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Into the boardroom: Profits of doom

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  • Overview

    The aim

    To increase understanding about an organisation's stock market performance.


    About the programme

    It's not just senior executives who need to know how well their organisation is doing; everyone would benefit from a deeper understanding of what a company's stock market performance actually means. This two-part programme uses a realistic drama to explain a subject that many people grapple with.

    Part one: Profits of doom

    Executive Andrew King discovers what the financial accounts are really saying when he is offered the chair of Mega. As his son Peter examines the data, the truth behind Mega's apparently exceptional performance is revealed. When Peter explains concepts such as hedging and gearing, it is clear that Mega has deep-seated problems.


    The key outcomes

    • Learn how to look beyond profits and see true state of a company's performance
    • Be a better judge of a company’s riskiness
    • Increase understanding of topics such as hedging and gearing

    Training resources include


    Information

    A joint production between Video Arts and The Economist featuring Jimmy Mulville and Robert Hardy. Release date: 1992

  • Learning chapters

    1. Is your firm as good as you think? http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L01/Is-your-firm-as-good-as-you-think?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. His father has been offered a chairmanship of a company, Although the company looks good on paper, Peter points out the financial shortcomings.... (read more)
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    2. The point of no returns http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L02/The-point-of-no-returns?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. Peter explains 'the point of no returns' to his father.... (read more)
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    3. What is PE ratio? http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L03/What-is-PE-ratio?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. Peter explains PE ratio and growth rates.... (read more)
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    4. Profits http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L04/Profits?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. Peter explains how to increase profits.... (read more)
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    5. Re-cap http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L05/Re-cap?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. Peter recaps on false profits, counting the costs, the dependency culture, the return on investments and profit forecasts.... (read more)
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    6. Gearing, ratios and hedging http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L06/Gearing,-ratios-and-hedging?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      We meet Peter and his father. Peter explains coping with the unexpected. Gearing, ratios and hedging.... (read more)
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    7. Summary 1 http://3ww.videoarts.com/product/ECON1 L07/Summary-1?ver=** http://3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/ECON1.JPG
      A summary of the lessons on profits and growth rates... (read more)
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Actors

Robert Hardy, Jimmy Mulville


Keywords

The Economist, PE ratio, profits, share price, shareholder value, opportunity costs, stock market performance, hedging, gearing, assets, investment