CASE STUDY 1: The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company capital structure‚ valuation‚ and cost of capital [10 MARKS OUT OF 100 MARKS TOTAL] Semester 1‚ 2013 Background: The term capital structure refers to the way a corporation finances its assets through some combination of equity and debt. Each form has its own benefits and drawbacks and firm managers attempt to find the perfect capital structure in terms of risk / reward payoff for shareholders. See these podcasts:
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competitors 5 1.2.1. Boral Limited 5 1.2.2. Fletcher Building Limited 5 1.2.3. Brickwork Limited 5 2.Capital structure 6 2.1. Leverage 6 2.1.1. Current ABC’s leverage 6 2.1.2. Recent history of ABC’s leverage 6 2.2. ABC’s capital expenditures and its financing 9 2.3. Comparison of ABC’s capital structure with similar companies 10 2.4. Characteristics of the company influencing the leverage policy 11 2.4.1. Tax advantage
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upgrader‚ The Company’s ownership structure consists of the Government of Saskatchewan and Federated Co-Operatives Limited each owning 100% of the company and Crown Investment Corporation (CIC) and Consumer’s Co-Operative Refineries Limited (CCRL) both owning 50% (Ivey‚ 2009). At the time of its $ 770 million dollar‚ inception in 1988 CIC and its third-party lenders financed $150 million to the project and the government of Saskatchewan and Canada guaranteed the capital venture (Ivey‚ 2009). The government
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GSBA521B Term III‚ Fall 2012 Professor Ku Case—Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc.: Capital Structure Assignment: Your team’s task is to recommend to the Board of Blaine Kitchenware (BKI) whether the firm should undertake the leveraged recap. In doing so‚ please address the four questions below. Teams 1-6: your task is to recommend for a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support Teams 7-13: your task is to recommend against a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support
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steps to be taken on the part of Polaroid to avoid the immediate dangers they face. Specifically: 1. The company must stop repurchasing their sales as a defence against potential hostile takeover moves by predators. 2. A mixed structure should be adopted as for capital restructuring adjusted to the scenarios of decreasing profitability and increasing profitability. In the former‚ the restructuring proposal involves a 60% to 40% proportion of new debt/ new shares issued. The existing debt of the
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to analyze firm performance‚ value financial assets‚ determine the cost of capital‚ evaluate capital structure and dividend policies‚ and know the basics of raising capital in order to make informed investment and financing decisions. Topic areas will include financial performance measurement‚ valuation‚ capital budgeting‚ capital market theory‚ basics of investments‚ cost of capital‚ raising capital‚ and capital structure and dividends. Instructor: Daniel McConaughy Office: JH4103 Office Hours:
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out of 3 points The optimal distribution policy strikes that balance between current dividends and capital gains that maximizes the firm’s stock price. Correct Answer: True Question 2 3 out of 3 points The dividend irrelevance theory‚ proposed by Miller and Modigliani‚ says that provided a firm pays at least some dividends‚ how much it pays does not affect either its cost of capital or its stock price. Correct Answer: False Question 3 3 out of 3 points MM’s dividend irrelevance
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MODULE II Capital structure-theories of capital structure – MM model‚ incentive issues and agency cost; financial signaling; Capitalization-under capitalization –over capitalization-capital gearing Leverage – operating leverage-financial leverage Cost –volume- profit analysis PREPARED BY MRS. REKHA VENUGOPAL Capital structure In order to run and manage a company funds are needed. Right from the promotional stage
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and customers‚ rapid growth of lovely tourist destinations etc. [pic] Airline industry is considered as capital intensive industry. It needs big investment for huge range of expensive equipment and airplane‚ from airplanes to flight simulators to maintenance hangars‚ aircraft tugs‚ airport counter space‚ gates etc. Consequently airline industry has become one of the most capital intensive industries in the world that require large amount
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Executive Summary 1 3.0 Capital Structure 2 3.1 Types of Funding Utilised by Billabong 3 3.2 Recent trend in the level of leverage 3 3.3 Capital expenditure and financing: 5 3.4 Capital Structure of Similar Firms 6 3.5 Company Characteristics and Leverage policy 7 3.5.1 Taxes 8 3.5.2 Trade off Model 8 3.5.3 Pecking Order of Financing Choices 9 3.5.4 Signalling Theory 9 3.6 Optimal Capital Structure 10 4.0 Dividend Policy 10 4.1 Billabong dividend history
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