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MINI CASE ANALYSIS # 2
Tuxedo Air
Sapideh Ziaey
Sunday May 14 th , 2017
BUSI 2093 Introduction to Managerial Finance
Audrey Lowrie

Mini Case Analysis #2 2
The owners of Tuxedo Air - Mark Taylor and Jack Rodwell, have decided to expand their
operations ad thus, have instructed their newly hired financial analyst, Ed Cowan, to enlist an
underwriter to help sell $35 million in new 10-year bonds to finance construction for the
expansion (Ross, Westerfield, Jordan, & Biktimirov, 2016). Ed, has begun discussions with
Suzanne Lenglen, an underwriter from the firm of Raines and Warren, about which bond features
Tuxedo Air should consider and what coupon rate the issue will likely have, to best serve their
goals of expansion (Ross, et al., 2016).
Define the problem
Although Ed is aware of the bond features, he is however, uncertain about the costs and
benefits of some features, so he isn’t sure how each feature would affect the coupon rate of the
bond issue (Ross, et al., 2016). Therefore, Suzanne has asked her assistant to prepare a memo to
Ed describing the effect of each of the following bond features on the coupon rate of the bond.
In addition, she has asked her assistant to list any advantages or disadvantages of each of the
following features:
1. The security of the bond—that is, whether the bond has collateral.
2. The seniority of the bond.
3. The presence of a sinking fund.
4. A call provision with specified call dates and call prices.
5. A deferred call accompanying the call provision.
6. A Canada plus call provision.
7. Any positive covenants. Also, discuss several possible positive covenants Tuxedo Air
might consider.
8. Any negative covenants. Also, discuss several possible negative covenants Tuxedo Air
might consider.
9. A conversion feature (note that Tuxedo Air is not a publicly traded company).
10. A floating-rate coupon (Ross, et al., 2016).

Mini Case Analysis #2 3
The memorandum written to Ed by Suzanne’s assistant can be seen in the appendix in fig
1. The problem lies with Ed and the underwriter Suzanne, using the information provided by
Suzanne assistants’ memo, they must decide, which bond will yield the highest returns that will
help the company pay for the construction of the new expansion project.
Alternative Solutions to the Problem
Ed, and Suzanne must decide, which bond features will yield the highest returns. There
choices are as follows, security of the bond i.e. with or without collateral, seniority of the bond, a
sinking fund, a call provision with specified call dates and call prices, a deferred call, a Canada
plus call provision, any positive covenants, other possible positive covenants, any negative
covenants, other possible negative covenants, a conversion feature, and a floating-rate coupon.