NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts ’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike ’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings
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Budgeting 20 Cost of Capital and Capital Structure 23 Appendix A 26 REFERENCES 27 ABOUT NIKE Description of Nike Nike is the company which has thoroughly embedded in the hearts of people in the entire world. It has set it mark from the ground level of footwear to behemoth in the sports industry. In 1964 as a partnership‚ Nike was first established as Blue Ribbon Sports. The name Nike was made official on May 30‚ 1978. Nike became a public traded company in 1980. The brand name Nike itself adds on the
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Course Syllabus Modern Finance I and II Modern Finance I Professor Adel Turki‚ Cornerstone E-mail: turki@cornerstone.com Modern Finance II Professor Gordon M. Phillips‚ University of Southern California E-mail: gordon.phillips@marshall.usc.edu Web: http://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty/directory/gordonphillips Biography: Adel Turki is a senior vice president of Cornerstone Research in Washington D.C. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Turki heads the firm’s securities practice and
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UV0010 NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings included ExxonMobil
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Introduction and Background Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm. In July 2001‚ Ford considered buying shares of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the well-known athletic shoe manufacturer. It would be prudent of Ford to base her assessment on Nike’s financial reports for 2001. Around the same time‚ Nike held an analysts’ meeting to disclose those financial results. They also addressed ways to revitalize the company‚ since share price was beginning to decline and revenues
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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on Nike Inc. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? The WACC is a firm’s overall cost of capital‚ taking into account the weighted average of its equity and debt costs of capital. A firm’s WACC is the minimum return (hurdle rate) required by its capital providers to stay invested. Therefore managers of a firm should only invest in projects that generate returns exceeding the firm’s cost of capital. For the company’s owners the WACC is the minimum rate that
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BUS 3303 Finance Course review Ale Previtero AGENDA 1. Overview of valuation cases 2. WACC • Cost of equity‚ choosing beta‚ choosing weights‚ when to use premium. 3. Valuation using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) • Key assumptions‚ Terminal Value‚ sensitivity 4. Valuation using multiples • Key points‚ pros & cons‚ choosing comparable firms • Which multiple? Which year? Example. 5. Financing an Acquisition • Determine price. Financing. Making a decision. 6. Final exam
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Inc Cost of Capital NorthPoint Large Cap Fund was considering whether to buy Nike’s stock or not. Nike was experiencing declines in sales growth‚ declines in profits and market share. However‚ Nike decided it would increase exposure in mid-price footwear and apparel lines‚ and it also commits to cut down expenses. The market responded with mixed signals to Nike’s changes. Kimi Ford‚ the portfolio manager at NorthPoint‚ did a cash flow estimation‚ and ask her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen to estimate the
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