Blaine Kitchenware is a company that has occupied the industry for over 80 years and continues to gain control in the market it occupies. As the CEO of the company‚ Mr. Dubinski is dealing with a challenging decision of determining what is best for the family company. He currently feels that the capital structure of the company needs adjustment. He is contemplating the idea of decreasing his equity while increasing his debt in order to increase the value of the company. Dubinski is attempting to
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Jonathan swift‚ in ‘A Modest proposal’ criticizes the scandalous political and economic policies of English landlords against the oppressed Irish and proposes to eradicate this usual problem in the most unusual way. He uses satire and irony as his main tools to make his audience contemplate‚ how English landlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished Irish through high rents and unfair laws. Swift paints a quick picture in the reader’s mind about the condition
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(Title) In the best interest of society‚ people’s differences should be accepted since there is a lot of diversity. Thus‚ diversity can help society get a better understanding of others’ difference in values and opinions. This allows the community to become tolerant and understanding‚ which strengthens societies. However‚ society has to consider the safety of the people by putting a limit toward their acceptance of diversity. Without limits‚ people become deluded into thinking they can do whatever
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Executive Summary: In summary‚ recommendation by the banker to buy back 14 million outstanding shares of Blaine Kitchenware with $ 50 million debt and $209 million cash in hand would result in following financial metric changes: * Increase the value of the firm through the benefit of tax shield from current $960million to $1.063billion. * The offer results in 3% increase in EPS from $0.91 to $0.93 based on 2006 financial numbers. * An increase of 7.3% on ROE from 11% to 18.3% based
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Evaluation on Share Repurchase Proposal of Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Group 7 Contents Executive Summary 3 Overview of problems 3 Analysis on Capital Structure & Payout Policies of Blaine 3 1. Inappropriate current capital structure and payout policies 3 2. Advantages and disadvantages of large share repurchase proposal 4 a. Effects of share repurchase on assets‚ liabilities and equity on balance sheet 5 b. Effects of share repurchase on debt ratios and interest coverage ratio 5 c. Effects of
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In the “What‚ of this Goldfish‚ would you wish?”‚ one of the protagonists named Yoni‚ is a cynical person who wants to get money from everyone. In the story‚ Yonatan is a mercenary who has a “genius idea” and will try to benefit economically as much as he can from people’s emotions. Instead of helping people‚ he uses their rawness and melancholy stories to benefit from it. The narrator in the story‚ stated that out of this idea instead of helping people‚ “Even better‚ maybe he’d cash out…” (Keret
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The several stories that we have been reading in this class are al quite similar in many ways‚ ranging from characters‚ motivations‚ morals‚ and themes. “What of this Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret‚ is a story of a young boy who gets the idea to create a documentary about the wishes people if they were given the chance by a magical goldfish. The boy‚ Yonatan or Yoni‚ believes he can become rich and famous by filming this documentary. He knocks on the door of a Russian man by the name of
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Kristen Lewis‚ “Would you eat this” and in the informational text‚ "GROSS! YUCK! That is a great idea! EW!” Interesting facts about bugs and insects are discussed. These texts wonder if bugs and insects could become a part of the American diet one day. To start with‚ people don’t really eat insects‚ which makes them very uncommon in the United States. in the article‚ "Would You Eat This?” The author Kristen Lewis claims that the insects are delicious and highly nutritious(22). This shows that insects
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down your own path is what shapes your relationships with the people who affect you the most. The Lottery and What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish? portrays the idea that people around you influence the way you interact with one another. The Lottery shows the reader how important it is to not blindly go down a path that others have set for you because it can lead to unknown decisions. In What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish‚ the author shows the complexity that comes with building relationship with
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Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc.: Optimal Capital Structure For this case study you will take on the role of the investment banker introduced at the beginning of the case study. A week following your first meeting with Mr. Dubinski‚ he has called to request your assistance with the analysis of a stock repurchase. He has operational experience‚ but little financial management experience (he does not have any debt on his balance sheet!). As a result‚ he needs your help convincing his board of directors that
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