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    Steady Growth, Inc. (B): The hurdle rate issue

    By Paul Strebel
    2 pages
    April 1998
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    Reference: IMD-1-0165

    A company with strong earnings growth has a declining P/E multiple. The financial VP considers a series of alternatives for boosting the P/E. This 4-part case series illustrates the impact of financial policy on company value.

    Keywords
    Financial Policy, Value Creation
    Settings
    Late 1990s
    Type
    Generalized Experience
    Copyright
    © 1998
    Available Languages
    English
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