Disney Case Study

For your final, all questions will be based on the case The Walt Disney Company (revised Nov. 15, 2017). The case is included with the 8 Most Popular Cases found on McGraw-Hill Connect via Blackboard.
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Question 1: Disney has multiple Strategic Business Units within its portfolio (e.g., Consumer Products, Studio Entertainments, etc.) Leveraging either the Mckinsey 9-box model, or the BCG matrix, please evaluate the holdings and make a recommendation for each of the 4 units discussed in the case.
Question 2: Exhibit 2 provides a variety of financial data points. In class, we discussed 5 types of financial ratios (Profitability & Growth, Short-term Solvency, Long-term Solvency, Asset Management and Market Value). Using the data provided for 2012 – 2016 please calculate and interpret the following ratios.
a) Return on Equity
b) Quick Ratio
c) Debt to Equity Ratio
d) Receivables Turnover
After calculating the metric for each year possible, please assess the trend and provide some commentary on how Disney is performing.