Q5. As Mr. John Richman, Chairman and CEO of Kraft, what should you do next?
It’s funny as we can see from our valuation estimates that Kraft itself has undervalued its price. Nevertheless, its rejection of Philip Morris’ offer of $90 per share and the simultaneous plan of restructuring, suggests the long term value strategy. As Mr. Richman once points out, their long term strategy has been working, but frustratingly the stock market has been undervaluing companies like Kraft, who sacrifice short-term profit in order to invest in long term growth.
Now, Kraft has a restructuring plan which is highly leveraged. This may put off potential acquirers from targeting Kraft. But at the same time, it will require enormous efforts from the employees of Kraft to make the plan work as per their expectations. Debt service becomes utmost important for Kraft with the new capital structure.
Along with all this Mr. Richman cannot ignore the major restructuring and reevaluation happening in the food industry. These things would put serious challenge in the future, in term of size, even for Kraft which has several known brands in the market. Hence, any bid in excess of $132 per share should be accepted by Kraft, with an objective to improve the wealth of shareholders.
Q5. As Mr. John Richman, Chairman and CEO of Kraft, what should you do next?It’s funny as we can see from our valuation estimates that Kraft itself has undervalued its price. Nevertheless, its rejection of Philip Morris’ offer of $90 per share and the simultaneous plan of restructuring, suggests the long term value strategy. As Mr. Richman once points out, their long term strategy has been working, but frustratingly the stock market has been undervaluing companies like Kraft, who sacrifice short-term profit in order to invest in long term growth.Now, Kraft has a restructuring plan which is highly leveraged. This may put off potential acquirers from targeting Kraft. But at the same time, it will require enormous efforts from the employees of Kraft to make the plan work as per their expectations. Debt service becomes utmost important for Kraft with the new capital structure. Along with all this Mr. Richman cannot ignore the major restructuring and reevaluation happening in the food industry. These things would put serious challenge in the future, in term of size, even for Kraft which has several known brands in the market. Hence, any bid in excess of $132 per share should be accepted by Kraft, with an objective to improve the wealth of shareholders.
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