Financial Risk Management at Hersheys

Financial Risk Management at Hersheys
Case Code: FINA020
Case Length: 13 Pages
Period: 2003
Pub Date: 2003
Teaching Note: Not Available
Price: Rs.300
Organization: Hershey Foods Corporation
Industry: Food
Countries: US
Themes: Banking and Financial Management, Microfinance
Financial Risk Management at Hersheys
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Abstract

Hershey Foods is the world's third largest player in the candy business. The company faces many financial risks. These include foreign exchange risk, commodity price risk and interest rate risk. This case outlines the risks and the mechanisms Hershey Foods follows to manage them.

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Keywords

Hershey Foods, Financial risk management (FRM), Candy business, Risk management, Market risk, Foreign exchange risk, Commodity price risk, Interest rate risk, GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), Hedging, Cashflow hedges, Foreign currency hedge, Fair value hedge, FAS-133 and FAS-138

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