ANALYSIS OF USEC Inc.‚ Prepared For: Dr. Doina Chichernea BUAD 6200 SPRING 2011 The University of Toledo APRIL 21‚ 2011 Executive Summary USEC is the world’s leading supplier of enriched Uranium to nuclear power plants. Due to the expiration of long term energy cost savings contracts‚ USEC is examining the possibility of taking on a new project called the American Centrifuge Project. This project will utilize a different process for Uranium enrichment‚ which is the core business process
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Executive Summary We found the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott as a whole to be 9.68%. The divisions of Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants had WACCs of 8.14%‚ 13.33%‚ and 9.63% respectively. The only variable between these divisions that remains consistent is the tax rate. Marriott has a target rate for each of the divisions’ capital structures‚ which affects their debt and equity betas. Also‚ there are stark differences between the betas in the segments‚ as well as the
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Bus M 401 Dixon Case Estimate of WACC for Collinsville Plant The WACC for Collinsville‚ according to our estimations‚ came up to about 16.22% (Exhibit I). We took the average of the unlevered betas of comparable companies‚ 0.91‚ and relevered it according to Dixon’s target capital structure. Dixon’s 5-year historical debt ratio was 27.5%‚ but this approach would not be reliable due to its steep downturn debt ratio from 51% in 1975 to 6% in 1979. Thus‚ we thought that the best estimate of the
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2007 (4.98%) as the risk free rate in the 2007 WACC calculations. The reason is that majority of large firms and financial analysts report using long-term yields for bonds to determine the risk-free rate. Rf=0.0498 2. Cost of debt‚ which is determined by adding the spread to Treasury (1.62%) to the rate of 30-year treasury bonds in 2007. Rd=0.0498+0.0162=0.066 3. Cost of equity‚ the EMRP (5%) and D/E (59.3%) was taken out of the context of the case. βa=Equity Beta/(1+D/E)= 1.25/(1+0.593)= 0
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CAPITAL BUDGETING CASE STUDY: Bridgehampton Shores Inn: Mutually Exclusive Project Comparison Finance 203 – Managerial Finance Dr. Anoop Rai Fall 2012 Capital Budgeting Case Study: Bridgehampton Shores Inn: Mutually Exclusive Spa Projects Introduction Bridgehampton Shores is an Inn located on the Eastern Inn of Long Island. It typically caters to families looking to vacation in the area and take advantage of all the East End has
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pay for every dollar it finances. Basically‚ the WACC is the minimum required return that the company must earn to satisfy its creditors‚ owners‚ and other providers of capital‚ or they will invest in another company that has higher returns. In this case‚ I will first address the issues with Cohen’s calculation‚ and then analyze an new WACC to decide whether we should invest in Nike Inc. Many issues should be addressed regarding Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation. First‚ to calculate the debt cost of
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AIRTHREAD CASE Develop a projection of debt-free FCF for AirThread using the information provided in the case. Estimate a terminal value considering both the GG model and an exit EBITDA approach. Explain how you calculated g for the GGM. Also explain your final choice of terminal value. Develop a WACC for the acquisition. Assume an industry average D/E ratio. Do not use a private company discount as discussed on page 7. Calculate the value of Airthread operating assets based on the
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better served with the tax or other benefits that additional leverage would provide. In addition‚ this option could be a signal to the financial markets that MCI is trying to change their capital structure to move closer to their minimum WACC. As we know‚ minimizing WACC will maximize a firm’s value. The second option‚ open market repurchase‚ would likely send the message that MCI feels the stock is undervalued. However‚ the price of the stock would not likely rise as much as it would under a fixed
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TEXTBOOK CASE STUDY (GROUP) Copy the Case Number and title of your case here (delete this instruction before finalizing your file/report) Use this template to type and submit your assignment (delete this instruction before finalizing your file/report) MGT 3020-3 (delete: List group members alphabetically) First name (degree) (matric)‚ First name (degree) (matric)‚* First name (degree) (matric)‚ First name (degree) (matric)‚ First name (degree) (matric)‚ First name (degree) (matric) *group
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section 10.9 Adjusting the Cost of Capital for Risk. Safeco Company and Risco Inc are identical in size and capital structure. However‚ the riskiness of their assets and cash flows are somewhat different‚ resulting in Safeco having a WACC of 10% and Risco a 12% WACC. Safeco is considering Project X‚ which has an IRR of 10.5% and is of the same risk as a typical Safeco project. Risco is considering Project Y‚ which has an IRR of 11.5% and is of the same risk as a typical Risco project.
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