PRACTICES” IN ESTIMATING THE COST OF CAPITAL: AN UPDATE 15 “Best Practices” in Estimating the Cost of Capital: An Update W. Todd Brotherson‚ Kenneth M. Eades‚ Robert S. Harris‚ and Robert C. Higgins “Cost of capital is so critical to things we do‚ and CAPM has so many holes in it—and the books don’t tell you which numbers to use… so at the end of the day‚ you wonder a bit if you’ve got a solid number. Am I fooling myself with this Theories on cost of capital have been around for decades
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION Prepared by Tatiana Popova Course: Fundamentals of Management Course organiser: Ron Holland UFQM-NN12-09‚ BSc Business Management Examination number: KH500 ID: 090322824 Date: 10 January 2010 Word count: 2200 Table of Contents 1.0. Introduction……………………………………………...3 …………………………………………………………………..4 1.1. Operations…………………………………………5 1.2. SWOT Analyses…………………………………
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Executive Summary Statement of Problem Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company that owns and manages chains of hospitals on a for-profit basis. HCA is currently facing a complex financial situation with their ratio of debt to total capital approaching 70%‚ as opposed to a target ratio of 60%. While some investors welcome HCA’s more aggressive use of leverage‚ others are worried that HCA’s capital structure could decrease the company’s current A bond
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JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LIII‚ NO. 4 • AUGUST 1998 Agency Costs‚ Risk Management‚ and Capital Structure HAYNE E. LELAND* ABSTRACT The joint determination of capital structure and investment risk is examined. Optimal capital structure ref lects both the tax advantages of debt less default costs ~Modigliani and Miller ~1958‚ 1963!!‚ and the agency costs resulting from asset substitution ~Jensen and Meckling ~1976!!. Agency costs restrict leverage and debt maturity and increase yield spreads
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HBR.ORG Do You Know Your Cost of Capital? Probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani July–AuGust 2012 reprinT r1207L For arTicLe reprinTs caLL 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visiT hbr.org Do You Know Your Cost Of Capital? probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani W With trillions of dollars in cash sitting on their balance sheets‚ corporations have never had so much money. How executives
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and thriving diversity program in a business. This paper will focus on two large hotel brands‚ Marriott and Hilton. Both of these hotel brands have excellent diversity programs. Through exploration of the brands‚ this paper will find out the similarities and differences. This paper will also explore what the American Hotel and Lodging Association is doing with diversity. Hilton Hotels Corporation has incorporated a great diversity program. Hilton takes pride in the diversity of their work
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Hotel Industry/Marriott Analysis Analysis of the Hotel Industry Industry Profile The need for lodging for individuals after traveling a great distance from home has been around since mankind began living inside of dwellings. To serve this need‚ hotels‚ or as they were more commonly referred to‚ inns‚ were created as a means to accommodate these travelers. In fact‚ the first recorded inn in America opened in 1607. Since their introduction they have grown in complexity‚ amenities‚ price‚ and
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Case Summary for Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation Overview The president and senior vice president of Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation (CMI) hope to acquire Corporate Transfer Services (CTS). Currently‚ CMI is a business that sells mortgage insurance to banks and other mortgage lenders. However‚ executives at CMI desire to expand their business into the real estate relocation industry. Essentially‚ this industry works to assist employees who have been transferred to a new city as
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Nike Inc. Case Number 2 Nike Incorporated’s cost of capital is a vital element when addressing opportunities regarding top-line growth and operating performance. Weighted Average Costs of Capital (WACC) is an essential estimation that is needed in order to determine the amount of interest that will be paid for each additional dollar financed. This translates to be the minimum overall required rate of return that the firm will keep. We disagree with Johanna Cohen’s assessment of Nike due to two
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1 Marriott Norma A. Hill Professor: Patrick Kehres HRM 530- Strategic Human Resources Management October 20‚ 2014 Running head: HRM and Business Strategies 2 The following paper will take a look at the efficiency of the day to day management of the Marriott Chain of hotels. Marriott is a very popular hotel and it is my goal to determine if their HR strategy is in alignment with their business strategy. Marriott has many hotels and destinations
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