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Introduction:
Problem Statement:
The $ 1.5 billion that RJR had funded include $500 million amount that came from
cash and the remaining fund was financed through the bank borrowings and
commercial paper. RJR had issued in 1884 because these borrowings added to the
debt part of the company that brought the debt rating down to A. The remaining
amount of financing and $1.2 billion of 12 year notes that needed to be fund is the
problem that the company was facing.
Case Analysis:
The report contains the difficulties that are faced by the company.
Eurodollar bonds:
Eurobond is the straightest method which had the all-in-cost (IRR) of 10.59%. This
calculated IRR consists of the cash flows that includes price of 100.125% , the
investment banking fee of 1.875% and the annual coupon of 10.125%. This cost of
10.59% against the U.S treasure was not a bad deal.
Euroyen bonds:
Euroyen bond made only sense when it was combined with some of the heading
tool as RJR would not have significant exposure. Euroyen bond combination with
hedging toll can be done in two ways:
a)
Forward contracts:
These contacts arrange through a dealer such as Nikko securities. Forward contacts
are used to hedge the exposure of yen for RJR and to overcome the issues of
Euroyen that occurred in the cash flows of yen and dollar. RJR initial cash inflows
are converted using offer rate and interest and principal outflows are calculated
using the bid rate (exhibit 8),
The all-in-cost (IRR) of forward contact in dollar is 10.64% and 6.769% in yen.
Swap contracts:
Swap contacts are arranged by MGL, where MGL offers yen dollar currency swap.
To RJR, MGL pays 7.1% in yen in return for $ LIBOR, another swap done by
MGL with RFR where they pay $LIBOR to RJR in return for the fixed dollar cash
flow at 10.92% from MGL. MGL pays fixed 7.1% yen to RJR and receives fixed
dollars at 10.92% from RJR.
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Reynolds has significant portion of the funding for its acquisition of Nabisco in
offshore bond markets. Morgan Guaranty suggested the yen / dollar dual currency
Eurobonds, which can be covered in dollars. This structure is compared with the
Eurodollar bonds, Euroyen bonds, bonds and Euroyen places or hedged into
dollars. Hide
on W. Carl Kester, William Allen Source: Harvard Business School 14 pages.
Publication Date: January 6, 1987. Prod. #: 287057-PDF-ENG