responds when a regulatory framework gives them no option’. By acting in a socially responsible way food retailers and any other businesses can create a positive public image. 1.3 Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s was created in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann in London. From a small grocery store by the year of 1922 it is already the largest British retailer. The company pioneeres the self-service technology and lives its pick during the
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case study will focus on the proposed capital structure decisions of Diageo. 2) Is Diageo’s current capital structure appropriate to its new business? It believes that it has traditionally had a conservative debt policy. If so‚ is that policy still appropriate? Has Diageo’s capital structure been as conservative as it believes? (What interest rate coverage ratio has it been targeting? How does it look relative to its competitors?) Diageo’s capital structure has not been as conservative as it
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Solution 1: (i) P0 = D1 Ke - g CA – IPC TEST CAPITAL STRUCTURE = 3.50 (1.06) 0.15 – 0.06 = `41.22 (ii) Ke = D1 + g P0 0.15 = 3.50 (1 + g) + g 50 7.50 = 3.50 + 3.50g + 50g g= 4 = 7.48% 53.5 Solution 2: (i) Determination of EPS at EBIT level of `22‚00‚000 Financing Plan (a) (b) Equity Shares (`) Debentures (`) Pref. EBIT 22‚00‚000 22‚00‚000 Less: Interest (16‚000) (1‚21‚000) Taxable Income 21‚84‚000 20‚79‚000 Less: Tax @ 30% (6‚55‚200) (6‚23‚700) EAT 15‚28‚800 14‚55‚300 Less: Dividend on Pref
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References……………………….. Page 11‚12 Appendix…………………………..Page 13 Introduction The role given for this report is to show a financial analyst acting on behalf of a large institutional investor advising them on their future investment in Sainsbury plc. This report will explore calculations of the financial ratios‚ such as gross margin which measures the performance of how suitable a company manages its costs (Campbell R.Harvey‚ 2004a). For Sainsbury’s this report will investigate the ratios
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Assignment 2: Business Financing and the Capital Structure Principles of Finance Finance 100 December 12‚ 2013 Business Financing and the Capital Structure Raising Business Capital As a financial advisor to this business there are two options to consider for raising business capital‚ equity financing and debt financing. The details‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of both options will be provided. Also information about raising capital by selecting an investment banker
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successful that at the time the Sainsbury Family took the company public in 1973‚ it was the largest initial public offering ever tendered on the London Stock Exchange. In 1975‚ Sainsbury’s launched into the hypermarket format in a joint venture with British Home Stores. A pioneering event in the United Kingdom‚ they were mega‐format supermarkets with an extensive selection of both food and non‐food items. Changing strategies in the late 1980’s‚ it SALES GROWTH COMPARISON
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PROJECT. This project may not be as good as other research projects but the research work would hopefully differentiate the project from others. Retailers like Tesco‚ Asda‚ and Sainsbury in UK continue to compete with each other in order to become the best and biggest retailer in the country‚ and to grow in size‚ structure and increase their market share. The retail business is expanding as a result of companies acquiring other businesses and mergers between different companies. The expansion in the
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Assignment 1 – Written Business Report Thomas Buksztel 09199617 Word Count = 1627 Assignment 1 Written Business Report - J Sainsbury’s An Introduction to J Sainsbury’s J Sainsbury’s is the country’s longest running major food retailer‚ with its first store being opened in 1869. Currently throughout the UK Sainsbury’s has a chain of 502 stores and 290 convenience stores‚ serving over 18million customers per week and with the larger based stores offering over 30‚000 products to
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The Factors affecting Sainsburys objectives Sainsburys are a private sector organisation whose main interest is in gaining financial reward‚ such as profit and shareholder value. Sainsburys are a particular public limited company whose securities are traded on a stock exchange and can be bought by anyone. (Business dictionary 2008). So the strategic plan would therefore be particularly concentrated on generating profit although this can be balanced against the needs of the stakeholders. There are
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M00190925 MOHD OVASE BUDA M00380435 SYED ZAIN HASSAN M00375419 ZOHAIB KAMRAN M00384153 TUTORS NAME: FIROOZEH GHAFFARI SUBMISSION DATE: 19TH JANUARY 2012 WORDS COUNT: J Sainsbury PLC List of content Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Justification for the selection -------------------------------------------------- 4 Review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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