Cox Communications Applied Corporate Finance Contents Executive Summary Background Gannett and other acquisitions: possibilities and constraints of financing Feline PRIDES securities: benefits and costs for Cox Communications Valuation of Gannett’s acquisition Conclusions and recommendations Appendix Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to evaluate an appropriate financing strategy for Cox Communications
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INVESTMENT APPRAISAL One of the key areas of long-term decision-making that firms must tackle is that of investment - the need to commit funds by purchasing land‚ buildings‚ machinery and so on‚ in anticipation of being able to earn an income greater than the funds committed. In order to handle these decisions‚ firms have to make an assessment of the size of the outflows and inflows of funds‚ the lifespan of the investment‚ the degree of risk attached and the cost of obtaining funds. The main stages
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Guillermo Furniture‚ a company that manufactures midgrade and high-end sofas‚ has just hired you as an accountant. The owner‚ Guillermo Navallez‚ has assigned you the tasks of determining which decisions provide the greatest returns. Resources: Guillermo Furniture Scenario and Data Sheets Read the Guillermo Furniture Scenario and review the Guillermo Furniture Data Sheets on your student Web site. Enter your name in cell A3 of the Income Information tab in the Guillermo Furniture
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11 - 1 11 - 2 Choosing the Optimal Capital Budget Finance theory says to accept all positive NPV projects. Two problems can occur when there is not enough internally generated cash to fund all positive NPV projects: Increasing Marginal Cost of Capital Externally raised capital can have large flotation costs‚ which increase the cost of capital. Investors often perceive large capital budgets as being risky‚ which drives up the cost of capital. (More...) An increasing marginal
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overall‚ Arundel predicts to profit from this idea. If we use straight PV analysis of all the movies‚ by using the PV of Inflow at Yr4 and PV of Negative cost at Yr3‚ we can calculate the NPV of each movie at Yr0. Since the total NPV for all 6 studios is negative‚ we will not purchase all the sequel rights if we use this simple NPV analysis. However‚ MCA Universal and TCFOX have positive NPV’s and hence we are willing to pay up to $4.47M for each sequel of MCA Universal and $6.08M for each sequel of
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New Heritage Doll Case Lauren Knausenberger 1. Which of the two projects create more value? In order to determine which of the two projects create more value‚ we must calculate NPV based on the assumptions relevant to the decision. The table below shows the NPV for the two product lines given discount rates of 7.7% (low risk)‚ 8.4% (medium risk)‚ and 9.0% (high risk). The Match My Doll Clothing line is currently rated as a medium risk project with 8.4% cost of capital. Given Emily’s
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maintain capital equal to 14% of loans. So Net borrowing = (1-14%)* amount disbursed – amount disbursed‚ and Net new borrowing is the difference between this quarter’s Net borrowing and previous quarter’s Net borrowing. We also calculate the cash flow to equity (annual). Then NPV these data‚ (use the discount rate and terminal growth rate) we have the total value of the branch. The difference between Total Value (quarter) and Total Value (annual) is acceptable. We verify the determinants of the value
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will return 13.50 million dollars for 5 years in net cash flows. The ratio of debt to equity is 1 to 1. The cost of equity is 13%‚ the cost of debt is 9%‚ and the tax rate is 34%. What is the NPV of the project? (10 points) WACC = .5*13+.5*9*(1-.34) = 9.47% PMT = 13‚500‚000‚ i=9.47%‚ n=5‚ PV = ?; NPV = PV – 72‚000‚000 = -20‚123‚870.16 4. TXI Corporation is a holding company with four main subsidiaries. The percentage of its business coming from each of the subsidiaries‚ and their respective
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Chapter #19‚ Quizz Quizz‚ Chapter 19 1.Calculate the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for Federated Junkyards of America‚ using the following information: • Debt: $75‚000‚000 book value outstanding. The debt is trading at 90 percent of par. The yield to maturity is 9 percent. • Equity: 2‚500‚000 shares selling at $42 per share. Assume the expected rate of return on Federated’s stock is 18 percent. • Taxes: Federated’s marginal tax rate is Tc = .35 What are the key assumptions
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Contents Introduction1 Fundamental Analysis1 Prospect Analysis3 Financial Analysis4 Investment Analysis4 Operating Policy7 Conclusion8 Appendix Introduction Ocean Carrier Inc. owned and operated cape-size dry bulk carriers worldwide. Major Cargo type is iron ore and coal. Vessel sizes are 80‚000 DWT to 210‚000 DWT. Cape-size carriers travel around Cape Horn rather than the Panama Canal due to size constraints. The cargo operations include maintenance‚ repairs‚ insurance‚ supplying of
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