Introduction and Background Diageo was formed in 1997 through the merger of two consumer product companies Grand Metropolitan plc and Guinness plc under the strategy of reducing costs through marketing synergies‚ cutting overhead expenses and increasing production and purchasing efficiencies. The new merger wanted to concentrate solely on the beverage alcohol business‚ so it sold its packaged foods (Pillsbury) and fast food (Burger King) businesses. While the mandate for Managing for Value came
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Introduction Diageo was created when Grand Metropolitan‚ plc and Guiness‚ plc merged in 1997. While the Diageo name is not well known to consumers‚ its brands are among the most famous including Guinness‚ Smirnoff‚ Johnnie Walker and Cuervo. The company recently decided to focus on a strategy to grow through its spirits‚ wine and beer businesses and divest of its Pillsbury and Burger King subsidiaries. This case study will focus on the proposed capital structure decisions of Diageo. 2) Is Diageo’s
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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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Southeast University Capital structure‚ the mixture of a firm ’s debt and equity‚ is important because it costs company money to borrow. Capital structure also matters because of the different tax implications of debt vs. equity and the impact of corporate taxes on a firm ’s profitability. Firms must be prudent in their borrowing activities to avoid excessive risk and the possibility of financial distress or even bankruptcy. A firm ’s debt-to-equity ratio also impacts the firm ’s borrowing costs and
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An Appraisal of Dividend Policy and Capital Structure of Apex Tanneries Limited 1. Company Profile Apex tanneries has been setting standard in Bangladesh leather export industry since 1976.equiped with the state of the art Italian modern machinery and maintaining high quality strictness. Through the years its production has been progressively entailing a constant expansion of building and machinery .Annual production exceeds 23 million square meters and company sales turnover amount to
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Dissertation AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE (A report submitted towards the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the two years full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management.) DECLARATION I‚ student of Post Graduate Diploma in Management from hereby declare that I have completed dissertation on “IMPACT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE ” a part of the course requirement. I further declare that the information presented in this project
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CHAPTER 16 FINANCIAL LEVERAGE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE POLICY Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Business risk is the equity risk arising from the nature of the firm’s operating activity‚ and is directly related to the systematic risk of the firm’s assets. Financial risk is the equity risk that is due entirely to the firm’s chosen capital structure. As financial leverage‚ or the use of debt financing‚ increases‚ so does financial risk and‚ hence‚ the overall
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Strategies Group January 2006 Corporate Capital Structure Authors Henri Servaes Professor of Finance London Business School The Theory and Practice of Corporate Capital Structure Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management Harvard Business School Editors James Ballingall Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory Deutsche Bank +44 20 7547 6738 james.ballingall@db.com Adrian Crockett Head of Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory‚ Europe & Asia
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Executive Summary Diageo‚ which is a London based company‚ has the production and distribution of Spirits and Wine‚ with highly recognized brands all around the world such as Johnny Walker and J&B‚ as its main business activity. Furthermore‚ the firm is engaged in the package food and fast food industry with Pillsbury and Burger King respectively. The corporation was formed in 1997 through the merger of Guinness Plc. and Grand Metropolitan. Diageo follows the norm of British Corporations
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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