Studies in securities

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Identifikator:: 1757542078

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-134903

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Studies in securities

Edition:: Revised

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: Jas. J. Oliphant & Co.

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: 81 S.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chicago & North Western Ry.

Collection:: Economics Books

JAS. H. OLIPHANT & CO. Under conservative guidance Chicago & North Western Ry. in twenty years ending 1917 earned $244,000,000, paid $171,000,000 preferred and common dividends, and sold at par over $106,- 000,000 common stock, accounting for a strong capital structure which an addition of $125,573,000 to funded debt since 1917 has not at all seriously impaired. Present capitalization is $327,524. - 000 funded debt, $22,395,000 7% participating preferred stock, and $156.743.000 common stock. This excellent property seemed to lose heart in the post-war stress, earning for the common stock nothing in 1921, 5% in 1922, 4.9% in 1923, and 4.2% in 1924. Early in 1925 some important changes in management were made with perhaps initial effect in 6.3% earnings in 1925 and 6.9% in 1926. Common stock on which earnings applied last year included $11,- 587,000 issued in exchange for Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. stock of which the remaining minority may be all acquired by issuing $3,673,000 additional. Since 1883 North Western had owned 50% or $14,920,000 of ‘‘Omaha’’ stocks and, with the remainder secured, a merger is due to follow. An imme- diate reason is to accomplish the refunding of $40,000,000 Omaha 5% and 6% bonds in 1930 under the cloak of North Western credit. This coming North Western system would compare well in many respects with the model Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, as follows, 1926 figures expressed per mile: Siock ....r- Funded Debt ..... Operating Revenues Operating Expenses . Miles, first main track . . 2A, Miles, additional track ... 1.346 N. W Svstem ~&iv L410 ~817 01-4 C.,.B. &Q. $18,167 22,298 “7,154 2,384 "404 1.097 The difference in operating costs is one susceptible to correction. Combined earnings in recent years would have varied little from actual results for North Western common, but up to 1917 the Omaha regularly earned above $2,000,000 comparative with barely $800,000 in the two years past, and in time the advantage should prove important. Itself in turn North Western appears destined for linking with Union Pacific. The traffic interchange of the two is suggestively out of proportion to the 3% stock interest Union Pacific has held for years. Intrinsic value about $190 for Chicago & North Western Ry. com- mon shares as indicated by Government valuation at minimum 1914 unit costs, shows the market price to be low still, provided carning power is to be re-established. Expenses were 78.1% of 1321

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