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An Analysis of Motorola Stock:
Executive Summary:
Over 75 years ago, in the heart of Chicago, a small company was started with a vision to create something great. Paul V. Galvin, the founder of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, later to be known as Motorola, felt he had a great product with the invention of the "battery eliminator". This product allowed battery-operated items to be run on the electricity currents already established within buildings. Galvin had 5 employees and in the beginning had a balance sheet with assets just over $1,000. However, by the end of the first year the earning and potential of Galvin Manufacturing were apparent, when it made a "net earnings of $6,015." (www.motorola.com) Although Galvin was proud of making six thousand he was completely amazed when his company made a net profit equaling almost 10 million just twelve years later. Even though profits were wonderful, the main reason that business was good was that Galvin pushed the company to......

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