What should Collyns recommend?
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Table of Contents 1. What is going on at CPK? What decisions does Susan Collyns face? In what ways can she facilitate the success of CPK? What do you recommend? 3 2. Using the scenarios in case Exhibit 9, what role does leverage play in affecting the return on equity (ROE) for CPK? 5 3. Is the capital structure decisions relevant for maximizing the shareholders’ value? What is the ratio of debt-to-equity that maximizes the shareholder’s value? Why should the stockholders care about maximizing firm value? Shouldn’t they be interested in strategies that maximize shareholder value only? 7 Distribution of Shares Between Controlling & Non-Controlling Shareholders 8 Distribution of Shares Between Controlling & Non-Controlling Shareholders After Buyback 9 4. How does debt add value to CPK? 9 5. What is the case for not doing the recapitalization? 10 Sources of cash = NOPAT + Net new debt 10 Growth in total capital = ROC + Change in D/TC – Payments/TC 11 6. What should Collins recommend? 11