Laura Martin: Real Options and the Cable Industry Group 13 Adarsh N (60) Gaurav Chand (82) Hemant Kumar (83) Prateek Gupta (99) Rohan Gupta (104) Sahil Jindal (105) Individual Contribution: 16.67% for all group members Strategic Financial Management Prof. K . Sudershan Ques 1. What is the role of Laura Martin? Consider the multiples analysis developed in Exhibits 2‚ 5 & 6. What assumptions does this analysis rely upon? Role: Laura Martin is a sell-side equity analyst at
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though are vulnerable to accounting manipulation. Also‚ it isdifficult to obtain a truly comparable large sample of firms. Multiples analysis isbackward-looking‚ reliant on historical/current data to obtain multiples. It reflectsrelative value rather than the intrinsic value which DCF valuation produces.DCF analysis generates an intrinsic value as it relies on data specific to the firm. DCFanalysis factors in time value of money‚ and thus is a forward-looking measure.However‚ there is uncertainty in forecasting future revenues‚ especially
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tradeoffs in using Multiples versus DCF analysis? DCF Valuation 1. Forecast revenue for each year for from the firm’s financial data. 2. Select appropriate discount rate based on WACC 3. Discount each cashflow back to it present value 4. Obtain the terminal value through an application of terminal value multiple 5. You add these values together 6. Using this method‚ Martin calculates the price of Cox’s share to be $54.29 Multiple Valuation: 1. Identify comparable firms that have growth‚ cashflow
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Laura Martin case study Question 1- Laura Martin says she gets "paid to talk" - to whom is she talking? Answer: Laura Martin is talking with investors. She would meet with many company representatives including the CEO‚ CFO‚ operating division chiefs and head of investor relations. She is in connections with these investors via telephone‚ fax‚ voice mail or email. It is approximately 900 individual per month. Question 2- Given this crazy web of relationships‚ what are Martin’s incentives
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Laura Martin: Real Options Valuation in the Cable Industry Case Questions 1. What is the nature of Laura Martin’s job? Define the specific problem that she is addressing. A. Laura Martin is an equity research analyst. This was a unique opportunity to demonstrate her knowledge of the drivers of value in the cable industry. She was going to reveal the value of stocks of cable industry using real options‚ which is a more realistic way of evaluating the value of a project than EBITDA multiples
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Laura Martin: Real Options and the Cable Industry Introduction Laura Martin‚ an equity research analyst for cable stocks‚ believes that the best way to value cable stocks is through creative methods such as real options and not through more traditional or typical valuation methods such as EBITDA multiples‚ ROIC analysis and DCF analysis. In 1999 she presented at the Credit Suisse First Boston Broadband conference‚ where she wanted to portray the message that real options is a superior valuation
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Advanced Corporate Finance and Modeling – FINA0065-1 Assignment #1 – Laura Martin: Real Options and the Cable Industry 1. Consider the multiples analysis developed in Exhibits 2‚5 & 6 Please describe the method of ‘Multiples’ using case numbers and answer to the following questions: 1.1. What assumptions does this analysis rely upon? 1.2. How is Martin’s regression analysis different from/similar to traditional multiples analysis? 1.3. Do you agree with her interpretation of the regression
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Cox Regression Models Questions with Answers Worked Example An investigation is carried out into popularity of new cars being bought in the showroom of a Mercedes dealer. Data recorded for each car included colour‚ engine size and car type. A Cox proportional hazards model was fitted to the data and the results are given below: Write down the Cox hazard function according to this model. With regards to the model you have written down above state the following: • To which class of car does the
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Renee Cox‚ age 51‚ is a Jamaican-American artist‚ photographer‚ political activist‚ curator and mother. She was born in October 16‚ 1960 in Colgate‚ Jamaica. Her family was middle class. At three months old her family moved to Queens‚ New York. She attended catholic school and was the first girl to play on the boys’ basketball team. Her family later moved to Scarsdale‚ New York. Cox attended Syracuse University majoring in the study of Films. Her first aspiration was to become a filmmaker. Cox stated
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Cox Communications Applied Corporate Finance Contents Executive Summary Background Gannett and other acquisitions: possibilities and constraints of financing Feline PRIDES securities: benefits and costs for Cox Communications Valuation of Gannett’s acquisition Conclusions and recommendations Appendix Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to evaluate an appropriate financing strategy for Cox Communications
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