Tuesday April 3, 2012

Avon AVP  received an unsolicited bid from Coty to buy the company. Avon is looking for a new CEO amid the offer. And it is reeling from lay offs due to the recession. I was surprised that it employs 40,000 not ocunting the would be salesforce. 

This is a great opportunity to study a company and it value as we study the equity side of the balance sheet. Please read this article. 

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2 responses to “Calling Avon!”

  1. Daisy Castillo Avatar
    Daisy Castillo

    In reading the article, it doesn’t seem like Avon has many options while shares continue to drop in price. I think Avon is hoping that bringing on a new CEO would revive the company and take a turn for the better but highly doubtful. I think they should count their blessings, take the offer from Coty, hope that shares go up with the merger between the two while the investigation from the SEC doesn’t run their reputation completely through the mud.

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  2. Robert Lopez Avatar

    There is a real shortage of accountants in Western Australia. no recession here – unemployment rate 4.1%. Accountants need to get online and create business opportunities for themselves online. accounting is all about computers and networks. Working from home in Perth Western australia or or from Detroit USA, services are still the same. Why is the take up of online solutions so low?

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