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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Case Study: Debt Policy at UST Inc. UST Inc. is the leading producer of moist smokeless tobacco products which manage by using the conservative debt policy and high dividend payout. Since the firm has faced the decline of the growth from year 1993, the company decided to make the recapitalization by borrowing $1 billion to repurchase their stock in order to maximize the company’s value. By borrowing, interest charged on loan is tax-deductible which the firm can benefit from tax
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diversification strategies may also signal the fact that managers are indeed exploiting their cash freedom in UST Inc with rent-‐seeking intentions such as empire building or simply out of their own interest • UST Inc has not realized strong sales in the foreign markets while competitors are already doing so in
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UST Inc. is considering a debt-for-equity recapitalization. In the deal, UST will issue $1 billion debt to buy back stocks. In class we argue that an important determinant of a firm’s debt policy is the tradeoff between the tax benefits of debt and the costs of financial distress and bankruptcy. Mature firms generating positive and stable operating income are more likely to take advantage of the debt tax shields and less likely to verge on bankruptcy, and thus may consider using more debt in their
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the next few years. UST is the largest smokeless tobacco producer controlling approximately 77% of the market. Historically, UST has been very aggressive with its price increases. This has resulted in a solid boost in the company’s earnings, and large payouts of dividends. UST is widely known for its conservative debt policy, and high dividend payout. This gives the company considerable attention on Wall Street. Despite a recent “neutral” outlook from Wall Street, UST has decided to borrow
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UST Items for Discussion 1. What are the attributes and primary business risks associated with UST, from viewpoint of a potential creditor (bondholder). Attributes: UST has been a dominant producer in the tobacco industry. Also, UST is well known for its high gross profit margin, which means UST is capable of maintaining its stable financial situation. UST is a major moist smokeless tobacco producer, and the demand on moist smokeless tobacco is growing very fast due to increased government
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financial cases that involve what can be best described as foreign or international elements. In such cases, court must decide whether it has the jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1975 to make a decision on such cases. In the event that it is determined that the court is invested with the jurisdiction to determine the case, the court has to consider whether there is a system of law in foreign country that also has the jurisdiction to handle the case. As it was addressed in the case Attorney General
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Adapted from Bernhardt & Kinnear (1988). Cases in marketing management, pp. 6-16. Plano, TX: Business Publications, Inc. Pay careful attention to the following points. They are often used by instructors to evaluate either a written or oral analysis. 1. Be complete. Each area of the situation analysis must be discussed, problems and opportunities identified, alternative presented and evaluated using the situation analysis and relevant financial analysis, and a decision must be made. An analysis
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involved in investigating cold cases. How We Got Started Mark had, for several years, been consulting with our Coroner’s Division as a forensic anthropologist. During this time he came to learn that there were numerous coroners’ cases in which the identity of the decedent was unknown. These cases were kept in three-ring binders on a shelf in the Sergeant’s office. Over the years, in the course of this forensic work, we would discuss these cases and the progress that was being
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BUSINESS CASE Presented to the Accountancy Department De La Salle University In partial fulfillment Of the course requirements In ACCTBA2 (C33) March 2, 2015 A stakeholder is typically concerned with an organization delivering intended results and meeting its financial objectives. In general, a stakeholder can be one of two types: internal (from within an organization) or external (outside of an organization). The stakeholders in this situation are Lanie Marquez and Tim Rodriguez
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