Debt Policy at UST Attributes and Risks of UST UST is the market leader in the moist tobacco segment. In a struggling tobacco industry‚ UST has shown consistent growth over the past few decades. Despite the decrease in demand for smoked (cigarette) tobacco‚ there is a growing demand for UST’s products. The perception that smokeless tobacco is healthier than smoked tobacco has helped the company to build a strong customer base. Therefore‚ despite some legislative setbacks‚ the company is growing
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MEMORANDUM TO: UST Inc. Investors CC: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Debt Policy at UST Inc. ADD INTRO PARAGRAPH From the viewpoint of the bondholder‚ UST Inc. has various attributes that make the company a safe‚ yet sometimes risky investment. Qualities that make UST Inc. a superior investment include their excellent A-1 credit rating and their strong brand name and market position‚ which has made UST Inc. one of the most profitable companies in corporate America. While their asset tangibility
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manufacturer in the moist smokeless tobacco industry‚ UST Inc. has long been recognized by its ability to generate high profit using low financial leverage. With a dominant market share of 77%‚ the company maintains a pricing power that allows it to institute annual price increases without losing costumers. However‚ UST’s market share was eroded significantly in recent years by price-value competitors who enter the market with lower prices. Although UST responded to these threat by introducing new products
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VISIT TO UST MUSEUM Date of Submission: December 14‚ 2011 As a Thomasian‚ it is just appropriate to visit the UST Museum where it showcases its rich collection of artifacts and important figures that defines our history. Here’s an historical background of the museum. The UST Museum is the oldest museum in the Philippines featuring a rich natural history collection‚ with a diorama of selected Philippine fauna. Other exhibits include the ethnography collection (cultural artifacts)‚ the oriental
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policy at UST inc. Case To: UST Board of Directors From: UST Financial analysis team Date: 18 January 2011 Subject: Future debt policy at UST and recapitalization option 1. Analysis of UST business current and future environment UST operates in the smokeless Tobacco industry‚ a market with 2 B$ of revenues‚ which grew at a CAGR of 3.7% over the past 17 years‚ but more recently experienced a decrease in growth rate‚ dropping to 2.9% in 1997 and 1.2% in 1998. In this market‚ UST has a very
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Holding nearly 80% of the market share in the smokeless tobacco industry‚ UST Inc. has been generating large and stable income. However‚ the leading company in a certain industry tends to react slowly to market share erosion by competing firms and lack of creativity in the introduction of new product‚ a situation UST Inc. is now undergoing. Concerning the declining sales growth and gradual loss of the market share‚ UST Inc. is now considering recapitalizing by issuing debt amounts to $1 billion
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Debt Policy at UST Inc. Executive Summary In the 1990’s‚ UST was a dominant producer of moist smokeless tobacco‚ controlling 77% of the market. Smokeless tobacco products consist of snuff (dry and moist) and chewing tobacco (loose leaf‚ plug and twist/roll) categories. UST was a market leader of the snuff product category‚ innovating with new product forms and flavors over the years. UST has also been a profitable company‚ boosting its shareholders’ earnings by undertaking measures such
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Question 1 How would you characterise the economics of UST business? What are the primary business risks associated with UST [Hint:Compile a list of factors that a credit analyst would take into account when evaluating the proposed recapitalisation]? UST is a principal producer of moist smokeless tobacco products‚ controlling roughly 77% of the overall market. It has $913.3m of assets of which tobacco accounts for 54.5%. The net income for UST has been growing at 11% compounded annual growth rate
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“UST Inc” case study The primary business risks associated with UST are as follows: First‚ legal challenges will cause litigation expenses‚ lawsuits expenses and settlement payments‚ which will decrease the operating income and cash flow and will increase the risks of debt default. From the industry level‚ the smokeless tobacco manufactures have faced less exposure to health related lawsuits than cigarette manufactures because the scientific evidence linking smokeless tobacco to cancer is less
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Medical Studies at the UST After graduating from Ateneo‚ he had to go to UST for higher studies. His mother opposed at first she knew what happened to GOMBURZA ‚ she said “Don’t send him to Manila again‚ he knows enough. If he gets to know more‚ the Spaniards will cut off his head”. He enrolled in UST taking up Philosophy and Letter for 2 reasons: His father liked it. He was still uncertain as to what career to pursue (he asked the advised of Fr. Pablo Ramon (Rector of Ateneo) but it was late
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