Cost of Capital Estimate for Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. In the first section of my report‚ I list out the main models and methods applied to estimate the cost of capital for Midland’s three divisions‚ general assumptions made and the corresponding justifications. In the second section‚ Calculations‚ I not only compute the cost of capital based on the general assumptions previously made‚ but also discuss specifics of each division and the additional adjustments or assumptions made to justify
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Midland Energy Resource Case Study Introduction Midland Energy Resources is a fairly successful global energy company which had been incorporated more than 120 years previously and in 2007 had more than 80‚000 employees. It has three main operations‚ oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing (R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. E&P is the most profitable segment of Midland and its net margin over the previous five years was among the highest in the industry. Its largest division
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Midland Energy Resources Case Analysis Midland Energy Capital Planning Model • Fund significant overseas growth • As domestic natural resources dwindle‚ overseas investments are the main drivers of growth for Midland. These investments are analyzed and evaluated is US dollars (foreign cash flows are converted to US dollars) and have a US dollar discount rate applied to them. In 2006‚ 77.7% of Midland’s total earnings from equity affiliates came from non-US investments. • Invest in value creating
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Cost of Capital The case is about how Janet Mortensen‚ senior vice president of project finance for Midland Energy Resources‚ prepare her annual cost of capital estimates for midland and each of its three divisions for her company. Midland was a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing(R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. Estimates of cost of capital prepared by Mortensen were used in many analyses within
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Introduction: Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. is a global energy company with its operations in three divisions – Oil and gas exploration‚ Refining and Marketing and Petrochemicals. The company has been there for 120 years and in 2007 had more than 80‚000 employees. It has been a very profitable company with reported operating revenue of $248.5 billion and operating income of $42.2 billion in 2006. The primary goals of Midland’s financial strategy are to fund overseas growth‚ invest in value-creating
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Situation Analysis Company is trying to estimate cost of capital for each of the three divisions‚ Exploration and Production (E&P)‚ Refining and Marketing (R&M) and Petrochemicals. Cost of capital analysis is used in taking following decisions in the organization: Project appraisal Financial accounting Stock repurchases decisions Merger & Acquisitions Performance assessment The estimates produced by treasury were criticized because of specific
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Midland Energy/Sample 2 Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. is a global energy company that operates in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing (R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. Midland’s most profitable segment is its E&P division which produces 67% of the company’s net income (Exhibit 3). Its largest division is R&M with the Petrochemical division being the smallest. The primary goals of Midland’s financial strategy are to fund substantial overseas
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. 1.The Use of Cost of Capital First of all‚ cost of capital is an essential component in WACC. WACC is composed of cost of equity and cost of debt.The Mortensen’s estimates are used in various ways including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals and stock repurchases at division ‚business unit level and corporate level. 2. The Calculation for Wacc Midland’s wacc at the corporate level
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ESE 540 Case Study 1: Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Team S As a profitable company that has been incorporated more than 120 years and with more than 80‚000 employees‚ Midland Energy Resources provides a wide range of operation and services‚ which can be concluded with three
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its cash flow therefore it is a way to; a) Evaluate the Investment Decision b) Decide on a debt policy c) Appraise the performance of top managers 2) Compute the corporate WACC. Be sure to state all your assumptions to get the various inputs to the WACC. r_e=r_f+ β(EMRP) WACC= r_e (E/V)+ r_d (D/V)(1-t) E=Midland’s Equity Market Value D=Midland’s Net Debt (E/V)= Weight for the cost of equity (D/V)= Weight for the cost of V (E+D)= Midland’s total Market Value
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