Finance Me!
The Business
Lagniappe
Mental Models/Tools
KAS Products
100

Business costs, such as rent, that are constant whatever the quantity of goods or services produced.

What are Fixed Costs?

100

T&O's largest customer

Who is "Harrell's?"

100

A view of how a market will change over time.

What is a Market Point of View?

100

Profitably creating value by doing things in new and different ways.

What is Innovation?

100

Will be the first new nitrification inhibitor approved by EPA in more than 40 years.

What is "Centuro?"

200

A cost that has already been incurred and thus cannot be recovered

What is Sunk Cost?

200

John, a KAS employee, thinks we should buy a piece of production equipment that he estimates will provide a return on capital of 4%.  Do you agree with John and WHY?

What is "No" because is it below our shareholder's minimum alternative of 6%.

200

Be a leading technology solutions provider focused on maximizing plant performance and minimizing environmental impact

What is the Koch Agronomic Services Vision?

200

Daily Double

Going to show you a picture.  We need to know what is it is and how it is used.  How much would you like to wager in increments of $200?

200

A liquid reacted methylene urea fertilizer specifically formulated for foliar applications.

What is "Nitamin?"

300

The process of comparing a one-unit incremental cost increase of an activity with a corresponding increase in benefits.

What is Marginal Analysis?

300

The only Global Ag and T&O company with a portfolio of stabilizers, coating and biological.

Who is Koch Agronomic Services?

300

Threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, bargaining power of customers, bargaining power of suppliers and industry rivalry.

What are Porter's Five Forces?

300

The value of a forgone activity or alternative when another item or activity is chosen

What is Opportunity Cost?

300

46-0-0 fertilizer with urease and nitrification inhibitors incorporated throughout granule.

What is "SuperU?"

400

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows

What is Net Present Value (NPV)?

400

This product was KAS's first focused strategy within the consumer Lawn and Garden space and debuted in 2017.

What is "Simp1ify?"

400

A simple diagram that demonstrates how free exchange benefits both parties based on their expectations of profitability.

What is The CPV Triangle?

400

What a person can do that creates the greatest value in excess of the opportunity cost of doing it compared to that of others in a group.

What is Comparative Advantage?

400

Increases water conductivity through the crop, resulting in:

•Higher transpiration rates

•Elevated photosynthesis

What is "MBS-121" or "Asilomar"?

500

The $$ value the business is providing above the shareholder's alternative market options.

What is Economic Value Added (EVA)?

500

The process when urease enzymes break urea molecules into ammonia gas.

What is "Volatilization?"

500

The process of identifying the few key drivers that matter while estimating the probability and consequence of possible outcomes.

What is Risk-Adjusted Thinking?

500

A disciplined approach to decision-making that incorporates an effective challenge process that helps avoid decisions traps, aids collaboration and leads to effective action.

What is the Decision Making Framework (DMF)?

500

Dual-inhibitor urea specially formulated for the golf market.  Works to the "Max."

What is "UMAXX?"