Case #1 CAINSBORO MACHINE TOOLS CORPORATE Question 1. What risks does the firm face? What is the limit of Exhibit 8 in terms of the risk analysis? From the article‚ there are two major risks the company face. First‚ the company’s financial condition is not very good. From 2003 to 2004‚ the gross profit declined from 314‚522 thousands to 257‚759 thousands. This leads the company suffer from an operating loss in 2004. For the first quarters of 2005‚ the board declared no dividend. This
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Although this case presents several different issues to consider‚ the underlying problem is the correct implementation of Eastboro’s dividend policy. Eastboro was founded as a manufacturer of machine parts‚ and has traditionally paid a fairly substantial dividend. However‚ in recent years‚ the core focus of the company has shifted toward technology in the fields of computer-aided design and manufacturing‚ highlighted by its latest development‚ Artificial Workforce. This shift in the focus of Eastboro
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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 company decides on whether to pay dividends
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Question 1 (Statement of the Problem) Pinnacle Machine Tool Company is an example of an opportunity and a problem that needs to be examined. The CEO of Pinnacle‚ Don Anglos‚ has the opportunity to acquire Hoilman Inc. If Pinnacle Machine Tool Company acquires Hoilman Inc‚ they have the resources to develop software that transmits real-time information on its customers’ equipment. This advantage will enable the company to upgrade itself and be more sufficient to its customers. However‚ CFO and
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The Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company of Iowa City‚ Iowa‚ has a small one-man sales offi ce headed by Frank Rothe in La- tino‚ a major Latin American country. Frank has been in Latino for about 10 years and is retiring this year; his replacement is Bill Hunsaker‚ one of Starnes-Brenner’s top salespeople. Both will be in Latino for about eight months‚ during which time Frank will show Bill the ropes‚ introduce him to their principal customers‚ and‚ in general‚ prepare him to take
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Briana Przybyl-Gallagher Ms. Bierman ENG 111 17 Sept 2014 National Drinking Age should be Lowered to 18 “We drank when we were young and we grew out of it. It’s just a phase that all students go through.” I can agree to an extent but doing so can also get the person or another innocent person killed. In the 2013 article University Star‚ author Alexis Acguirre wrote the article “National Drinking Age should be lowered to 18”. The title itself sounds terrifying and unfavorable. I feel as if the
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EAGLE MACHINE COMPANY The Eagle Machine Company has fallen on bad times. Eagle‚ a maker of specialty restaurant equipment‚ has sales totaling $72 million‚ but sales are declining while costs continue to increase. If things continue in this direction‚ Eagle soon may have to close its doors. At a special management meeting‚ the president lays it on the line! He demands that the firm break even in the remaining quarter of the year. For next year‚ he calls for profits of 5 percent‚ a 20 percent increase
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A subcommittee of the board of directors of Hampton Inns has made a bold proposal that customers be given a guarantee of “complete satisfaction or your night’s stay is free”. Employees will be permitted to make good on this guarantee without the approval of managers. But although the proposed guarantee would show great confidence in the hotels’ quality and would give Hampton Inns a competitive advantage‚ most of the hotel’s managers oppose the plan. Why would they not want to guarantee customer satisfaction
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In mid September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ the chief financial officer (CFO) of a large computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer needed to decide whether to pay out dividends to the firm’s shareholders‚ or to repurchase stock. If Swenson chose to pay out dividends‚ she would have to also decide upon the magnitude of the payout. A subsidiary question is whether the firm should
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FCF will grow permanently by 4% by year to the infinity‚ we can calculate FCFp as perpetuity: FCFp = FCF2004/(WACC-g) = 54288 So finally‚ we got NPV = 67855 and can calculate EV = NPV + WCR (1999) EV = 81275‚ which is the maximum price for the Hampton Tool‚ that Lycos should be willing
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