14. The bottom line: what would be the buy/sell recommendation based on the use of the arbitrary 12% cost of capital and the estimated 8.4% cost of capital? 15. The big picture in corporate finance. Connect A, B, C, and D to the related relationships. (A.) Agency Problem (B.) Broker and customer (fiduciary duty) (C.) Buy-side and Sell-side (D.) Capital Structure and Bankruptcy The relationship between Wall Street analysts and the company. The relationship between Wall Street analysts and investors. The relationship between the company and its investors. The relationship between the companys bondholders and the companys shareholders.

Nike, Inc.: Cost of Capital On July 5, 2001, Kimi Ford, a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group, a mutual-fund management firm, pored over analysts' write-ups of Nike, Inc., the athletic-shoe man- ufacturer. Nike's share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund, which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies, with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings included ExxonMobil, General Motors, McDonald's, 3M, and other large-cap, generally old-economy stocks. While the stock market had declined over the last 18 months, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund had performed extremely well. In 2000, the fund earned a return of 20.7%, even as the S&P 500 fell 10.1%. At the end of June 2001, the fund's year-to-date returns stood at 6.4% versus -7.3% for the S&P 500. Only a week earlier, on June 28, 2001, Nike had held an analysts' meeting to dis- close its fiscal-year 2001 results. The meeting, however, had another purpose: Nike management wanted to communicate a strategy for revitalizing the company. Since 1997, its revenues had plateaued at around $9 billion, while net income had fallen from almost $800 million to $580 million (see Exhibit 1). Nike's market share in U.S. athletic shoes had fallen from 48%, in 1997, to 42% in 2000. In addition, recent supply-chain issues and the adverse effect of a strong dollar had negatively affected revenue. At the meeting, management revealed plans to address both top-line growth and operating performance. To boost revenue, the company would develop more athletic- shoe products in the midpriced segmenta segment that Nike had overlooked in recent years. Nike also planned to push its apparel line, which, under the recent leadership of 'Nike's fiscal year ended in May. Douglas Robson, Just Do... Something: Nike's insularity and Foot-Dragging Have It Running in Place," Business Week, (2 July 2001). Sneakers in this segment sold for $70 $90 a pair, Nike, Inc.: Cost of Capital On July 5, 2001, Kimi Ford, a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group, a mutual-fund management firm, pored over analysts' write-ups of Nike, Inc., the athletic-shoe man- ufacturer. Nike's share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund, which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies, with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings included ExxonMobil, General Motors, McDonald's, 3M, and other large-cap, generally old-economy stocks. While the stock market had declined over the last 18 months, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund had performed extremely well. In 2000, the fund earned a return of 20.7%, even as the S&P 500 fell 10.1%. At the end of June 2001, the fund's year-to-date returns stood at 6.4% versus -7.3% for the S&P 500. Only a week earlier, on June 28, 2001, Nike had held an analysts' meeting to dis- close its fiscal-year 2001 results. The meeting, however, had another purpose: Nike management wanted to communicate a strategy for revitalizing the company. Since 1997, its revenues had plateaued at around $9 billion, while net income had fallen from almost $800 million to $580 million (see Exhibit 1). Nike's market share in U.S. athletic shoes had fallen from 48%, in 1997, to 42% in 2000. In addition, recent supply-chain issues and the adverse effect of a strong dollar had negatively affected revenue. At the meeting, management revealed plans to address both top-line growth and operating performance. To boost revenue, the company would develop more athletic- shoe products in the midpriced segmenta segment that Nike had overlooked in recent years. Nike also planned to push its apparel line, which, under the recent leadership of 'Nike's fiscal year ended in May. Douglas Robson, Just Do... Something: Nike's insularity and Foot-Dragging Have It Running in Place," Business Week, (2 July 2001). Sneakers in this segment sold for $70 $90 a pair