Are the strategic reasons behind the Merger good enough? Explain As a team‚ we had different views on this question. Some reasons make us think that it may be beneficial for AGI to grab the opportunity but some make us think that it might not be as promising as it seems. Let us see why we feel it is a good idea for AGI to acquire Mercury. Active Gear Inc. Mercury Athletic Footwear Revenue $470‚285mn $431‚121mn % Revenue Product wise 42% Athletic 58% Casual 79% Athletic 21% Casual
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’SALARIES’[2-4] Rs. 3‚90‚712 0 6. Add: Any other income reported by employee Rs. 0 0 7. Loss/Income from House Property(under Sec 24[-] Rs. 0 8. Total Income [5 + 6 (+) or (-) 7] Rs. 3‚90‚712 9. DETAILS OF SECTION 80C DSOP/AFPPF 96‚000 Deductions under chapter VI-A Gross Qualifying
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footwear division of West Coast Fashions (WCF)‚ a designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel. Due to unspectacular financial reports‚ the division was going to be sold. John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc.‚ (AGI) looked to acquire Mercury from WCF‚ believing that the purchase would double their revenue and provide greater leverage with manufacturers and distributors. Would Liedtke’s evaluation of Mercury prove that the future benefits of the acquisition will
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progressive‚ proportional‚ or regressive. When the tax is levied on the income of companies‚ it is often called a corporate tax‚ corporate income tax‚ or profit tax. Individual income taxes often tax the total income of the individual‚ with some deductions permitted‚ while corporate income taxes often tax net income which is the difference between gross receipts‚ expenses‚ and additional write-offs. (Rubin‚ 2007) We generally don’t think much about taxes except during the annual tax season. It’s
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Mercury athletic footwear Group 7 Contents Executive Summary & Overview of Problems 3 Analysis on Mercury acquisition 4 1. Reasons why Mercury is an appropriate target for AGI 4 2. Estimation the value of Mercury based on discounted cash flows and Liedtke’s base case projections. 4 a. Estimation of the weighted average cost of capital 5 b. Estimation of the free cash flows from 2007 to 2011 5 c. Estimation for long-term growth rate and estimate the terminal value 5 d. Estimation value of
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marketer of men’s and women’s apparel decided to dispose of one of their divisions; Mercury Athletic. John Liedtke‚ head of the business development for Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI)‚ saw a possible opportunity for his company in acquiring Mercury. The footwear industry is very competitive‚ with low growth and stable profit margins. AGI is very profitable but it is smaller than its competitors‚ which is becoming a disadvantage. Therefore‚ Liedtke believes that if they takeover Mercury‚ it will double AGI’s
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this is a positive net present value project‚ and that AGI should proceed with the acquisition. Under Mr. Liedtke’s operating assumptions‚ we calculate the value of Mercury’s discounted cash flows to be $624.446 million‚ and the acquisition price to be $156.643 million‚ yielding a net present value of $467‚804 for AGI. Our calculations indicate that this project becomes even more attractive financially when potential favorable synergies between AGI and Mercury are taken into account. A real options valuation
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Income: from whatever sources derived Sec. 702(a)(8)- owners of partner and S corp – items subject to ord income treatment are lumped ‘S’-Corporation vs. Sole Proprietorships comparison: Note: 1 GI‚ Prop G/L‚ Prop Non-Recog‚ Sale and called 702 Income or loss. Recognized even if no cash is distributed. Accordingly‚ generally not (a) BOTH have single taxation; ‘S’ over Prop-(b)Liability shield except for personal profession of Business & Capital
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their combined gross income. However‚ the choice will affect combined taxes paid if Otto and Fiona do not have the same marginal tax rates on the payments. The combined taxes payable will be lower if Otto has a higher rate than Fiona (the alimony deduction reduces taxes at a high rate and the alimony income is taxed at a lower rate) than if Fiona has a higher marginal tax rate than Otto. 30. Rolando purchases a golf cart from his employer‚ E-Z-Go Golf Carts‚ for a sizable discount. Explain the rules
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1. What does it mean if a company “trades at a discount”? Is Amtelecom Group Inc. (AGI) really trading at a discount? If the market value of a stock is lower than its intrinsic value‚ this stock is defined as “trades at a discount”. To figure out whether AGI stock is traded at a discount to comparable companies‚ as its management believed‚ we can simply apply multiple which comes from the average multiple of its comparable companies. Considering fluctuation of future after-tax earnings caused
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