CHAPTER 12 QUESTIONS 12-1 Operating leverage affects EBIT and‚ through EBIT‚ EPS. Financial leverage generally has no effect on EBIT—it only affects EPS‚ given EBIT. 12-2 Because Firm A has a higher fixed operating costs‚ its operating income will change by a greater percentage than Firm B’s operating income if sales change. Firm A has a higher degree of operating leverage than Firm B. 12-3 If sales tend to fluctuate widely‚ then cash flows and the ability to service fixed charges
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skills Ensure understanding of the course material Provide hands-on experience with Excel It will cover three broad areas of study: Financial statements analysis and forecasting‚ and free cash flow valuation of the firm Capital budgeting Cost of capital‚ leverage and capital structure policy You will demonstrate your proficiency in each area via three exams and three case analyses (using Excel). This course provides an intensive introduction to corporate financial decision-making and will prepare
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Power cost (per KWH) growth is 12%‚ per annum Plant Life is 10 years Pg 3‚ HBS 9-280-102 Plant Salvage Value is zero Pg 1‚ Assessed work Sheet EBIT is flat after 1984 Pg 1‚ Assessed work Sheet Capital Expenditures: $600‚000 per annum after 1984 Net Working Capital Remains flat after 1984 Pg 1‚ Assessed work Sheet Definition of “Flat” Pg 4 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2006/wp06218.pdf 6.5% is the Equity Risk Premium Slide 21‚ Risk and Return‚ class notes-
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growth capital‚ and privatization. In LBOs‚ they use capital structures to find the best combination of price‚ leverage and returns. In order to demonstrate a serious commitment and to achieve a desired rating‚ they decided in a minimum capital structure of at least 25% equity whereas debt is roughly 4 to 5 times EBITDA depending on market conditions. They also support its management by assisting in setting priorities right for the future of the firm‚ reviewing the organizational structure to ensure
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H.J. Heinz: Estimating the cost of capital in uncertain times 1. What is WACC? What is its purpose? 2. What were the yields on the two representative outstanding Heinz-debt issues as of the end of April 2010? What were they one year earlier? 3. What was the WACC for Heinz at the start of fiscal year 2010? What was the WACC one year earlier? Should you consider short-term debt? How reasonable are your interest rates for the firm? For the WACC? What is the market risk premium? What is Beta? How
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Founded 1991 by Md. Alimullah Miyan 4 Embankment Drive Road‚ Sector 10‚ Uttara Model Town‚ Dhaka 1230‚ Bangladesh Phone: 896 3523-7‚ 01714 014933‚ 892 3469-70‚ 891 8412‚ Fax: 892 2625‚ info@iubat.edu www.iubat.edu College of Business Administration (CBA) Summer 2013 Course outline FIN 302 – Corporate Finance (May 5 –August 21) Instructor and Contact Information Abdullah Al Yousuf Khan MSIT (London)‚ MBA (Dublin)‚ PGD (London) B.Com. (Hon.)‚ M.Com. Finance & Banking (DU) Email:
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projects‚ achieve an optimal capital structure‚ and repurchase undervalued shares. To accomplish these goals‚ Midland must calculate an appropriate cost of capital that will allow reasonable valuations of their strategies. In funding overseas growth‚ Midland must use its cost of capital to analyze‚ evaluate‚ and convert foreign cash flows. In evaluating value-adding projects‚ the cost of capital must be used to discount project cash flows. To optimize its capital structure‚ the company must continuously
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Prepared for The Journal of Applied Corporate Finance Vol. 15‚ No. 1‚ 2002 How do CFOs make capital budgeting and capital structure decisions?1 John R. Graham Associate Professor of Finance‚ Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708 USA Campbell R. Harvey Professor of Finance‚ Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708 USA National Bureau of Economic Research‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02912 USA March 8‚ 2002 1A longer and more detailed version of this paper is published
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their finance classes in particular. Critical operating and financial decisions cover the analysis of financial statements‚ calculation of cost of capital‚ generation of optimum capital structures for public and private firms‚ analyzing asset and firm valuations‚ corporate restructuring‚ evaluating potential merger and/or acquisition partners and capital raising strategies. Prerequisites: Fin 647 or Fin 652 and 6 credits of advanced finance electives Teaching Method This course uses a case study
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H Partners and Six Flags Case # 1: In order to determine the enterprise value and recovery rates for each class of creditors implied by the April 2009 attempted exchange offer‚ we first had to determine the priority levels of the capital structure. We used Exhibit 7 in the Case documents to determine the priority levels of each class. The top priority class included the SFTP Revolver and Term Loan; the second priority class included the SFO Notes; and the third priority class included the SFI
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