Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: A Recapitalization Strategy Development Team: Sam Posnick Emily Booth Alex Fabisiak Sam Zarat 1 2 Scenarios To create a successful recapitalization plan‚ the group analyzed multiple scenarios and determined the appropriate level of debt to issue for the William Wrigley Jr. Company (referred to as Wrigley). The chosen capital structure is based on efforts to minimize the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) while also reducing increases in the cost of equity
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something According to the Encarta Dictionaries. According to answers.com‚ Recapitalization is restructuring a company’s debt and equity mixture‚ most often with the aim of making a company’s capital structure more stable. Essentially‚ the process involves the exchange of one form of financing for another‚ such as removing preferred shares from the company’s capital structure and replacing them with bonds. Recapitalization in Nigeria banking sector‚ has built a solid foundation for Nigerian banks
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considering a recapitalization that involves issuing debt and repurchasing equity. UST has a long history of a conservative debt policy. However‚ in 1998 they reinstituted their share buyback program. This means that they intended to issue up to $1 billion in debt in order to repurchase equity. Their intentions in repurchasing equity are to maximize earnings per share and receive a tax shield through their high amount of debt issuance. 2. Describe the pros and cons of the recapitalization from the
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consider a recapitalization plan in which UST borrows up to $1 billion to repurchase its stocks. The marginal effect of the recapitalization will be a $380 million increase in firm value‚ which is the present value of interest tax shield. Besides the recapitalization benefit‚ management also needs to notice the costs of recapitalization‚ which include higher bankruptcy costs and a potential of lower credit rating. UST has a high and constant dividend payout history since 1912. The recapitalization will
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shareholder benefit. Is the proposed recapitalization the best response? There are two answers to this question. USG’s board debated a number of alternatives. They considered repurchasing additional stock‚ selling equity to a friendly third party or selling the entire company to a friendly acquirer. In fact‚ U.K. based BPB industries was a possible White Knight". However‚ analysts have also drawn attention to the fact that the proposed recapitalization would burden the company with debt‚
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Leveraged Recapitalization (1989) Case Study Abstract The following report outlines the basics of a leveraged recapitalization‚ the benefits and consequences of a leveraged recapitalization‚ and ultimately Gator Consulting’s recommendations for when and how to use leveraged recapitalization. Much of this discussion is explained by citing a case study involving Sealed Air Corporation as a way to demonstrate a specific positive instance in the use of leveraged recapitalization. Leveraged
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name brand recognition‚ historical pricing flexibility‚ and growing smokeless tobacco demand. However‚ UST faces business risks including eroding market share‚ tobacco lawsuits‚ and reduction in innovation. UST Inc. is considering a leveraged recapitalization to help in shielding the tax‚ increasing the share price and eliminating idle cash and debt
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debt yet. Aurora Borealis is trying to convince Wrigley to do a leveraged recapitalization through a dividend or share repurchase. So Wrigley has to make decisions on whether or not to borrow $ 3 billion for recapitalization. Question Based on the above situation‚ there are few questions that arise as seen below: ●Whether the recapitalization would be good for the company’s development in the long run? ●After borrowing
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debt would depend on her assessement of wrigley’s debt rating after recapitalization and on current capital market rates. WACC before recapitalization Wrigley’s pre recapitalization WACC is 10.9%‚ the cost of equity assumes a risk free rate of 5.65% for 20 years US treasuries in the case exhibit 7; a risk premium is assumed 7% (or 5%)‚ and uses Wrigley’s current beta of 0.75 (case Exhibit 5). 4. WACC after recapitalization The increase in leverage will affect Wrigley’s WACC in at least three
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fall in stock prices than the long term investment in growth and stability of the firm. The hedge fund plans to short the stock at the moment it rises to the optimal level due to strong signals the hedge fund is trying to pursue. Effect of recapitalization on WACC The current WACC of Wrigley is 10.9%. Since it is all equity firm the WACC is same as cost of equity. Raising $3billion debt for repurchase of stock or dividend would change the capital structure of the firm. The raised debt‚ because
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