standards they adopt. Given Nike is a U.S. firm‚ American standards will be followed. Thus‚ redeemable preference shares have been assumed debt components. WACC is therefore simplified to: WACC = Kd (1 - t) Wd + Ke We a) Cost of Debt (Kd): To calculate Nike’s Kd‚ Cohen simply divides total interest expense for the year by the average debt balance. Concern over this method lies in the possibility that the interest expense line‚ incorporates expenses not directly related to the company’s debt. A
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Nike Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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market‚ because we are projecting the future cash flows. Joanna calculated this by using historical data. However cost of debt should be calculated using current YTM of debt. iii. Cost of Equity Joanna calculated cost of debt by using following CAPM formula: Cost of
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Introduction and Background Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm. In July 2001‚ Ford considered buying shares of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the well-known athletic shoe manufacturer. It would be prudent of Ford to base her assessment on Nike’s financial reports for 2001. Around the same time‚ Nike held an analysts’ meeting to disclose those financial results. They also addressed ways to revitalize the company‚ since share price was beginning to decline and revenues
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company that will contribute to the outstanding performance of the fund. In order to evaluate Nike as a viable choice‚ Kim has to calculate the cost of capital for the company and make sure assumptions are a direct function from the estimates. The cost of capital calculation or WACC helps to see if an investment is worthwhile to undertake. However‚ the assumptions made to calculate WACC‚ in this case‚ are the underlying problem because some of the assumptions made are incorrect. Analysis Nike held
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Case Study of Cost of Capital at Ameritrade 1-a How can the CAPM be used to estimate the cost of capital for a real business investment decision? CAPM results can be compared to the best expected rate of return that investor can possibly earn in other investments with similar risks‚ which is the cost of capital. Under the CAPM‚ the market portfolio is a well-diversified‚ efficient portfolio representing the non-diversifiable risk in the economy. Therefore‚ investments have similar risk if they
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2. Calculate Midland’s corporate WACC. Be prepared to defend you specific assumptions about the various inputs to the calculations. Is Midland’s choice of the MRP appropriate? If not‚ what recommendations would you make and why? In order to calculate Midland’s overall corporate WACC we must first determine the cost of equity and the cost of debt. The cost of equity can be defined as the risk-weighted projected return required by investors‚ where the return is largely unknown. Therefore the
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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 calculated correctly. Also‚ we calculate the company’s cost of equity using three different models: the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)‚ the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) and the Earnings Capitalization Model (EPS/ Price)‚ we analyze their advantages and disadvantages and finally we conclude whether or not an investment in Nike is
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Nike Inc.: Cost of Capital The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the overall required rate of return on a firm as a whole. It is important to calculate a firm’s cost of capital in order to determine the feasibility of a particular investment for a firm. I do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation. She calculated value of equity‚ value of debt‚ cost of equity‚ and cost of debt all incorrectly. For value of equity‚ Joanna simply used the number stated on the balance sheet instead
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ESTIMATING THE RISK PREMIUM USING HISTORICAL DATA: A CASE OF THE NSE Introduction This study seeks to estimate the risk premium of a company using historical data. Analysts use historical data to estimate the risk premium of a company’s equity. This is because the historical data is readily available from the company’s financial statements and the securities exchanges for example the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Historical market data can be used to compute average returns and a measure
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