Recommendation The purpose of this memo is to examine whether Deluxe Corporation should increase borrowings to buyback stocks. After considerable analysis of the company’s financial position‚ we recommend that Deluxe Corp. to borrow up to $1.023 billion to buy back 34‚175 shares. In order to achieve this‚ Deluxe will need to lower its bond rating from A rating to BBB ‚ which results in a decrease in WACC from 11.47% to 9.95%. By doing this‚ Deluxe ’s WACC is minimized‚ yet the bond rating is still at investment
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Summary of the Problem: TJ’s‚ Inc.‚ makes three nut mixes for sale to grocery chains located in the Southeast. The three mixes‚ referred as the Regular Mix‚ Deluxe Mix‚ Holiday Mix. Now TJ’s is committed to using the available nuts to maximize profit of the fall seasons‚ and they must satisfy the received orders. Problem Solving Approach: This problem was solved using Excel Solver LP Programming. The decision variables are pounds of each type of Mix. The objective function was a formula of
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Corporate rate (Hotel Equatorial Penang) Introduction Hotel Equatorial Penang is a city type hotel that are located at the south part of the Penang Island. It is a luxurious 4-star property conveniently located only 6km (3.8mi) from the center of Penang. Local places of interest include Queensbay Mall. The hotel is situated adjacent to the prestigious international 18-hole Bukit Jambul golf course which was designed by Trent jones and declared one of the most challenging golf courses in Asia. It
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in accordance to the company’s great diversity of products. As an illustration‚ comparing two products with different volumes from Victorinox‚ the Tinker knife and the Deluxe Tinker knife‚ should emphasize the application of activity-based costing. The regular Tinker knife is a high-volume product with only 12 tool while the Deluxe Tinker is a low-volume product with a complication of 17 tools. In brief‚ a simplified process of the making of a Swiss army knife involves machine setups‚
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Managerial Finance Case 6: Deluxe Corporation 1. What are the risks associated with Deluxe’s business and strategy? Is Deluxe’s current debt level appropriate? Deluxe Corporation was once the largest printer of paper checks in the United States. However‚ around the past years it started to face difficulties primarily on its sale and earnings growth primarily because of alternative payments systems as online payments‚ credit and debit cards‚ etc. Some of the risk Deluxe Corporation is facing are:
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------------------------------------------------- Case: Ferguson Foundry Limited (FFL) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Date: March 10 2013 To: Mark Ferguson‚ President From: Carl Holitzner Re: FFL’s Lower-Than-Budgeted Profit for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31 2010 The major issue is determining why Ferguson Foundry Limited’s (FFL) actual profit was $367‚600 lower than budgeted‚ despite selling 2‚000 more wood stoves (12‚000 instead of 10‚000 units). This will be explained using Variance Analysis
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objective function coefficient. E: 47.5-75 S: 87-126 D: there is no lower limit until 159 b. Suppose the profit for the economy model is increased by $6 per unit‚ the profit for the standard model is decreased by $2 per unit‚ and the profit for the deluxe model is increased by $4 per unit. What will the new optimal solution be? The optimal solution is unchanged‚ but the profit increases. c. Identify the range of feasibility for the right-hand-side values: Constraint 1: 160-180 Constraint 2: 200-400
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Problem Statement Present the cost per pound of the nuts included in the Regular‚ Deluxe‚ and Holiday mixes. Discuss the optimal product mix and the total profit contribution. Give recommendations regarding how the total profit contribution can be increased if additional quantities of nuts can be purchased. Give a recommendation as to whether TJ’s should purchase an additional 1000 pounds of almonds for $1000 from a supplier who overbought. Give recommendations on how profit contribution could
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Q.No. 4: Using Hudson Bancorp¶s estimates of the costs of debt and equity in case Exhibit 8‚which rating category has the lowest overall cost of funds? Do you agree with HudsonBancorp¶s view that equity investors are indifferent to the increases in financial risk acrossthe investment-grade debt categories?There is a general concept that higher rating category willhavethe lowest cost of debt. Butrating categories only give the information about the default risk and loss in case of companydefault.
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Contents Introduction 1 Problem Statement 1 Criteria 1 Possible Solutions 2 Present Analysis 2 Preferred Solution 4 Conclusion 5 Deluxe Corporation Introduction The case presents Deluxe Corporation and its current need of incorporating long-term debt into its capital structure to finance possible acquisitions‚ dividend payout and repurchasing the firm’s securities. The company is a major competitor in check printing industry that is characterized by intense price competition
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