Question 1: Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt capacity? To judge if a company is a good LBO candidate the following are very important factors: low levels of debt in the target‚ stable cash flows‚ excess cash on-hand‚ assets that can be used as collateral to raise debt and no major capital requirements to keep the business running on an on-going basis. Congoleum is an ideal LBO candidate because: 1. Low level of debt – estimated long term debt
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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Congoleum Corporation Executive Summary In valuing the target company Congoleum after an LBO by First Boston found the expected free cash flows generated by this firm from 1980 to 1984. These numbers were based on values provided in the case. From there‚ we employed the Adjusted Present Value method to discount these cash flows because we assumed that Congoleum was varying its Debt to Equity ratio during those years. We discounted these cash flows by the required return on assets that was in
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‚ will pay $69.25 for each TXU share‚ 15 percent more than the closing stock price on Feb. 23. TXU has only $11 billion of debt with the new $36 Billion debt‚ $22.5 billion of which matures by 2014 the rest $13.5 to mature in 2034. TXU energy post LBO has been renamed as Energy Future Holdings Inc.‚ with the acquisition using a combination of high-yield‚ high-risk loans and bonds. As part of the buyout‚ the electric distribution part of the company will be called Oncor Electric Delivery‚ the electric
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Smith School of Business BUFN 750 Question Sheet: Congoleum Corporation Prof. Dalida Kadyrzhanova Spring 2013 In this case‚ you have to evaluate the LBO proposal and decide whether the $38 per share o¤er price is appropriate. You will combine the valuation principles and methods discussed in the course to evaluate a complex transaction from the perspectives of the various participants. Your write-up should address and defend the assumptions that underlie the inputs
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Memo for Valuing Cross-Border LBO of Yell Group Group 5: Li Xiao‚ Xia Liu‚ Minghao Gu‚ Shine Li Table of Contents 1. Purpose and Overview 2. Acquiring Yell Group Is a Good Choice for Apax and Hicks Muse 2.1 Directory Industry has enjoyed fast growth both in U.K. and U.S. 2.2 Yell Group is a good LBO candidate 2.3 Apax and Hicks Muse are experienced media investors 3. Valuation 3.1 Valuation Method 3.2 FCF of BT Yellow Pages 3.3 FCF of Yellow Book USA 3.4 Interest Tax Shield 3
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The Toys “R” Us LBO Background Toys "R" Us‚ Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer. As of January 29‚ 2005‚ it operated 1‚499 retail stores worldwide and generated 11.1 billion in revenue. However‚ that’s a decrease of 1.9 percent from a year ago. Toys "R" Us has suffered from both downstream demand and increased competition from mass/discount channel such as Wal-Mart and Target. A group of private equity investors intends to do a leverage buyout of Toys "R"
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A higher offer price is recommended due to the competitive nature of the dual-track process. The dual-track process has created a rather interesting environment for potential investors. Not only are investors competing with each other‚ but if the case that a deal is not worked out then Ford has made provisions for the company to be made public through an initial public offering (IPO). Hertz is a well established company with global operations. Furthermore‚ it has a stable revenue history that has
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Viet Duong Sybil Cheng 11/17/2011 Holmes Corp: LBO Valuation 1. Sustainability – One of Holmes Corp. major strengths is its long history of steady and predictable cash flow. Over the last five years‚ Holmes’ Net sales have grown from $41MM to $103MM which is approximately a growth rate of 151%. Over the same time frame Holmes’ net earnings have grown from $1M to $6.6M which is approximately a growth rate of 560%. This history of strong earnings means we can realistically expect stable
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Hertz A: 1. CD&R pursued Hertz for three years only to find itself facing an auction and a complicated deal. Is it worth it? • It is worth it. Because hertz is a mature company with predictable cash flows. Such acquisition provides a great opportunity to generate decent return on equity to sponsors • CD&R had access to available debt avenues to make the company grow • CD&R was able to make operating changes and improve the companies efficiency 2. What are the
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