1. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriott has defined a clear financial strategy containing four elements. To determine the cost of capital‚ which also acted as hurdle rate for investment decision‚ cost of capital estimates were generated from each of the three business divisions; lodging‚ contract services and restaurants. Each division estimates its cost of capital based on: Debt Capacity Cost of Debt Cost of Equity All of the above are
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Cost of Equity: For the risk-free rate‚ we decided to use the 30-year old Treasury yield‚ which is currently 4.6%. We believe it is important to match the time horizon when comparing financial assets. Given that stocks have essentially an endless time horizon‚ the 30-year Treasury seems a more reasonable asset by which to compare stocks. 1-month Treasury Bills‚ for instance‚ are comparable to safety-deposit boxes‚ which are completely safe‚ but cannot ever yield a return. It’s highly likely that
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1. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that management of publicly traded companies: report on the adequacy of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. use investment centers to evaluate top managers. compensate managers with fixed compensation plans only. eliminate stock options for managerial compensation. 2. In general‚ there is a direct relationship between the quality of the information provided to managers and the quality of decisions
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HRM/531 Human Capital Management University of Phoenix February 01‚ 2010 Career development plan part- IV Compensation February 1‚ 2010 To: Human Resources Manager From: Chandan Gulati Re: Compensation Proposal for Sales Team. The purpose of this proposal is the new compensation plan for our sales team. The new compensation plan should be such that it benefits the company and the employees. “Compensation includes both financial and non financial rewards. Financial rewards include direct
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL 1. Calculate the current cost of capital of Secure and Safe on a weighted average basis Capital structure Type Details $50‚000‚000 bonds 5.5% coupon $20‚000‚000 preferred stock Par value $50 per share Dividend $2.75 per share p.a $25‚000‚000 book value of common stock Cost of capital is 12% Firm’s marginal tax rate is 30%. Cost of debt (issuance of bonds) According to the book Finance for Managers (2015)‚ we get the real cost of debt by taking out the tax liability
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Employer branding Branding is absolutely important because it represent company image and reputation to public and needless to say prospective hires. (Minchington‚ 2005) defines employer brand as “The image of your organization as a great place to work”. (Mckinsey‚ 2005) survey and analysis suggest that many organization focus solely on job details functionality when comes to brand themself in such a way as to promote company‟s products and services is not relevant and competitive anymore‚ at the
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History Of Motorcycles And The Automobile Industries Marketing Essay Automobile is one of the largest industries in global market. Being the leader in product and process technologies in the manufacturing sector‚ it has been recognized as one of the drivers of economic growth. During the last decade‚ well directed efforts have been made to provide a new look to the automobile policy for realizing the sector’s full potential for the economy. Steps like abolition of licensing‚ removal of quantitative
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GLOBALIZING THE COST OF CAPITAL AND CAPITAL BUDGETING AT AES 1. How would you evaluate the capital budgeting method used historically by AES? 2. If you implemented the methodology suggested by Venerus‚ what would be the range of discount rates one would use around the world? 3. Does this make sense as a way to do capital budgeting? 4. How big a value difference does this new approach make to the Pakistan project? 5. How do these cost of capital modifications translate into changed probabilities
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Executive summary In this report we focus on Nike’s Inc. Cost of Capital and its financial importance for the company and future investors. The management of Nike Inc. addresses issues both on top-line growth and operating performance. The company’s cost of capital is a critical element in such decisions and it is important to estimate precisely the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). In our analysis‚ we examine why WACC is important in decision making and we show how WACC for Nike Inc. is
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property both for sale through DRTV and the retail market and sourcing for low cost production costs. In addition‚ there are no obvious loopholes in their business model. They have a proven product that provides a solution to a large market of dissatisfied customers. Also‚ they are maintaining 400% margins by selling through infomercials and websites direct to customers‚ therefore avoiding marketing and packaging costs associated with retail distribution. However‚ like every start-up company‚ there
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