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Case 2 Questions - UST.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC X File Edit View Window Help Home Tools Case 2 Questions - ... (? Sign In T 1 /3 + 57% do Share Managerial Finance - FIN 320 Case Study 2 - UST Due 11/07/2019 at the beginning of class Learning Objectives & Instructions For this case you will analyze the proposed levered-recapitalization of UST Inc. using an APV type model. The case is set around December 1998. During this time period UST's board of directors is considering borrowing up to $1 billion through a bond issuance in order to repurchase shares. You will examine whether this transaction will ultimately be to the benefit of UST's shareholders. All of the information you require to solve this case is provided in the course packet (see syllabus). Please read the entire case study in the course packet carefully and examine the exhibits of the case closely before attempting to answer the questions below. Some of the information you require is contained in the text, other information is contained in the exhibits. You might have to read the case study several times to make sure you have all the information that you need. You may work on this case study independently or in groups of up to five students. If you work in groups, please only hand in one copy of your write-up per group and make sure to list the full names of all your group members. You will hand in a type-written copy of your write-up at the beginning of class on the due date. The first page should have the title "FIN 320 - UST Case" and list your full name(s). I will not accept late submissions, hand-written submissions, or submissions by email. Please follow the following additional instructions when completing the case: Assume that cash flows occur annually. In other words, you do not need to make a midyear adjustment. If UST proceeds with the transaction it will issue a 20-year bond with a face value of $1 billion. Interest payments on the bond will be made with annual frequency. UST will not make any principal payments while the bond is outstanding, but will repay the bond in full after 20 years. Assume a marginal corporate tax rate of 40% for UST. Assume that Free Operating Cash Flow (in the exhibits) is similar to the definition of free cash flow that we have been using throughout this course. Assume that Fund Flow is defined as Funds from Operations in Exhibit 8. All cash that UST currently has on its balance sheet is excess cash. Assume that there are no personal taxes for investors and that only corporate taxes matter for the valuation. Please make your tables fit on one page. Choosing a slightly smaller font size as well as Word's "Auto Fit to Page" feature can help you with this. Additionally, you may present the tables in landscape format if necessary. If your write-up has several pages, please staple them together. If you can not make it to class on the due date for some reason you may drop off a copy of your write-up at my office before the due date. O Type here to search P 34% 4:21 PM 11/6/2019Case 2 Questions - UST.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC X File Edit View Window Help Home Tools Case 2 Questions - ... (? Sign In X @ 2 /3 + 57% do Share Question 1 - General Overview In class we discussed the trade-off theory of debt financing. Trade-off theory highlights that taking on debt financing can increase firm value through increased tax shields and agency benefits, but that taking on too much debt might decrease firm value because of distress costs or agency costs. Briefly discuss how the proposed transaction might affect the value of UST from the following two perspectives: . Present value of tax shields . Present value of distress costs Hint: I am not looking for a valuation here just a brief description of why or why not you believe the transaction will affect the value of UST based on your reading of the case. Question 2 - Analysis of UST vs. Competition Using data from Exhibit 5 of the case calculate the Interest Coverage Ratio (Interest Expense) for the following firms as of 1998 by completing a table similar to the one below. Also, add the credit rating for each firm. Does there appear to be a relationship between credit ratings and the interest coverage ratio? EBIT (in $ mn) Int. Expense (in S mn) EBIT/Interest Expense Credit Rating UST Inc. Philip Morris North Atlantic Trading Co. RJR Nabisco Holdings DiMon Inc. Standard Commercial Universal Corp Question 3 - Estimate the Credit Rating for UST In order to apply an APV type model we will need to estimate the interest tax shields that are a result of the new bond issuance. Therefore, we will need to have an estimate of the cost of debt that UST would face if it moved forward with this transaction. To estimate the cost of debt, begin by estimating the credit rating UST would get if it moves forward with the transaction. To do this, first calculate the following financial ratios for UST after it issues the new bonds using the data in Exhibits 5 and 8. Then using the data in Exhibit 8 to estimate the bond rating you would give UST based on these three ratios. Hint: you can use the data for 1998 but you must adjust the ratios for the new amount of debt UST will take on as a result of issuing the new bonds. Financial Ratios Implied Bond Rating Fund Flow/Total Debt (in %) Free operating cash flow/Total Debt (%) Operating income/Sales (%) O Type here to search L P 34% 4:21 PM 11/6/2019Case 2 Questions - UST.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC X File Edit View Window Help Home Tools Case 2 Questions - ... (? Sign In X @ 3 /3 + 57% do Share Question 4 - Estimate the Cost of Debt for UST's New Bonds Based on the credit rating that you estimated for UST in question 3, estimate the cost of debt for UST's new bonds using the bond yields for 20-year bonds in Exhibit 8. Be sure to tell me which bond you are picking and why. Question 5 - Estimate the Present Value of Tax Shields Associated with the New Bonds Estimate the present value of the tax shields associated with issuing the 20-year bonds for this transaction VJ = >20 Interest Expense Tax Rate (1+rp)' Hint: you can simplify your calculations by using an annuity formula. Question 6 - Estimate the Repurchase Price Assume that the share price before the transaction is $34.88 and that there are 185.5 million shares outstanding before the transaction. What is the share price at which UST will conduct the share repurchase? O Type here to search W L P Y 34% 4:21 PM 11/6/2019