Finance Director Fleetwood Enterprise considering recommending a large share repurchase on the board. Fleetwood in the core business, industrial housing and recreational vehicles are very sensitive to the business cycle and the oil price. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the stock price Fleetwood fell more than 20%, but Fleetwood appears strong enough to survive a serious downturn and buy a large stake. Designed to enable a thorough analysis of the basic capital structure, dividend payments and share repurchases theories within a large firms face a potential crisis and valuable opportunity. "Hide
by Timothy A. Luehrman, William A. Teichner Source: Harvard Business School 15 pages. Publication Date: June 19, 1992. Prod. #: 293013-PDF-ENG