Susan Collyns has several decisions that need to be made. Her two primary issues are how to finance expansion and the firm’s most appropriate capital structure. The focus of this analysis will be on the change in capital structure through the repurchase of shares at today’s market price of $22.10. The effect of the repurchase will be analyzed from an EBIT breakeven, ROE, EPS, Cost of Capital, and stock price perspective. It should be noted that there is an $85 million cost to fund further expansion of their full service restaurants. This is a known expense that will have to be financed by issuing equity or
leveraging the company by taking on debt.