Author: paschmann

SBUX Financial Analysis

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This was a fun assignment during a Financial Management course analyzing a stock and sharing a report on your findings.

I. Executive Summary: The following is an analysis of the publicly traded Starbucks Corporation known by the ticker symbol, SBUX and referenced to as Starbucks in this document. We have taken an analytical approach to both the stock valuation and firm valuation. In our findings, the Sharpe ratio shows that Starbucks is currently outperforming the market even after risk adjustment. Through further analysis between financial performance, stock performance, and firm performance compared to both the overall market as well as industry-specific competitors we will conclude with a recommendation as to whether or not we believe one should purchase the SBUX stock while understanding external and internal risk factors. As a contingency on our recommendations, we acknowledge that Starbucks is exposed to risks from global trade as well as from a possible change in the economic situation and acknowledge that we have only estimated on a 5-year projection basis which limits our ability to predict further than a 5-year holding period.  read more

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The bus ticket theory of genius

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Source: http://paulgraham.com/genius.html

Everyone knows that to do great work you need both natural ability and determination. But there’s a third ingredient that’s not as well understood: an obsessive interest in a particular topic.

To explain this point I need to burn my reputation with some group of people, and I’m going to choose bus ticket collectors. There are people who collect old bus tickets. Like many collectors, they have an obsessive interest in the minutiae of what they collect. They can keep track of distinctions between different types of bus tickets that would be hard for the rest of us to remember. Because we don’t care enough. What’s the point of spending so much time thinking about old bus tickets? read more

Laser Cutting Bookmarks, Ideas & Inspiration

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Boxes: https://www.festi.info/boxes.py/OpenBox

DIY Boxes: https://community.glowforge.com/t/reusing-boxes-to-make-new-ones/25928

SVG Word Files: lovesvg.com

Epilog Craft Bundles (SVG)
Laser settings
Wood Types

Jigsaw Puzzle Generator
Box: Makercase
Box: MakeaboxBox: Connectionlab
Box: jeromeleary
Box: Lots more boxes (set kerf to 0.05mm!)
Box Designer (and more!)
Joinery (adds joints)
Maze Generator3D
Maze Generator
Ruler Generator
Gear Generator
Fractals on Inkscape
Living Hinge Examples

A free and paid service for some cool designs and ideas: https://cuttle.xyz

Includes nice ideas for where and who to sell to: https://www.epiloglaser.com/resources/sample-club.htm read more