1. Assess the business and financial risks of UST Business risks are relatively low: Main risk is that UST has undiversified business‚ it basically relies on one product However its main product is noncyclical‚ it carries little systematic risk Imminent increase in excise tax on smokeless tobacco (however‚ tobacco demand is considerably inelastic) It is the (sub)industry leader (market share >85%)‚ industry is an oligopoly which implies high barriers for potential competitors to enter the market
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| Group Assignment 1 | UST Case Study | 2/19/2013 | | | | Question 1: In order to calculate the impact of the leverage recapitalization on UST’s value‚ we used the WACC and APV methods to calculate its value before and after the recapitalization. WACC Method Using the WACC method‚ we first derived UST’s return on assets (rA). Since we are given the firm’s market capitalization‚ debt and cash‚ we calculated the current Enterprive Value of UST. We were then able to derive
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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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1. What are the primary business risks associated with UST Inc.? What are the attributes of UST Inc.? Evaluate from the viewpoint of credit analyst or bond holder. UST Inc. is a smokeless tobacco company with a long tradition and a recognizable brand name. A strong brand name can have lots of associations with high quality‚ revenues‚ soundness‚ growth‚ etc. But‚ this is one of the characteristics that can be like two edged sward. On one side‚ company with long tradition is expected to
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Contents Introduction1 Fundamental Analysis1 Prospect Analysis3 Financial Analysis4 Investment Analysis4 Operating Policy7 Conclusion8 Appendix Introduction Ocean Carrier Inc. owned and operated cape-size dry bulk carriers worldwide. Major Cargo type is iron ore and coal. Vessel sizes are 80‚000 DWT to 210‚000 DWT. Cape-size carriers travel around Cape Horn rather than the Panama Canal due to size constraints. The cargo operations include maintenance‚ repairs‚ insurance‚ supplying of
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A 17- STORY hospital tower with a helipad‚ 1000 doctors trained in multi-disciplinary healthcare and four new health institutes‚ the UST Hospital (USTH) seems not only to have recovered financially‚ but is eager to reach for the stars. But is its P3 billion expansion plan simply too starry-eyed for comfort? Is it too ambitious? Yes‚ according to Dr. Cenon Alfonso‚ president and chief executive officer of USTH. He said that the P3 billion financing for the expansion came from a fixed-term‚ syndicated
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1. What are the benefits of debt for UST? How do you calculate the value of these benefits? Use a corporate tax rate of 38% to value the tax shields. The benefits of debt to UST are to create an interest tax shield. The interest tax shield directly increases the cash flows paid to equity investors. The present value of that interest tax shield increases the market value of UST as a leveraged firm vs. an unleveraged one‚ if they choose to recapitalize. The value of these benefits is calculated
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UST Company UST Company is a retail company located in Hong Kong. This case contains information about the company’s accounting records and activities for 2016. The owner of the company has asked you to use this information to generate the company’s 2016 financial statements according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Requirements: A. Create an accounting equation worksheet for UST Company. This worksheet should include all the accounts listed in the company’s chart of
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business performance and how to better serve clients. The CRM data system developed by RBC could capture millions of daily client transactions; the final goal is to serve the customer at the individual level. This RBC’s vision was confirmed by a study realized in 1997 which revealed that customers wanted banking where they were: Well understood‚ their needs anticipated and their business was valued. In this Environment‚ mass marketing to huge customer segments simply wouldn’t work. In order
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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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