Case 33: California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) was co-founded in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California by Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax. Rosenfield and Flax both hold the title of Co-President‚ Co-CEO‚ and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors for California Pizza Kitchen. Susan Collyns‚ Chief Financial Officer‚ currently leads the financial team at California Pizza Kitchen which is faced with reducing the corporate income-tax liability while balancing the goal of the management
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Share repurchases and the protection of shareholders* KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE** 1 Introduction From a creditor’s perspective there is not much difference between the payment of a dividend in respect of a share and a payment for the acquisition or repurchase of that share. However‚ from the point of view of the shareholder a dividend is a return on capital while a repurchase is a return of capital to the vendor shareholder. Share repurchases change the structure of the company’s share capital
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react if Gainesboro repurchased its shares? Should Gainesboro do so? Repurchasing shares or share buyback: – Open market repurchases (buy over time as other investors) – Tender offer (buy shares at a precise date) – Targeted repurchase (buy from major shareholder There are ways for shareholders to receive cash without being paid dividends. A firm can buy back some of its shares with the advantage being that most investors are not taxed as heavily on shares sold as they are on dividends received
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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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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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company’s capital structure is an indication of a well-managed and successful company and should be a goal for most corporations. Beverly Flax and Rick Rosenfield founded California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California. It is a casual dining‚ full service restaurant concept that specializes in gourmet pizzas with unique topping combinations. They operated 213 locations in 28 states and 6 foreign countries by the end of the second quarter of 2007. Almost all of the firms revenue
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CHAPTER 14 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the required return on equity increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is based on the assumption that a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains. b. Investors
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