Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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Marriott Corporation : The Cost of Capital( Abridged) (บริษัท Marriott : ต้นทุนของเงินทุน (สรุป) ในเดือนเมษายน 1988 Dan Cohrs รองประธานของโครงการการเงินที่บริษัท Marriott ได้มีการเตรียมตัวแนะนำรายปีสำหรับ Hurdle rates(อัตราส่วนลด)ของแต่ละแผนก 3 แผนก โครงการการลงทุนแต่ละจะถูกคัดเลือกโดยอัตราส่วนลดที่เหมาะสมของ แต่ละแผนก ในปี 1987 Marriott มียอดขายเติบโต 24 % ละ ROE มียอดขาย 22% และรายได้ต่อหุ้นเพิ่มขึ้น 2 เท่า จากเมื่อ4ปีก่อน และกลยุทธ์การดำเนินการมีเป้าหมายตามแนวโน้มนี้ต่อไป
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QUESTION 1 Are the four components of Marriott´s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? With regards to the overall strategy of primarily being a premier growth company‚ we analyze the 4 components as follows: 1. Manage rather than own hotel assets • Marriott developed the projects‚ established long term management contracts consisting of 3% of revenues and 20% of the profits. The assets were then sold to partners. Not owning hotels provided Marriot with greater liquidity
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Simrith Sidhu‚ Amy-Jane Miocevich‚ Jacques Rousset‚ Jing Tao Task One: Marriott uses the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. WACC is calculated using the 1987 financial data provided in the Marriot Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) case study and estimators. WACC = Cost of Equity x (Equity/Debt +Equity) + Cost of Debt x (Debt/(Debt + Equity)) x (1 – Tax Rate) This method is applied for
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Marriott corporation Group -1 Akasha.J Dhivya Priya.R Gayathri.P.A Sadhana.S Srikumaran.M.A Components of Marriott’s Financial Strategy Growth Objective: Is to become the preferred employer and provider in lodging‚ contract services and restaurants‚ and to be the most profitable company in the industry. 1. Manage rather than own hotel assets: Lowers accounting assets on the books thereby increasing the ROA. Sharing of risk that comes from the properties and provide Marriott to operate with
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Marriott Corporation Abstract Marriott Corporation has three divisions – lodging‚ contract services and restaurants – with dissimilar operations. The company uses three separate hurdle rates for the three divisions to value the proposed projects. It is believed that this strategy is more appropriate that using a single firm-wide discount rate because the operations of the three divisions differ drastically. However‚ the company has to ensure that the company uses an appropriate discount rate for
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| Marriott Case | Cost of Capital | | Facts: Dan Cohrs is preparing the annual hurdle rates for the three divisions of Marriot Corporation (Lodging‚ Contracts‚ and Restaurants) which will have a significant impact on the firm’s financial and operating strategies. Marriott’s has been truthful to its operating strategy to remain a premier growth company‚ Marriott’s sales and earnings per share have doubled over the last four years. In 1987 Marriot’s sales rose 24%‚ the return on equity
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Lutz November 30th | [Marriott Case Study] | Professor Triantis | 1. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation based on its target debt-equity ratio? Use a 34% tax rate. WACC = [(E/D+E) * Re] + [(D/D+E) * Rd(1-Tc)] Be = [1 + (1-Tc) d/e]*Ba 1.11 = [1+(1-.34}.41/.59]*Ba Ba = .76098 Using statistics from page four of the assigned case study: Risk Free rate (Rf) = 8.72 % (10yr rate) Rd = Rf + spread Spread = Debt rate premium above gov (1.3%)
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UNIVERSITY MARRIOTT CORPORATION BONDHOLDERS VERSUS EQUITY HOLDERS On October 5‚ 1992‚ Marriott Corporation announced a plan to restructure the company by splitting itself into two parts. The announcement caused immediate and opposite price movements for its stock and its bonds. Stockholders were happy and bondholders were in a furor‚ particularly those that bought a new issue of bonds in April. The Restructuring Plan The two separate companies were to be Marriott International and Host Marriott. The
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