9-204-109 REV: OCTOBER 23‚ 2006 MIHIR DESAI Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES In June 2003‚ Rob Venerus‚ director of the newly created Corporate Analysis & Planning group at The AES Corporation‚ thumbed through the five-inch stack of financial results from subsidiaries and considered the breadth and scale of AES. In the 12 years since it had gone public‚ AES had become a leading independent supplier of electricity in the world with more than $33 billion in assets
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What are the primary strengths and weakness of the current system? How should the performance of such a system be evaluated? The capital budgeting system at Stryker Corporation made use of formalized CER forms by which individual divisions within Stryker documented the goals for revenue‚ operating profit and cash flow across in a way that were deliverable and consistent with global corporate targets. The CER system is a rigorous one requiring thorough documentation before the divisions obtain
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the syllabus for examples.The points for each question are listed in parentheses at the start of the question‚ and the total points for the entire assignment adds up to 100. You are strongly encouraged to use spreadsheets. Refer to Note on Sample Cash Flow Template. Question 1 (5 points) The project with the highest IRR is always the project with the highest NPV. Your Answer | | Score | Explanation | True | | | | False | ✔ | 5.00 | Correct. Try now to sort this out in different contexts
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT and its ANALYSIS Cash flow statement • A cash flow statement presents information about the cash flows associated with the company’s main operations and those associated with its investing and financing activities of the period • A cash flow statement functions in conjunction with both the income statement (performance dimension) and the balance sheet (financial position) • IAS 7 Cash Flow Statements Statement of Cash Flows • Provides information about cash inflows and outflows
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CHAPTER 12: CASH FLOW ESTIMATION AND RISK ANALYSIS 1. Because of improvements in forecasting techniques‚ estimating the cash flows associated with a project has become the easiest step in the capital budgeting process. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 2. Estimating project cash flows is generally the most important‚ but also the most difficult‚ step in the capital budgeting process. Methodology‚ such as the use of NPV versus IRR‚ is important‚ but less so than obtaining a reasonably accurate estimate
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preparing a statement of cash flows‚ the term cash is broadly defined to include both cash and cash equivalents. Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposit with banks. Cash equivalents consist of short term‚ highly liquid investments such as treasury bills‚ commercial paper‚ and money market funds. Such investments are made solely for the purpose of generating a return on funds that are temporary idle. Instead of simply holding cash‚ most companies invest their excess cash reserves in these types
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Financial Analyst Date: 10/5/13 Re: Corporate Financial Position/Statement of Cash Flows I have been charged to examine the Financial Statements of Carpino Company for the purpose of providing an objective opinion regarding organizational capacity to generate sufficient cash to continue as a going concern. Toward that end‚ I have examined financial statements and have prepared the attached Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended January 31‚ 2007. I am pleased to inform Carpino Company stockholders
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CORPORATE LIQUIDITY‚ CASH FLOW SENSITIVITY‚ AND INVESTMENT DECISION Written by: Destria Kurnianti 10/309731/PEK/15164 Ratified on 18 Januari 2012 Supervisor Prof. Marwan Asri‚ MBA‚ Ph.D INTRODUCTION Modigliani and Miller (1958)‚ in a perfect market conditions there is no relationship between investment decisions and financing decisions. Although the assumption of perfect markets is eliminated‚ the separation between investment decisions and financing
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Chapter 9 Cost of Capital 1. What is the WACC? a. Weighted Average Cost of Capital- most firms employ different types of capital‚ and because of their differences in risk‚ the difference securities have different required rates of return. Typically=debt‚ preferred stock and common equity. 2. What precautions must we take when measuring the WACC to use for capital budgeting decisions (future investment)? b. The company’s current and recent past book and market value structures
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the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis and its applicability in today’s business world SEMINAR PAPER Table of contents page 1. Introduction...............................................................................................................3 1.1 1.2 2. The importance of business valuation ..................................................................3 Key indicators covered in this seminar paper .......................................................4 The Discounted Cash Flow
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