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Mod X. Luke Friedman. Industry Definition. Comprised of companies that sell products through “non-store” channels, including catalogs, online sales, television, and radio Products and services are delivered through the mail
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Mod X Luke Friedman
Industry Definition • Comprised of companies that sell products through “non-store” channels, including catalogs, online sales, television, and radio • Products and services are delivered through the mail • Companies in this industry typically have low amounts of inventory and commonly act as the “middle-man” in sales transactions
Purpose • More Granular Income Statement & Balance Sheet • Helps forecast individual line items • See trends within larger line items
Segment Revenue Production • Majority Retail • Growth then Stagnation of College
Segment Selling and Administrative Expense • Disproportionate SG&A for Nook Relative to Revenue
Segment Performance • Stop the Bleeding…
Conclusion and Q&A • Observations • Different Reporting Segments Over Time • Without Nook very different Company • Mergent’s Capacity to Breakout Line Items • Intangible Assets • Imbedded Taxes • Why Adjusted Assumptions • Sole Survivorwill not perpetually liquidate • Demand for hard-cover books • No analyst sell recommendations • ???