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The Battle for Value, 2016: FedEx Corp. ...

Schill, Michael J....

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The Battle for Value, 2016: FedEx Corp. versus United Parcel Service, Inc.

Schill, Michael J.; Craddock, Jenny

F-1773 | Published February 13, 2017 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case invites students to assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service, Inc., two firms that have long competed for dominance in the overnight delivery industry. The case is designed to introduce students to corporate value creation and its sources. It requires no numerical computations; instead, it asks the student to interpret the results and to reflect upon their implications.

Define excellence from both a corporate-finance and operational perspective; Assess financial performance with the interpretation of financial ratios and other performance metrics; Evaluate the financial implications of rigorous competition and corporate transformation