Advantage : * Beneficial for the firm’s share price ( but only if the earning increase) * Debt covenant reduce agency costs = good sign * Share price increase so external financing by share issues more effective. Disadvantage : * 40% payout ratio will increase the cost of debt and put at risk it s investment opportunities * According to Asquith and Mullins (1986‚36) dividend signalling is more effective for lower risk firms‚ which Gainesboro is not. * Raise the capital to pay
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------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (“REPO”) / RESERVE REPO 1. Definition A REPO is a money market transaction wherein securities are sold at a particular price by one party (REPO Seller) to the other (REPO Buyer) with a commitment on the REPO Seller’s part to repurchase the equivalent securities from the REPO Buyer on a certain date and at a certain price‚ both such date and price being fixed as part of the transaction. | A Reserve REPO is a money market
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ INDORE Finance 2 Case Analysis Gainesboro Machine Tool Corporation Course Instructor: Prof A Kanagraj Submitted By: Amol Vyawahare Roll Number: 2008PGP021B Gainesboro Machine Tool Corporation Background Reading: Once a company makes a profit‚ they must decide on what to do with those profits. They could continue to retain the profits within the company‚ or they could pay out the profits to the owners of the firm in the form of dividends. Once the
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Executive Summary Gainesboro Corporation was a company who designed and manufactured a number of machinery parts‚ including metal presses‚ dies‚ and molds. The company was found in 1923 in Concord‚ New Hampshire‚ by two mechanical engineers‚ James Gaines and David Scarboro. The two men had gone to school together and were disenchanted with their prospects as mechanics at a farm equipment manufacturer. In the 1940’s Gainesboro produced armored-vehicle and tank parts and miscellaneous equipment
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Executive Summary Company: Gainesboro Corporation is a company that began in 1923 as a manufacturer of metal machinery parts which was in high demand during the Second World War. Since then‚ Gainesboro has changed with the times‚ entering into the machine tool industry in 1975 and most recently has transitioned into computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer. Recently‚ two events have events have taken place
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Financial Management Case Study-Payout: Gainesboro I. The goals of Gainesboro i. Corporate Goals Management expected the firm to grow at an average annual compound rate of 15% and reach $2.0 billion in sales and $160 million in net income through 2011. ii. Recent strategy of Gainesboro The company devoted a greater share of its research-and-development budget to CAD/CAM as to reestablish its leadership in the field. The company also underwent two massive restructurings‚ including selling
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Stock Repurchase Assignment Frank Doyle The company I chose was Fed Ex. Fed Ex consists of several different business units as described on their website (http://investors.fedex.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=73289&p=irol-overviewPortfolioServices). (Descriptions from the above link) FedEx Corporation provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation‚ e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $45 billion‚ the company offers integrated business applications
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Malaysia GROUP PRESENTATION CLASS: Corporate Finance LECTURER: Prof. Dr Fauzias Mat Nor DIVIDEND POLICY AND STOCK REPURCHASES TEAM MEMBERS: NO. NAME I.C. NO. STUDENT NO. 1. Mohd Hatta Ahmad 641225-05-5601 ZP00664 2. Azizul Azrin Mahmor 761117-04-5189 ZP00580 3. Hazri Zan Abu Kassim ZP00398 4. Fazriman Fazli Othman ZP00665 Date: 10.10.11 INTRODUCTION Dividends and stock repurchases are firm’s payout policy where a firm pay cash to shareholders Dividend Policy Dividend policy is a decision to
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Introduction – Company background Dividend payment decisions Policy analysis ◦ Zero dividend payout – pros and cons ◦ 40% or $0.2 per share – pros and cons ◦ Residual-dividend payout – pros and cons Conclusion Founded in 1923 In early days‚ it has designed and manufactured a number of machinery parts‚ including metal presses‚ dies and molds. By 1975‚ it has evolved as innovative producer of industrial machinery and machine tools. In 1980‚ entered in CAD/CAM and established
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Below are the different types of share capital of a company:- Preference Shares‚ Ordinary Shares‚ Deferred Shares‚ Redeemable Shares and Share Warrants to Bearer. Preference Shares are shares which normally entitle the shareholders a priority to receive a fixed rate of dividend out of the profits of the Company (current year only) per annum. Different classes of preference shares may exist. Preference shares are usually cumulative and non-participating. They cannot participate to further
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