Strategies to improve and enhance shareholder value
Perhaps now more than ever, the demands exerted by financial markets, competitors, and investors are compelling corporate entities to pay close attention to the goal of value creation and preservation. And yet, placing an exclusive focus on value alone may not be enough to lift a company's share price over the long term. What are the key business activities and assets that influence shareholder value? This collection of surveys and reports developed by PricewaterhouseCoopers offers insights and best practices that can be used to address this on-going question.
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| Shareholders' questions 2007 - April 2007
This publication contains examples of questions that might be asked at a shareholders' meeting, based on those asked at annual meetings in recent years, and considering current issues, including executive compensation, option granting practices and Section 404 compliance.
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2007 current developments for directors - February 2007
This publication focuses on three concerns for directors: the call for transparency of information delivered to shareholders; the growing pressures on director accountability for certain key processes and decisions; and the need to address and satisfy multiple constituents inside and outside the company.
2006 European automotive shareholder value awards - June, 2006
Since its launch seven years ago, the PricewaterhouseCoopers European Automotive Shareholder Value Index (SVI) has become accepted as the standard measure of relative shareholder value in the automotive industry. Criteria were formulated after consultation with our contacts in the sector. Primarily they sought a benchmarking system which is straightforward and easy to understand, yet can be applied rigorously.
Mine* let the good times roll - June, 2006
mine*- let the good times roll is PricewaterhouseCoopers' third annual review of global trends in the mining industry, providing an aggregated view of the global mining industry as represented by 40 of the world’s largest mining companies. This comprehensive market report shows that the mining sector has delivered another spectacular increase in profits during 2005, on the back of further strengthening in commodity prices. The results also demonstrate that investor confidence in the mining industry and its prospects have continued to strengthen.
Breaking down walls: How an open business model is now the convergence imperative - April, 2006
PricewaterhouseCoopers believes that a new and open business model is the way to manage convergence, realize its potential and enable sustainable shareholder value. Our analysis shows that many companies involved in the technology, content and distribution sectors are not achieving returns on capital investments and are struggling to create shareholder value. The old business models are impeding value creation in this rapidly changing convergence environment.
Global private equity report 2005 - March, 2006
The report provides a comprehensive look at global private equity and venture capital fund-raising and investment by bringing together data from our surveys and numerous sources around the world. It considers trends from 1998-2004, dissects 2004 data, and then looks at how the first half of 2005 was evolving, to give an in-depth picture of developments in, and between, market segments, regions and countries.
