American Home Products Corporation1. CASE SUMMARYAHP Chief Executive"I just don ’t like to owe money"‚ said William F. Laporte‚ AHP chief executive‚ when asked about his company ’s almost debt-free balance sheet and growing cash reserves. Mr. Laporte had taken over as chief executive of American Home Products in 1964. Throughout 17 subsequent years of his tenure Mr. Laporte has not changed his opinion of debt financing and AHP ’s abstinence from debt continued‚ while the growth in its cash balance
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place in 1968‚ 4 years after Mr. Laporte had taken over as chief executive of American Home Products (AHP). The subsequent American Home Product Corporation (AHP)‚ a highly growing American company‚ has four business lines: prescription drugs‚ packaged drugs‚ food products‚ housewares and household products. For a quite long time‚ AHP has applied a tight financial control and maintained an aggressive capital structure policy. Its mission is to make money for its stockholders and to maximize profits
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American Home Product 1. How much business risk does American Home Product face? How much financial risk would American Home Product face at each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3? (Hint: Calculate impact on net income of 10% reduction in EBIT). How much potential value‚ if any‚ can AHP create for its shareholders at each of the proposed levels of debt? 2. Construct a simple EBIT-EPS Analysis chart for AHP for each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3. Give
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................................................................................................3 History of Home Depot…………………………………………………………………………....4 Business risks related to capital structure…………………………………………………………5 Financial risk related to capital structure………………………………………………………….5 Home Depots Financial Status………….…………………………………………………............6 Future and Flexibility of Home Depot….…………………………………………………………7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...8 References…………………………………………………………………………………………9
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multiplied by the debt/equity (D/E) ratio. Thus the higher the D/E ratio‚ the greater the leverage and financial risk. The following table provides the D/E ratios at each proposed level‚ which indicate the factor of increased financial risk. Current structure: no financial risk Risk at 30% debt: Financial risk is roughly half of business risk Risk at 50% debt: Financial risk is the same as business risk Risk at 70% debt: Financial risk is almost two and a half times the company’s business risk Current
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value of the firm will be maximum. These calculations show how the Equity Market will react to these changes in debt. Capital Gain Yield An increase in the value of a capital asset (investment or real estate) that gives it a higher worth than the purchase price. The gain is not realized until the asset is sold. capital loss is incurred when there is a decrease in the capital asset value compared to an asset’s purchase price. The stock prices was used to calculate the CGY. CGY = ((New Price –
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| American Home Products Corporation | Case Study | | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3 Culture of the Business 3 Stages of Development 3 Core problem 4 analysis and options 4 Risk analysis 5 First: The Business Risk 5 Second: The Financial Risk 6 Other kinds of risk: 7 Financial Analysis 7 The WAAC 7 Ratio Analysis 11 Recommendations: 12 References: 12 Introduction Background In 1981‚ AHP had reached sales of more than $4 billion by producing
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American Home Products Corporation Symbol : AHP NYSE : AHP Business Description : American Home Products (AHP) is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world‚ based in Madison‚ New Jersey‚ USA. American Home Products is a corporation involved in the production and marketing of over 1500 consumer goods allocated among four distinct business lines. AHP is a company with virtually no debt and an impressive amount of cash in its balance sheet. The company is characterized by its
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Recommendation: Optimal Amount of Debt is 70% As Mr. Laporte approaches retirement‚ American Home Products (AHP) has an important decision to make with respect to adopting a more aggressive capital structure policy. Use of debt carries with it advantages and disadvantages. In accordance with value-based management‚ we recommend that AHP adopts a capital structure consisting of 70% debt. The following points justify such action: • The hallmark of value-based management is to choose strategies
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American Home Product Corporation (AHP)‚ a highly growing American company‚ has four business lines: prescription drugs‚ packaged drugs‚ food products‚ house wares and household products. Its policies include: -A tight financial control and maintained an aggressive capital structure policy. - Make money for its stockholders and to maximize profits by minimizing cost. - It has been able to finance internally its growth while paying a very high portion of its earning to its shareholders
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