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A 9 page paper evaluating IBM, Microsoft and Dell as potential technology sector investments for an institutional investor. The investor will place funds with only one; the paper recommends Dell. Each of these companies is performing well and can be expected to continue to do so. Each is well managed, but Dell appears to be better positioned for the future. Additionally, Dell also takes the matter of corporate social responsibility (CSR) more seriously than do the others. CSR as part of a sustainability plan may well provide a basis for competitive advantage in the future, and in this area Dell has a distinct advantage over the other two. Includes 7 charts and 1 table. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSfinInvest.rtf
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of Trustees has asked for investment advice relative to three leading companies in the technology sector: IBM, Microsoft and Dell, Inc. The Boards goal is to choose the most
favorable investment target based on anticipated revenue growth during the next five years; stock value over the past five years; the financial stability of the company; success in its markets;
and management quality. This information was gathered from Yahoo!Finance and America Online Personal Finance section, using the most current quotes and financial information.
Based on stock price performance, past history and current conditions, the company recommended as the recipient of the foundations current investment funds is Dell. Potential Target Companies IBM
IBM struggled in the early years of the 1990s, but it wholly realigned its business model and focus in 1993. IBMs management certainly
chose the right path then. IBMs stock is quite healthy, and the company is doing well. IBMs stock is so strong that it withstood the ravages of the
fallout of the technology sector in 2000 with much less loss than any of its competitors. Revenue growth cannot be expected to be that of a young and rapidly-growing
company, but it is likely that IBM will be able to attain growth at lease equal to that of last year Figure 1 provides a view of IBMs stock
price performance over the past ten years. Figure 1. IBMs 10-Year Stock Price Performance Intl Bus. Machines (IBM) 94.79 +1.18 (+1.26%) as of 11/11/2004 at 04:01PM
EST (NYSE Delay: 20 mins.) Source: America Online, 2004 As always, management effectiveness is superb, returning an ROE of 32.81
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