Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggestions for complementary cases in capital structure choice and financial flexibility: “The Wm. Wrigley‚ Jr. Company: Capital Structure‚ Valuation‚ and Cost of Capital‚” (Case 34); “Rosario Acero S.A.‚” (UVA-F-1211); “Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation‚” (Case 26) In July 2002‚ an investment banker advising Deluxe Corporation must prepare recommendations for the company’s board of directors regarding the firm’s financial policy. Some special
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the ability to describe a firm’s financial policies is an essential foundation of diagnosis and prescription 2. Diagnosis : benchmark perspectives‚ then one compares the idealized and actual financial structures‚ looking for opportunities for improvement 3. Prescription : action recommendations should spring from the insights gained in description and diagnosis PART I : IDENTIFYING CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY : THE ELEMENTS OF ITS DESIGN The first task for financial advisors and decision makers
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America (HCA) Staff Analysis Statement of Problem HCA‚ after following a conservative financial policy since its establishment‚ has entered the new decade preparing to make some changes in order to realign their financial strategy and capital structure. Since establishment‚ HCA has often been used as a measure for the entire proprietary hospital industry. Is it now time for the market to realign their expectations for the industry as a whole? HCA has target goals which need to be met in
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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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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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business? b. How did the Sulzberger family manage to retain control on the NYT after it went public? c. How does the NYT dual class structure differ from the one used by Dow Jones‚ prior to its takeover by Rupert Murdoch? d. What explains the behavior of the NYT institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also Private Capital Management‚ T Rowe Price and Vanguard? e. How should Arthur Sulzberger‚ Jr. respond to Morgan Stanley’s proposal? 2. Valuing
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America‚ achieve operating and capital expenditure synergies and consolidate its business scale and financial strength. As part of its integration strategy‚ Repsol-YPF will begin to dispose of select assets which do not correspond to its core businesses outlined above or to its core geographic areas which include Spain‚ Latin America and North Africa. Synergies Estimate Cost savings after tax of $350 million by 2000‚ 1.6% cost savings in 1998‚ reduction in capital expenditure from $15.6 billion
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Porter’s Five Forces Section 2: Business & Strategy Risks / Financing Requirements Section 3: Main Objectives of the Financial Policy Section 4: Financial Flexibility – Cost of Capital Section 5: Is Deluxe’s Current Debt Level Appropriate ? Section 6: FRICTO Analysis Section 7: Conclusion - Recommendations 2 Section 1: DELUXE Corporation 1.1. Company Business Overview Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) is one of the two largest check printers in the United States‚ and provides various
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NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship Masters Programs FIN 5080 – APPLYING MANGERIAL FINANCE APPENDIX A– WEEKEND FORMAT INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: This syllabus comprises of two parts: 1) the MAIN Syllabus; and 2) the appendix that pertains to the format of your class (Appendix A = Weekend format; Appendix B = Day format; Appendix C = Online; and Appendix D = Week Night). Each class‚ regardless of format‚ will have a Course Website‚ which
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Finance 725 Spring 2006 J. E. Hodder Corporation Finance Course Schedule Tuesday‚ January 17: Introduction Thursday‚ January 19: Clarkson Lumber Company Reading: Note on Financial Analysis a. How is the company ’s financial performance? (Examine appropriate financial ratios.) b. Why has Clarkson Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? c. How has Mr. Clarkson met the financing
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