Analysis of ABC Company1Analysis of ABC CompanyCourse Name:Course Code:Student Registration Number:Supervisor’s Name:ABC Company is considering an expansion into producing cedar dollhouses alongside itscore product, cedar roofing and siding shingles. Analyze thepotential risks and benefits ofthis new product line in terms of financial performance, market demand, and resourceutilization. In your response, discuss the company's risk profile, financing options, and theeffect on cash flows, using the provided financial data and cost analysis. How should theChief Executive Officer proceed with this expansion based on the financial projections andrisk considerations?Word count requirement: 800-1,000 words
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Analysis of ABC Company2IntroductionABC Company is a manufacturingcompanythatconcentratesinbuildingcedarroofing and siding shingles. Thecurrentannual sales ofthe company arearound $1.2million, a 25%risefrom thelastyear. The company hasaviolentgrowth target ofachieving$3 million annual salesinnext 3 years. TheChief Executive Officer of the companyis keentosearchadditionalgoodsthat caninfluencethepresentemployee skillsetof ABCas wellas theproductionfacilities.TheChief Executive Officeris working on a new opportunity.TheChiefExecutive Officeris planning touse some of the shingle scrap materials toconstructcedar dollhouses.This new product line wouldincreaseadditional raw materialsandwill take lesser time toproduce in comparison tocedar shingles.Although this productline willneed extraexpenses, it willgenerate extrarevenue and gross profitand will assistin achieving thegrowth targets.Risk ProfileRiskcan be called astheambiguityinvolvedinagiventhing or event. Risk isobservedin everypartof life.Two types of the risksare faced by business enterprise aswellnamely, Systematic Risk and Unsystematic Risk. The Systematic Risk isin-builtto thewholemarketknown asun-diversifiable risk or market risk. It cannot bediminishedbyusingdiversificationinstrumentsandinfluencesall thebusiness enterprises. UnsystematicRisk can becalledas the riskrelatedto agivenbusinessand it can becertainlydiminished.Anothername forunsystematic risk isdiversifiable risk. Therefore, it can besaidthatidentification of theriskinvolvedis very necessaryanddiminishit byimplementing varietyof instruments.Examples of systematic risk areeconomic conditions, governmental law,
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