Cpk Pizza Case

Issuing additional debt to finance the company expansion would worsen the company’s debt ratio as it is already more than average. The company envisions to be profitable by raising capital from existing stockholders by issuing common stock through rights offering.

similar to that of share buyback, the number of new shares outstanding will reduce; thus,

Leverage can increase a firm’s expected earnings per share. An argument is that by doing so, leverage should also increase the firm’s stock price. Because BBBY

This paper provides a summary of our analysis of the data obtained for 60 Crusty Dough Pizza Company restaurants. We compared 16 pizza store characteristics to monthly profit in order to determine the best indicators of success. The results of this analysis may be used to determine the store services and attributes that have the most bearing on profitably.

The stock market prices and value vary day to day as a result of market forces. This means that stocks and shares prices change as result of supply and demand of goods and services. The stock market influences the financial decision making of companies. Therefore, it is important to follow said shares as well as others that might affect stocks of interest. Price vary accordingly with demand and supply, that is, if there is a higher demand then prices increases, whereas, if supply is higher than demand, stock prices decreases.

At the end of 2007, Panera Bread Company was in an unfamiliar position where taking out debt was a necessary action to gain funding. Raising prices would be an option to help with the deteriorating margins, but there is fear that this move will slow the growth of the company. Other options, such as lowering the quality of food, would go against Panera’s fundamental goal of serving high quality food. At this time, Panera is in a position where it needs to repurchase stock. The $75 million buy-back should help give confidence to their shareholders. However, to accomplish their growth goals and stock repurchase, Panera will require external funding for the first time.

Shareholder’s equity would be lower than that shown in 1982 ($318,000) because the company has to pay off interest and principal for many loans. There will be little money left for shareholder’s equity.

Since firms incur the re-purchase option by offering $20 cash for each stock bought back, the number of outstanding shares will be reduced. The Earnings per share will increase leading to an increased stock price.

Market research denotes a systematic and an objective collection as well as analysis of data regarding a certain target market. This is inclusive of the level of competition and the environment. Market research plays a significant role in gaining an increased understanding of the issue under scrutiny. The importance of market research when implementing a new business strategy cannot be ignored. This is particularly important if a business wants to establish new operating locations as a diversification strategy. Therefore, it is important that when implementing the geographical expansion plan, Shake Shack should conduct effective research. Effective market research needs to be grounded on such factors such as the geographical location of the new operational area, population and target consumers.

The pizza market can be very lucrative, therefore it is very competitive. There are low barriers to entry for this market because there is

operates 25 years’ history. Compared to Chuck E Cheese, Inc. and California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.,

The number of shares outstanding will remain the same and thus, the only change in the equity side of the balance sheets for the next three years will be the change in the amount of retained earnings. This change will be equal to the net income of the company for last year because the company will not pay a dividend.

In July of 2007, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), a casual dining pizzeria started in California by co-owners Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax, was faced with the decision to invest in a stock repurchase program. Led by Chief Financial Officer Susan Collyns, the financial team of CPK was reviewing the preliminary results for the second quarter to determine if the stock repurchase program would provide a significant financial leverage for the company. The goal was to determine if the company can maintain the necessary financial stability to meet the expected growth trajectory for 2008 while utilizing debt

There are two ways of increasing capital, (1) using debt and (2) issuing new shares. For profitable companies sometimes it is cheaper to use debt instead of issuing new shares since cost of debt is tax shielded. In this case company didn’t have any debt in past which means less default risk, it will affect total value in a positive way. It will decrease the taxes paid and increase net income, accordingly share values.

The market studies consisting of the forecast of the estimated demand show that the pizza