Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp Part A 1.) On October 15‚ 1996‚ CSX Corporation (CSX) then ranked as the number one railroad in the Eastern United States and Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) then ranked as the third largest railroad in the Eastern United States‚ announced the intent to undergo a friendly merger via a two-tiered transaction with an estimated value of $8.4 billion. During the 1980’s a trend towards the consolidation of railroad firms began as a result
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Official Cash Rate The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is the interest rate set by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the inflation target specified in the Policy Targets Agreement. The current agreement defines price stability as annual increases in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) of between 2 and 3 per cent on average over the medium term. A media release is issued at 2.30 pm after each Reserve Bank Board meeting‚ with the Board’s decision taking effect the following day. Changes to the official
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Value of Synergy Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business October 2005 2 The Value of Synergy Many acquisitions and some large strategic investments are often justified with the argument that they will create synergy. In this paper‚ we consider the various sources of synergy and categorize them into operating and financial synergies. We then examine how best to value synergy in any investment and how sensitive this value is to different assumptions. We also look at how this synergy value should
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Consolidated Rail Corporation 1. CSX wanted to merge with Conrail‚ because the consolidated company would have more than $8.5 billion in rail revenue and almost 70 % of the Eastern market. Gain in Operating Income from Cost Reduction would bring additional $370 million by the year 2000. Total gain from revenue increase would result in additional $180 million. And from the operating income would reach $550 million. Another important point in CSX-Conrail merger is the better competitive position in both long-haul
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project with the following cash flows if the discount rate is 14 percent? [pic] A. -$3‚140.43 B. -$929.90 C. $247.181 D. $1‚027.67 E. $1‚127.08 2. Timothy is considering an investment of $10‚000. This investment is supposedly going to provide him with cash inflows of $2‚500 in the first year and $6‚000 a year for the following 2 years. At a discount rate of zero percent this investment has a net present value (NPV) of _____‚ but at the relevant discount rate of 18 percent the project’s
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INTERNAL MEMORANDUM TO: Norfolk Southern FROM: Date: October 15‚ 1996 Re: Regarding our Hostile Bid for Conrail Rail Corporation Today‚ CSX Corporation(CSX) and Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) announced an $8.3 billion merger‚ the first and third largest railroads in the Eastern United States. This merger would create the second largest rail system in the United States in the United states‚ and the largest rail system east of the Mississippi river by far. This merger has huge implication
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When the cash flows are uniform The cost of a proposal is $ 10‚000. The cash flows are as follows: Year Cash flows 1 2500 2 2500 3 2500 4 2500 5 2500 6 2500 Calculate Pay Back Period (PBP) When the cash flows are not uniform 1. There are two Proposals. Proposal A and Proposal B. Both cost the amount of $ 60‚000. The discount rate is 10%. The cash flows before depreciation and tax are as follows: Year Proposal A Proposal B $ $ 0
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enterprise’s share‚ they are respectively the Discounted Cash Flow Method (DCF) for instance‚ Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)‚ Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)‚ and Dividend Discount Model‚ and the Relative Valuation Techniques‚ for instance Price Earnings Ratio (P/E) and Price Book Value Ratio (P/BV). Dividend Discount Model requires input of next year’s expected dividend distributed‚ a required rate of return by shareholders and an estimation of growth rate. Since JetBlue does not pay out dividend before listed
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Guideline Questions for you Report 1. What is the value of the project assuming the firm was entirely equity financed? What are the annual projected free cash flows? What discount rate is appropriate? NPV = $1‚228‚485 Discount rate = cost of equity (from CAPM) = 15.8% (see model for projected free cash flows) 2. Value the project using the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach assuming the firm raises $750 thousand of debt to fund the project and keeps
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1 - Energy Costs Find information on energy cost: Advantages (government websites) 2 - Cost of Equity‚ Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) Cost of equity 1. Formula Risk Free Rate + (Market Premium x Overall Company Beta) 2. Each part a. Risk free rate (10-year T-bill) i. bond rating chosen * interest rate * b. Market premium c. Beta i. Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) 1. Formula Weight of Debt x After-Tax Cost of Debt) + (Debt to Equity x Cost of Equity) 2. WACC (important – why is it important
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