WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL 1. Calculate the current cost of capital of Secure and Safe on a weighted average basis Capital structure Type Details $50‚000‚000 bonds 5.5% coupon $20‚000‚000 preferred stock Par value $50 per share Dividend $2.75 per share p.a $25‚000‚000 book value of common stock Cost of capital is 12% Firm’s marginal tax rate is 30%. Cost of debt (issuance of bonds) According to the book Finance for Managers (2015)‚ we get the real cost of debt by taking out the tax liability
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| Case Study 2 | Marriott International | | Andrea Blubaugh | 10/22/2012 | BACKGROUND In 1927 J. Willard Marriot and his wife‚ Alice opened a root beer stand in Washington D.C.‚ the Hot Shoppe. They served tamales‚ chili‚ and tacos during the winter months. In 1929 Hot Shoppes was incorporated in Delaware as Hot Shoppes Inc. Hot Shoppes went public in 1953. Marriot’s first hotel‚ the Twin Bridges Marriot was also opened in Arlington‚ Virginia. In 1966 Marriot acquired an airline
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bondholders since in this case the debt being held by Marriott Corporation (MC) is risky. Project Chariot aims to create MII with low debt and HMC with high debt. Thus bondholders will find that their investment gets tied to risky real estate assets whose appreciation is uncertain. Food management which is a major segment of MC remains with MII. Thus Project Chariot aims to give shareholders the business upside and bondholders the real-estate downside. Hence this appears to be a case of risk shifting. Shareholders
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Ameritrade’s Cost of Capital Harvard Case Study 1. What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? Why? One factor that is significant and pertinent to this case is determining the cost of capital that should be employed for Ameritrade. An appropriate discount rate is required to derive the net present value of the advertising program and technology upgrades. With that said‚ estimating future cash flows
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The Oceanic Corporation (Determining the Cost of Capital) Larry Stone wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate because it is a benchmark for how well the company needs to do on a project in order to at least break even. The higher the hurdle rate‚ the riskier the project will have to be and the lower the hurdle rate is‚ the safer the project will be for a company. A company should strive for a financing mix that minimizes the hurdle rate and matches the assets being financed. If there
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the company invests in projects with a positive NPV and a irr higher then the set hurdle rate - relative to market interest rates‚ project risk‚ and estimates . then this is consistent with its strategy of growth Optimize the use of debt in the capital structure. by focusing on its ability to service its debt. The lower they can bring their debt percentage their value will increase and is consistent with its strategy of growth Repurchase undervalued shares Buys backs will result in a higher
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Case Questions Case #5 – Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate
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Chapter 8 The Cost of Capital 236 CHAPTER 8—THE COST OF CAPITAL TRUE/FALSE 1. Capital refers to items on the right-hand side of a firm’s balance sheet. 2. The component costs of capital are market-determined variables in as much as they are based on investors’ required returns. 3. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the coupon rate on outstanding debt. 4. The cost of issuing preferred stock by a corporation must be adjusted to an after-tax
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Tool 1. Why can’t a profitable firm like Hampton repay its loan on time and why does it need more bank financing? What major developments between November 1978 and August 1979 contributed to this situation? 2. Based on the information in the case‚ prepare a projected cash budget for the four months September through December 1979‚ a projected income statement for the same period‚ and a pro forma balance sheet as of December 31‚ 1979. 3. Review the results of your forecast. Do the cash budgets
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The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc. Rahul Parikh BUS650: Managerial Finance (MAH1209A) Dr Charles Smith March 18‚ 2012. The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc.: 1. Most publicly traded corporations are required to submit 10Q (quarterly) and 10K (annual) reports to the SEC detailing their financial operations over the previous quarter or year‚ respectively. These corporate fillings are available on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Go to the SEC Web site‚ follow the “Search for
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