This project was completed by Intensity. Intensity joined Secretariat on February 1, 2023.
A leading consumer products company commissioned Intensity to determine the optimal strategy and finalize the operating launch plan for a retail expansion initiative. The company was historically successful with many products primarily through television based sales and promotion as well as through limited big box retail channels, yet desired to grow the business through expansion of product lines, brand investment, and additional retail channels and partners.
Intensity developed a comprehensive financial model to project the financial impact of various scenarios. Throughout the process, Intensity validated key assumptions to continually update the projections leading to a cohesive strategy and plan to optimize performance and formulate reliable projections of revenue, costs, and cash flow requirements.
Intensity’s analysis included: forecasting revenue growth across multiple retail partners; understanding the effects of cannibalization, brand awareness and market growth; estimating pricing and gross margin for various product line, retailer and supply chain combinations; developing startup and ongoing cost estimates for outsourcing distribution to third party logistic providers; and rebranding and marketing launch expenses. The combination of estimates was built into Intensity’s robust scenario- based financial model to examine profit optimization alternatives.
Economic issues included financial modeling, revenue forecasting, profitability, marketing and promotion, substitution effects, and brand recognition.
New York and California Step Forward as Federal Enforcement Retreats
As federal regulatory priorities narrow under the Trump administration, state attorneys general and financial regulators are preparing to take on a more active role in white collar and securities enforcement. With the DOJ and the SEC recalibrating their focus, states such as New York and California are asserting their authority to fill gaps in corporate oversight.
Policy News and Stock Market Volatility
When it comes to explaining stock market volatility, the story is rarely straightforward. In their article Policy News and Stock Market Volatility for the Journal of Financial Economics, Director Kyle Kost and coauthors Scott R. Baker, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis revisit Robert Shiller’s 1981 finding that stock market fluctuations cannot be fully explained by realized future dividends.
This article focuses on the two main dispute mechanisms under the Premier League’s Rules: disciplinary proceedings under Rule W and arbitration under Rule X. The article also looks at the role of experts in both sets of proceedings.