CASENI N etFlix.com, Inc. In July 2000, Reed Hastings, chairman ,md CEO of NetFlix.com, Ine., faced a criticaI deci:;jon. Thrl'C months earlier, following one of tl1l' worst episodes O!l record for the NASDAQ market, NetFlix had submitted it:; 5-1 filing for its initial Pllblic offering (Iro).! A:; il rl'sult of thl' market downturn, many Internet companies had been forced to withdraw their 1['0s. Invl,:-;tment bankers indicated to Hastings that NetFlix would 11(.'Cd to show positive cash flows
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08, 2009 TIMOTHY LUEHRMAN JOEL HEILPRIN Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure On April 27, 2007, Victor Dubinski, CEO of Blaine Kitchenware, Inc. (BKI), sat in his office reflecting on a meeting he had had with an investment banker earlier in the week. The banker, whom Dubinski had known for years, asked for the meeting after a group of private equity investors made discreet inquiries about a possible acquisition of Blaine. Although Blaine was a public company, a majority of its shares
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Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Case Analysis: Muhamad Fahad Sohail Table of Contents Blaine Kitchenware capital structure and payout policy 2 Advantages and Disadvantages of share repurchase move 2 New proposal by CEO TO repurchase stocks from the market and its analysis 3 Recommendation to the CEO as a family member and as an independent consultant 3 How does the proposal differ from paying a special dividend of $4.39 share instead? 4 Blaine Kitchenware capital structure and payout policy
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Introduction Victor Dubinski, CEO of Blaine Kitchenware, Inc. had recently been made aware that a group of private equity investors made inquiries about a possible acquisition of Blaine. Dubinski knew that the family had absolutely no interest in selling, but he was still perplexed about how the private equity group could unlock some inherent value within their company. They wanted to use the cash on Blaine’s balance sheet and new borrowings to purchase all of Blaine’s outstanding shares at a
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Blaine Kitchenware Case Study Blaine Kitchenware 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 faced with the difficult decision of determining what is best for the family company. The following questions will address what decision is the optimal and why it is beneficial for BKI. Ans. 1) The main dilemma in the case is whether Blaine Kitchenware’s should choose to repurchase its own shares or not
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Blaines Kitchenware Blaine kitchenware has occupied the industry for a over 80 years and continues to gain control in the market it occupies. As the CEO of the company, Mr. Dubinski is faced with the difficult decision of determining what is the best for the family company. The following questions will address what decision is the optimal and why it is beneficial for BKI. * Do you believe Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? The main dilemma
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Blaine Kitchenware Inc. Take-Home Case Assignment BSAD 342 Prof. Vishwakarma Grady McQuillan Joe Mackay Mitch Chown Alessandro Galeone Discussion questions • Do you believe Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? The current capital structure and payout policies for Blaine’s Kitchenware Inc in our opinion is not the most appropriate. The firm’s structure is invested primarily in equity, for the
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Blaine Kitchenware Inc. case study Basic case Blaine Kitchenware was a mid-sized producer of small appliances primarily used in residential kitchens. By 2006, the company’s products consisted of a wide range of small kitchen appliances. For the period 2003 to 2006, the industry posted modest annual unit sales growth of 2%. In 2006, 65% of its revenue was generated from shipments to U.S. wholesalers and retailers. BKI’s market research consistently showed that the Blaine brand was well-known and
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Case Suggested Discussion Questions |Circon (A) | |What motivated Circon Chairman and CEO Richard Auhll? Did he have financial incentives that strongly aligned his interests with those of the | |shareholders? | |Put yourself in Auhll’s shoes
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CORPORATE FINANCE – PROF. R.C AGARWAL Case study analysis Blaine Kitchenware Inc. – Capital Structure 51. Priyanka Shimpi 52. Dilip Singh 53. Prabhdeep Singh 54. Shalini Singh 55. Amin-ul-Aziz 3/9/2010 What is a Stock Split? A stock split is a corporate action which splits the existing shares of a particular face value into smaller denominations so that the number of shares increase, however, the market capitalization or the value of shares held by the investors post split remains the
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