1. What are the benefits of debt for UST? How do you calculate the value of these benefits? Use a corporate tax rate of 38% to value the tax shields. The benefits of debt to UST are to create an interest tax shield. The interest tax shield directly increases the cash flows paid to equity investors. The present value of that interest tax shield increases the market value of UST as a leveraged firm vs. an unleveraged one‚ if they choose to recapitalize. The value of these benefits is calculated
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UST Company UST Company is a retail company located in Hong Kong. This case contains information about the company’s accounting records and activities for 2016. The owner of the company has asked you to use this information to generate the company’s 2016 financial statements according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Requirements: A. Create an accounting equation worksheet for UST Company. This worksheet should include all the accounts listed in the company’s chart of
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that the primary business risks associated with UST Inc. include but are not limited to: litigation‚ poor diversification of product lines‚ resignation of two key executives‚ lack of innovation and timeliness of new products‚ and erosion of market share due to competitors. Aside from the risks‚ UST has several key attributes that set them apart from other companies. UST continues to be a top company relative to the smokeless tobacco industry and other industries in terms of profitability and has
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Financing is something that is very important in the accounting world. Some companies would not be able to operate without financing. There are many types of financing. This short paper will focus on two types of financing that every company or organization should be aware of. Those types of financing are debt financing and equity financing. This paper will give the definition of both types of financing and also two examples of each. The paper will also discuss which of the financing is more important
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Debt versus Equity Financing Paper Seneca Porter Acc/400 November 7‚ 2014 Theresa Pekron Debt financing is when an organization raises money for working capital or capital expenditures through the process of selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to a person or institutional investors. Basically‚ it is the use of borrowing to pay for your organization needs. The return for lending out money‚ the individual or institution then become creditors and obtain a promise that the principal along with the
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1. Assess the business and financial risks of UST Business risks are relatively low: Main risk is that UST has undiversified business‚ it basically relies on one product However its main product is noncyclical‚ it carries little systematic risk Imminent increase in excise tax on smokeless tobacco (however‚ tobacco demand is considerably inelastic) It is the (sub)industry leader (market share >85%)‚ industry is an oligopoly which implies high barriers for potential competitors to enter the market
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changing business environment. The prospects of American Semiconductor’s products are frequently reviewed‚ as with any organization‚ and the company’s strategy is constantly analyzed. Therefore‚ the business decided to relinquish their debt financing and acquire equity financing; a decision that is not advantageous for a privately owned organization unless the owner wishes to give up total control of the business. Currency is the necessary means for every person to achieve something new. To begin business
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1. What are the primary business risks associated with UST Inc.? What are the attributes of UST Inc.? Evaluate from the viewpoint of credit analyst or bond holder. UST Inc. is a smokeless tobacco company with a long tradition and a recognizable brand name. A strong brand name can have lots of associations with high quality‚ revenues‚ soundness‚ growth‚ etc. But‚ this is one of the characteristics that can be like two edged sward. On one side‚ company with long tradition is expected to
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Toyota Motor Financing Activities Debt to Equity (Total Liabilities / Total Equity) [pic] This ratio measures the financial leverage of a company by indicating what proportion of debt and equity a company is using to finance its assets. A lower number suggests there is both a lower risk involved for creditors and strong‚ long-term‚ financial security for a company. Based on the debt ratio of Toyota‚ as of 2009‚ the debt ratio is much higher than of other financial year. The year to year
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MARKETS AND FINANCING SPR 13 | Group Assignment 1 | UST Case Study | 2/19/2013 | | | | Question 1: In order to calculate the impact of the leverage recapitalization on UST’s value‚ we used the WACC and APV methods to calculate its value before and after the recapitalization. WACC Method Using the WACC method‚ we first derived UST’s return on assets (rA). Since we are given the firm’s market capitalization‚ debt and cash‚ we calculated the current Enterprive Value of UST. We were
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