Reaching out for a healthier, greener horizon.

Megan Zacarias

Chief Executive Officer

Karthik Ravichander

Chief Financial Officer

Lynn Lan

Chief Operating Officer

Heather Collins Chief Marketing Officer

Laura Calderone Chief Information Officer

Executive Officers

Infinite Horizon 2008 - 2018

• Planning• Execution• Problems• Reevaluation• Future Plans

Mission Statement

To produce bicycles that are readily available to a wide range of consumers while

benefitting the environment and surrounding communities.

Planning

• Success strategy– Product– Price– Promotion– Distribution

• Finances• Vision for the company

DistributionEfficiencyAdvertisingSavingsFun Times

BUT WE FAILED

Execution and Problems

• Overall• Financial Management• Product and Firm Marketing• Operations Management

2008 – 2018 Performance

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Market Comparison

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Infinite Horizon Market Average

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Financial Management

• Debt– Repayment in 2011– Positive and Negative consequences

• Equity– Infinite Horizon as a private company– Repurchasing from 2008 - 2017– Repurchasing in 2018

Debt Management

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Product Marketing

• Internal Debate: How low is low priced?• Price Jumps– Fireburst increased $15 in 2014– Adv4 increased $10 in 2015

• Phoenix intended as higher priced youth bike

Pricing

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Product Marketing

• Initial splash in advertising– Gain market advantage

• 2013: Edited and reallocated expenditures– Budget remained constant

• Effect on sales• Heavy burden

Advertising

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Product Marketing

• PR was first expense to be cut• Major drop every two years• Bare minimum for youth sector• Trial and error

Firm Marketing

• Effects of average retail margin– Adv4 Mountain Bikes– Fireburst and Phoenix

• Internal Debate: How heavily should we focus on margin?

• Distribution increased by increased margin

Distribution

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Firm Marketing

• Branding was lowest expenditure• Small decreases during first 6 years

maintained profit margin• 2015: increased after class discussion• Negligible effect

Operations Management

• Capacity– Low Price, High Volume

• Entering the Youth Bike Market• Problems we encountered

Capacity and Production

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Efficiency

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Quality Market Comparison

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Infinite Horizon Market Average

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Reevaluation

• Quality• Debt Management• Pricing• Capacity• Branding

• …Quality

Future of Infinite Horizon

• Option 1• Option 2

Infinite Horizon 2008 - 2018

• Planning• Execution• Problems• Reevaluation• Future Plans