 42% because of the current market conditions, and at best should increase to 41% in 2004. To be conservative, the 2002 and 2003 %s should average 40.25%. (Another way to handle this is to do a sensitivity analysis; say the % was 35 for all 3 years, then do it again at 37, 40, 42 and 45 and show how this impacts the bottom line. Then choose the best estimate) 2. Revenue should grow 10 - 15% in 2002 - 2004.
3. Working capital should keep increasing over the forecasted time period. 4. At least 1 major competitor will go bankrupt, and another will be acquired by a company that is not the Body Shop.
The Body Shop International: An Introduction To Financial Modeling The body Shop Case study
Question 1: Base Case Assumptions
In order to derive this forecast, ‘percent-of-sales’...
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