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Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Looking at the Financial statements of Blaine Kitchenware Inc.‚ in the balance sheet in particular in this case‚ I would say that BKI is a highly over-liquid and under-levered company. In the balance sheet‚ Exhibit 2‚ Cash and Cash equivalents and marketable securities was $66‚557‚000 and $164‚309‚000 respectively. With such high cash balance and marketable securities at hand‚ BKI is not only risking its own growth but also risk turning away investors who may consider
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Blaine Kitchenware Case Study Answers 1. ABOUT THE COMPANY Blain Kitchenware‚ Inc. (BKI)‚ founded in 1927‚ is a mid-sized producer of small appliances for residential kitchens. BKI has an approximate 10% market share of the $2.3 billion U.S. market for small kitchen appliances‚ with 65% of sales originating from the US market. The company is public since 1994‚ and the majority of the shares is controlled by the founder’s family (62% of outstanding shares)‚ who also have a strong representation in
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Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are not appropriate. capital structure： Blaine is currently over-liquid and under-levered. In this case‚ Blaine’s shareholders are suffering from the effects. Because Blaine is a public company with large portion of its shares held by conservative family members‚ Blaine has huge financial surplus and causes bad financial leverage. In other words‚ Blaine does not fully utilize its funds. Because the company is totally equity financed‚ there is no
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Evaluation on Share Repurchase Proposal of Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Group 7 Contents Executive Summary 3 Overview of problems 3 Analysis on Capital Structure & Payout Policies of Blaine 3 1. Inappropriate current capital structure and payout policies 3 2. Advantages and disadvantages of large share repurchase proposal 4 a. Effects of share repurchase on assets‚ liabilities and equity on balance sheet 5 b. Effects of share repurchase on debt ratios and interest coverage ratio 5 c. Effects of
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Blaine Kitchenware is a company that has occupied the industry for over 80 years and continues to gain control in the market it occupies. As the CEO of the company‚ Mr. Dubinski is dealing with a challenging decision of determining what is best for the family company. He currently feels that the capital structure of the company needs adjustment. He is contemplating the idea of decreasing his equity while increasing his debt in order to increase the value of the company. Dubinski is attempting to
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Executive Summary: In summary‚ recommendation by the banker to buy back 14 million outstanding shares of Blaine Kitchenware with $ 50 million debt and $209 million cash in hand would result in following financial metric changes: * Increase the value of the firm through the benefit of tax shield from current $960million to $1.063billion. * The offer results in 3% increase in EPS from $0.91 to $0.93 based on 2006 financial numbers. * An increase of 7.3% on ROE from 11% to 18.3% based
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Questions for the Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc. Capital Structure Case 1. From reading the case‚ do you believe Blaine’s capital structure and dividend payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? 2. Should Victor Dubinski recommend a share repurchase to Blaine’s board? What are the expected advantages and disadvantages of such a move? 3. We are not provided a precise share repurchase proposal from the case. Begin by considering the following one: a. Blaine will undertake
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Benjamin Thompson noted at the start of the 18th century that kitchen utensils were commonly made of copper‚ with various efforts made to prevent the copper from reacting with food (particularly its acidic contents) at the temperatures used for cooking‚ including tinning‚ enamelling‚ and varnishing. He observed that iron had been used as a substitute‚ and that some utensils were made of earthenware.[1] By the turn of the 20th century‚ Maria Parloa noted that kitchen utensils were made of (tinned
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The kitchen is the busiest room in the house; it witnesses a constant stream of activity‚ from breakfast to midnight snacks! The kitchen contains large amounts of tools and equipment‚ and day-to-day use takes its toll: plates get chipped‚ forks get lost‚ electric kettles cease to function‚ glasses get broken‚ etc. Not surprisingly‚ the need to update the kitchen is felt in most homes; the satisfaction of giving the kitchen a boost often requires nothing more than the acquisition of small and inexpensive
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