DELUXE CORPORATION Contents Section 1: DELUXE Corporation 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. Company Business Overview Macro-Evironment & Industry SWOT Analysis Porter’s Five Forces Section 2: Business & Strategy Risks / Financing Requirements Section 3: Main Objectives of the Financial Policy Section 4: Financial Flexibility – Cost of Capital Section 5: Is Deluxe’s Current Debt Level Appropriate ? Section 6: FRICTO Analysis Section 7: Conclusion - Recommendations 2 Section 1: DELUXE
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Calculating WACC for Marriot Marriot has three divisions : * Lodging * Restaurant * Contract services Financial Strategy of Marriott * Manage rather than own hotel assets * Invest in projects that increase shareholder value * Optimize the use of debt in the capital structure * Repurchase undervalued sharesunlevered Unlevered Asset Beta Asset beta = (E/V) * Equity betaE = Market value of equity V = Market value of company = Market value of equity
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The BOEING 777 CASE SUMMARY In October 1990 Boeing officially announced the launch of the latest addition to the Boeing family: The Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a long range‚ wide-body‚ twin jet engine jet. In this case study we are trying to evaluate the 777 project. This project seems a bit risky since R&D and design expense are very high for this project and the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq has increased the oil prices. 1. We know that there are two ways to increase return on equity RoE
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1. Ms. Zhang wanted to keep things simple by assuming a stock purchase using the maximum amount of leverage available to conduct the merger‚ and she assumed that the acquisition debt could consist of a single tranche amortizing monthly over 10 years‚ but with bullet payment to bring AirThread’s leverage ratios in line with those of the industry. So from 2008 to 2012‚ the D/E ratio of AirThread would change continuously until the bullet payment is paid‚ so we expect to use APV valutation method from
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Capital Structure Theories Capital Structure Capital Structure is the proportion of debt‚ preference and equity capitals in the total financing of the firm’s assets. The main objective of financial management is to maximize the value of the equity shares of the firm. Given this objective‚ the firm has to choose that financing mix/capital structure that results in maximizing the wealth of the equity shareholders. Such a capital structure is called as the optimum capital structure. At the optimum
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Assignment for Corporate Finance Assignment Major : Group : Name : 1 i) How much business risk does Hill Country face? Hill Country Snack Foods Company manufactures‚ markets‚ and distributes snack foods and frozen treats throughout the United States. Hill Country is overall well performed company. Sales‚ Net Income‚ ROE and ROA had increased at a steady rate. Company mainly focused on maximizing the shareholder value by the
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Quiz 2 Corporate Finance NAME ______________________ Apring 2013 2012 70 pts Show all work MC=5pts each 1. Find the EPS (y-axis) // EBIT (x-axis) crossover point of the following two capital structure plans. Complete the table and Draw the graph and show all the points including crossover‚ where line crosses y-axis‚ and the three EBITs below 30pts Assets = $3‚000‚000 Stock Price = $20 Interest Expense = 12% PLAN I D/E = 1.1 Recession Expected
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS: THE BASICS Problems 1: The Star Wood company is currently in the following situation: (1) EBIT = $ 4.7 Million; (2) Tax Rate‚ T = 40%; (3) Value of Debt‚ D = $2 Million; (4) rd (Cost of Debt) = 10%; (5) rs (Cost of Equity) = 15%; (6) Shares of stock outstanding = 600‚000 & Stock price‚ Po = $30. The firm’s market value is stable‚ and it expects no growth‚ so all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What is the total
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Get the beta of equity from the two comparable companies Orange and Tomy by estimating regression of returns on the market return. Unlever these equity beta using the actual capital structure of these companies to get their asset beta Take the equally- or value-weighted average of asset beta across the two comparable companies The case state that the upgrade will increase risk by 50% Take asset beta estimated in the question above‚ and increase it by 50% Estimate the market historical return using
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The Venture Capital Division of Boeing has four projects on the table with three additional leverages of debt. As the financial analyst for the division I was given the task of evaluating the four capital budgeting projects. After evaluating each project I will recommend which project will bring the most value to shareholders and the firm. What is the cost of equity for each project at 0‚ 20%‚ and 50% leverage? From the information provided the cost of equity at 0‚ 20%‚ and 50% leverage was
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