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Re: Distressed Credit Overview - Valuation questions
1) Capital Structure a) Bank debt usually falls on the top box, Senior Debt (Revolver and Term Loans) b) Senior Debt can be secured OR unsecured. Nothing to do with SPV at all. Correct, Senior Debt usually does include bank debt and not usually bonds, especially the way we are listing it here. 2) V... Read More
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RE: Complex Trading Comps Analysis Treatment of gross profit
No we have not incorrectly stated TGT's Gross Profit. The traditional accounting definition of Gross Profit is Total Revenue less COGS. But forgetting about accounting definition for a second, intuitively, COGS is a raw material. The raw materials for Credit Card Revenues is Interest Expense; hence,... Read More
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Re: Questions on basic Accretion/Dilution model
We think Hamilton's explanation in the M&A Deal Structuring video is easier - if you understand Stock PE breakeven (which you do), then just understand that opportunity cost can be expressed as either a ratio or a funding cost.
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Re: Dividend decision before debt amortization
yes, normally, a cash flow sweep would be built to determine %age of excess cash goes to paying down debt first (i.e. discretionary payments on term loan and revolver) and then to equity dividends.
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Re: Growth Initiatives Bolt On
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Re: M&A Cash Purchase Question
If the company is using cash from its balance sheet, then the accounting procedure would be simple in the M&A model by adjusting the cash with assets being purchased (depending upon which method of acquisition accounting is being used - equity method or consolidated method)....If the company is ... Read More
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RE: Complex Trading Comps Analysis: Additional TGT adjustments
The $7MM expense for amounts to retired executives is a normal, ordinary and recurring expense and thus, not to be adjusted out. Even though we don't want execs to be retiring every year, you cannot simply adjust out everything => this is indeed a normal part of business and not non-recurring. It... Read More
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Re: Core Model DCF - terminal cashflow
Sorry, to clarify, it is supposed to be Tax-Effected EBIT not just EBIT.
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Re: Ability to Pay Analysis
This analysis doesn't require the Acquiror's information. Think back to your other set of accretion/diultion q&a. You want to calculate the point at which the additional target net income added is offset by the interest expense paid to fund the deal (in cash which is funded via debt borrowings o... Read More
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