08/01/2002 Re: Stock Repurchase Program 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
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Types of shares: Share issued by a company can be divided into following categories: (I) Preference Shares: According to section 85 of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ persons holding preference shares‚ called preference shareholders‚ are assured of a preferential dividend at a fixed rate during the life of the company. They also carry a preferential right over other shareholders to be paid first in case of winding up of the company. Thus‚ they enjoy preferential rights in the matter of: (a) Payment of
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Discussion Why do companies issue shares? In order to raise capital‚ generally to expand the business Suggestion • Raising capital • Expanding the business 4/29/2014 1 Why do people buy the shares? Shares give their holders part of the ownership of a company. (Shareholders have a part of the ownership.) Shareholders receive a proportion of a company’s profits as dividend‚ and may be able to make a capital gain by selling their shares at a higher price than they paid for
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Share Valuation Valuation Situations 1. Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) An initial public offering is the first sale of shares by a company to the public. The shares then become publicly traded. 2. Management Buy-outs (MBOs) A management buy-out is a form of acquisition in which the existing managers of a company acquire a large part or all of the shares of the company. 3. Management Buy-ins (MBIs) A management buy-in is a form of acquisition in which a manager or management team from
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The following are the main difference between a debenture and a share: • A person having the debentures is called debenture holder whereas a person holding the shares is called shareholder. • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management of the company while a shareholder is the owner of the company. It is the basic distinction between a debenture and a share • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management
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industry is a challenge in today ’s market. Theme parks will not grow if they don ’t diversify their resources. The Walt Disney Corporation is a nation wide multi-varied entertainment company which is a household name to millions of people throughout North America. Michael Eisner who is Disney ’s chairman and chief executive officer knows that his company will have to diversify in order to meet his targeted growth rate of 20%. Eisner wants to follow one of Walt Disney ’s famous quotes which is "We cannot
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The 60’s was another time and era of the country - the one in which activism played a major role in. A new generation of radicalism in America was emerging and along with them came the publication of Saul Alinsky’s book‚ Rules for Radicals. During her senior year of college‚ Hillary chose Alinsky’s book as the topic of her senior thesis‚ which raised more than a few eyebrows over the years - and with good reason. Who is Saul Alinsky? Saul Alinsky was a writer‚ an American community organizer‚
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STATEMENT Company Background The Walt Disney Company represents a truly immense organization composed of four strategic business units (SBUs) which are Disney Consumer Products‚ Studio Entertainment‚ Parks and Resorts‚ and Media Networks Broadcasting‚ and these can be further subdivided into 28 categories and are composed of a plethora of brands. The only two fundamental commonalities that can be deduced upon inspection of the entirety of the Walt Disney Company’s holdings are entertainment and
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The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King Case Analysis The Walt Disney Company is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Disney is able to create sustainable profits due to its heterogeneity‚ inimitability‚ co-specialization and immense foresight. It also successfully uses synergy to create value across its many business units. After its founder Walter Disney ’s death‚ the company started to lose its ground and performance declined. Michael Eisner became CEO
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launched an innovative campaign‚ “Share a Coke”. The company chose 150 of Australia’s most popular names and put them on the front of millions of Coca-Cola bottles (Lionbridge‚ n.d.). This is the first time in its 125-year history that Coca-Cola has made such a major change to it packaging. Later on‚ this simple idea then expanded to countries around the world‚ including New Zealand‚ the U.K.‚ Norway‚ Ireland and China. Other countries adapted Australian "Share a Coke" campaign into their own unique
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