California Pizza Kitchen Case California Pizza Kitchen has been operating since 1985 predominantly in California. As of June 2007‚ they had 213 retail locations in the US and abroad. Analysts have put estimates on the potential of 500 full service locations. CPK ’s strategy includes the opening of 16 to 18 new locations this year including the closing of one location. In the second quarter of 2007‚ revenue increased 16% while comparable restaurant sales grew by 5%. Performing comparatively well against
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success of CPK (p.3-4) Anticipated effect of changing the capital structure on return on equity (p.4) Anticipated effect of changing the capital structure on cost of capital (p.5) Expected number of shares of CPK that can be repurchased (p.6-7) Anticipated effect of changing the capital structure on CPKs stock price (p.6-7) Our recommendation (p.7) In order to explore whether or not California Pizza Kitchen should change their capital structure‚ we must first look at the brief history of the firm to
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THE SANITATION PRACTICES IN THE DINING AREA OF CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN RESTAURANT: AN ASSESSMENT A Thesis Proposal Submitted to the College of International Hospitality Management San Sebastian College – Recoletos In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management Ralph Ryan D. Vergara Gil Louie B. Baldecir Roxlee S. Parreño Jean Ludwinson Lapuz September 22‚ 2011 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
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Report on Case analysis of California Pizza Kitchen Course (506): Cases in Financial Decision Making SUBMITTED TO: Dr. M. Sadiqul Islam Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka SUBMITTED BY: Group 21 MBA 16th Batch Department of Finance University of Dhaka Date of Submission April 08‚ 2015 Group No: 21 Serial Name BBA ID MBA ID 1 Farhana Bondhon 16-004 16-615 2 Farha Farzana 16-006 16- 727 3 Marufa Akhter 16-132 16- 657 Letter of Transmittal April 08‚ 2015 Dr. M. Sadiqul
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CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN The case we studied this time is CPK‚ which is a restaurant with creative menu‚ high quality of foods‚ nice dinning environment‚ good dinning atmosphere‚ convenient traffic location and etc. The case discussion this time was more focused on the numerical data instead of strategy analysis. Although it’s not so easy for me to catch up with all information that the present group show‚ I think it’s really interesting. The main problem we need to discuss is how to raise the declining
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INTRODUCTION The California Pizza Kitchen was founded in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax. The two lawyers worked together to fulfill their desire to enter the restaurant business. They created innovative toppings for their menu with recipes such as the Jamaican Jerk Chicken and the Pear & Gorgonzola pizzas. According to their website‚ they operate “more than 250 CPKs in 32 states and nine foreign countries.” (California Pizza Kitchen‚ unk.) The company opened
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a) Repurchase of stock=RM15x100000shares=RM1500000 Equity after repurchase of stock=repurchase of stock-amount borrowed |Scenario |Amount borrowed(RM) |Equity after repurchase of stock(RM) | |1 |0 |1500000-0=1500000 | |2 |187500 |1500000-187500=1312500 | |3
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decades‚ attention to quality has increased dramatically‚ and this has truly yielded significant results. However‚ the owner needs to realize that there may be vast differences from industry to industry. Also‚ the quality of pizza available in local markets varies widely as local pizza enthusiasts can testify. Therefore‚ the writer is probably right‚ in general‚ but might be wrong in this situation. Q2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of placing the firm’s primary emphasis on minimizing customer wait
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Du Pont Case Study Capital Structure Statement of the Problem Determine a capital structure policy suitable for Du Pont in the 1980s and beyond. This paper will consider the history of the company and the turbulent times of the 1960s and 1970s‚ weigh the advantages and disadvantages associated with higher and lower levels of debt‚ and develop a strategy for the future after the merger with Conoco Inc. in 1983. Executive Summary Du Pont has been historically known for its
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Strategies Group January 2006 Corporate Capital Structure Authors Henri Servaes Professor of Finance London Business School The Theory and Practice of Corporate Capital Structure Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management Harvard Business School Editors James Ballingall Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory Deutsche Bank +44 20 7547 6738 james.ballingall@db.com Adrian Crockett Head of Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory‚ Europe & Asia
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