Blaine Kitchenware Questions: 1) Do you believe that Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? 2) Should Dubinski recommend a large share repurchase to Blaine’s board? What are the primary advantages and disadvantages of such a move? 3) Consider the following share repurchase proposal: Blaine will use $209 million of cash from its balance sheet and $50 million in new debt bearing an interest rate of 6.75% to repurchase 14 million shares
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operations are primarily in America and Canada‚ but it has also made expansions in Australia and Chile regarding investments in gold exploration. New Earths balance sheet presents a large amount of cash‚ will further analysis showing a simple debt structure‚ and a reasonable leverage ratio with no risk of liquidity. New Earth has a strong financial position shown in basic accounting concepts which leads to the conclusion that New Earth has been very successful. New Earth wants to diversify into base
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Optimal Capital Structure According to Miller and Modigliani’s (1958) first proposition‚ the value of a firm is independent of its capital structure‚ assuming no corporate taxes. It was later demonstrated that the existence of debt in the capital structure creates a debt shield that increases the value of the firm by the present value of the tax shield (Miller & Modigliani‚ 1963). This line of reasoning implies that debt financing adds significant value to the firm and an optimal capital structure
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Bibliography: Adelegan‚ O.‚ 2007‚ “Effect of Taxes on Business Financing Decisions and Firm Value in Nigeria”‚ International Journal of Finance and Economics Baxter‚N.‚ 1967‚ “Leverage‚ Risk of ruin and the Cost of Capital”‚ The Journal of Finance‚ Vol.22‚ pp.395-403 Cooper‚ A.I.‚ And Nyborg‚ G.K.‚ 2005‚ “The Value of Tax Shields is Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shield”‚ Journal of Financial Economics Cooper‚ I.‚ 2007‚ “Valuing the Debt Tax Shield” Copeland‚ et
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1. How much value do you expect to be created by operating improvements and capital structure changes envisioned by CD&R? CD&R proposed changes to the following areas. a. US RAC on-airport operating expenses: Labor per transaction‚ administrative and other costs had increased 41%‚ 65% and 30% respectively between 2000 and 2005. In addition‚ margins were not constant across locations and varied from 32% to -7%. CD&R proposed that the operating expenses could be reduced resulting in cost savings
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Diageo Case 1. How has Diageo historically managed its capital structure? Diageo sought to maintain the low-debt (conservative) financial policies of the Guinness and Grand Met with goals to keep * its interest coverage ratio (EBITDA / Interest Payments) between 5 and 8 and * its EBITDA / Total Debt around 30-35% Although not quite as conservative as other UK firms (with Equity/Assets ratios of 42%)‚ it was successful in achieving these goals and retaining a credit rating of A+ (a
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FINANCE A MO RG A N S TA N L E Y P U B L I C AT I O N In This Issue: Capital Structure‚ Payout Policy‚ and the IPO Process The Capital Structure Puzzle: The Evidence Revisited 8 Michael Barclay and Clifford Smith‚ University of Rochester Do Managers Have Capital Structure Targets? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs 18 Vikas Mehrotra‚ University of Alberta‚ and Wayne Mikkelson How To Choose a Capital Structure: Navigating the Debt-Equity Decision 26 and Megan Partch‚ University
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November 9‚ 2004 Mary Linn Vice President of Finance Ocean Carriers Re: 180‚000 DWT Vessel Proposal Dear Mary: Our analysis of the proposal for the construction of a new 180‚000 DWT vessel has brought us to the conclusion that the project should not be undertaken. Our recommendation and decision is based on a discounted cash flow analysis of expected future cash flows from the vessel that produced a net loss for the project of $7‚201‚639. Included in this recommendation are a number
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Wrigley should use $3 billion debt recapitalization to either pay dividends or to repurchase shares. 2.0 Current Capital Structure Generally‚ firms can choose among various capital structures in order to maximize overall market value of the company. It is proposed however‚ that Wrigley issues $3 billion in debt. According to the trade-off theory‚ the optimal capital structure does exist (Kraus and Litzenberger‚ 1973). The higher level of debt may increase both bankruptcy and financial cost
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Unit-7 Capital Structure Program : MBA Semester :I Subject Code : MB0045 Book Id : B1134 Subject Name : Financial Management Unit number :7 Unit Title : Capital Structure 1 HOME C oEXT d e n t i a l N nfi MB0045-Financial Management Unit-7 Capital Structure Introduction • The capital structure of a company refers to the mix of long-term finances used by the firm. In short‚ it is the financing plan of the company. • The capital structure
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