1. What does it mean if a company “trades at a discount”? Is Amtelecom Group Inc. (AGI) really trading at a discount? If the market value of a stock is lower than its intrinsic value‚ this stock is defined as “trades at a discount”. To figure out whether AGI stock is traded at a discount to comparable companies‚ as its management believed‚ we can simply apply multiple which comes from the average multiple of its comparable companies. Considering fluctuation of future after-tax earnings caused
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Midland Energy [pic] Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Cost of Capital Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Cost of Capital IV. Risk & Tax Rate V. Capital Structures VI. WACC VII. Conclusion VIII. References I. Executive Summary Midland Energy Resources is a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production(E&P) providing a broad array of products and services to upstream oil and gas customers worldwide including refining and marketing
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Cityretrieve.com‚ as comparables. Through the CAPM formula‚ we can calculate appropriate discount rate as follows. rU=5.0%+1.50*7.2%=15.8% The annual projected free cash flows which are presented in the Exhibit 1 are $-112‚000; $6‚000; $151‚000; $314‚000; $495‚000 respectively for year from 2002 to 2006. After year 2006‚ the free cash flow would grow at 5%‚ so we can calculate the terminal value of the project at the end of 2006 using the perpetual-growth DCF formula. TV2006=FCF2007k-g=FCF2006*1
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www.moodys.com Rating Methodology Table of Contents: Summary About the Rated Universe About This Rating Methodology The Key Rating Factors Assumptions and Limitations and Rating Considerations That are not Covered in the Grid Conclusion: Summary of the GridIndicated Rating Outcomes Appendix A: Global Chemcial Industry Methodology Factor Grid Appendix B: Methodology GridIndicated Ratings Appendix C: Observations and Outliers for Grid Mapping Appendix D: Chemical Industry Overview Appendix E:
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1. Calculate TRUST’s company after-tax WACC. The risk-free rate was 4.21%‚ the market risk premium was 6% and the company tax rate was 30%. The WACC should be rounded to four decimal places. After-tax WACC = rD (1-Tc) D/V + rE E/V rE = rf + βequity(rm – rf) rE = 0.0421 + 0.81(0.06) rE = 0.0907 E = number of outstanding shares x current share price E = 60 million x $3.43 E = $205.8 million D = $44 million bank loans + $1.2 million short-term hire purchase commitments D = $45.2 million
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Cost i) Days Hired (per year) j) Revenue ($M) k) Operating Costs ($M) l) Depreciation m) Taxable Income n) Tax Paid o) After-Tax Income p) Operating Cash Flow q) Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) r) Change in Net Working Capital ( NWC) s) Asset Sales (after tax) t) Free Cash Flow (FCF) u) PV Factor: 1/(1+r)t v) PV of Cash Flow (PV[CF]) w) Net Working Capital x) Book Value ($M) y) Scrap Value ($M) Suppose Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1) Should Ms Linn purchase the $39M capsize
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Internal factorsExternal factors | Strengths: 1. Quality recognition. 2. Leadership positions for flour milling and film exhibition divisions. 3. Strong free cash flow from flour milling operations. 4. Shrewd management with proven track record. 5. Strong financial position. 6. Online system. 7. Cost advantage. 8. Employer relations. 9. Brand recognition. | Weaknesses: 1. Earnings are subject to prices wheat. 2. Less margin profit of flour. 3. Process-oriented R&D.
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billion in retail sales which equal with $2.4 billion in wholesale sales from the manufactures. HPL has a 28 percent share of that market. 2. Using assumptions made by Executive VP of Manufacturing‚ Robert Gates‚ estimate the projects’ FCFs (free cash flows).
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current free cash flow of $400‚000 is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%. The weighted average cost of capital is WACC = 12%. Calculate EMC’s value of operations. (13-3) Horizon Value Current and projected free cash flows for Radell Global Operations are shown below. Growth is expected to be constant after 2012‚ and the weighted average cost of capital is 11%. What is the horizon (continuing) value at 2012? | Actual | Projected | | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | | Free cash
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Background Horniman Horticulture is a whole-sale nursery business that has been owned by Maggie and Bob for three years. They have seen an increase in business and number of plants grown at the nursery and are expecting demand to continue to grow. In 2005‚ the business’s profit margin was expected to grow to 5.8% up from 3.1% in 2003. This projected growth seems accurate considering Maggie’s conservative approach with the companies cash balance. Handling the finances‚ Maggie dislikes debt financing
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