Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures
Posted: 16 Aug 2006
Date Written: 2006
Abstract
How can a multinational firm analyze and manage currency risks that arise from competitive exposures? General Motors has a substantial competitive exposure to the Japanese yen. Although the risks GM faces from the depreciating yen are widely acknowledged, the company's corporate hedging policy does not provide any guidelines on managing such competitive exposures. Eric Feldstein, treasurer and vice-president of finance, has to quantify GM's yen exposure and recommend a way for GM to manage the risks that arise from its competitive exposure. Students must analyze the impact of a yen depreciation on GM sales and profits.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Desai, Mihir A., Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures (2006). HBS Publishing Case No. 9-205-096; Teaching Note No. 5-206-081, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=924640
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