Petrochemicals Workforce Development Petrochemicals Workforce Development Introduction The North American petrochemical industry can be said to be currently enjoying something of a renaissance. With natural gas prices currently low‚ and looking set to remain that way due to abundant domestic shale supply‚ companies and investors are putting up billions of dollars for construction‚ expansion and export projects across the US and Canada. One real hotspot for such activity can be found on the Gulf
Premium Vocational education Petrochemical Academic degree
Professor Smith Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Case Questions This case provides an opportunity to determine what cost of capital firms should use when firms are evaluating investment opportunities. The case addresses what inputs should be used in estimating the opportunity cost of capital for investors as well as which firms should be identified as comparables. 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s cost of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses
Premium Economics Risk Weighted average cost of capital
9 Calculating WACC Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock‚ 5 percent preferred stock‚ and a 35 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12.5 percent‚ the cost of preferred stock is 5.5 percent‚ and the cost of debt is 7.2 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent. a. What is Mullineaux’s WACC? b. The company president has approached you about Mullineax’s capital structure. He wants to know why the company doesn’t use more preferred stock financing
Premium Weighted average cost of capital Preferred stock Corporate finance
at 4.5% * JP Morgan has issued an estimate for Expected Market Return at 8.5% * Euribor is 2% * Before tax cost of debt = 5% * Tax rate = 30% Please calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for this firm. 2. You are now asked to calculate the WACC for a toothpaste manufacturer with the following data: * Average share price for last 6 months = €34/ share * Current year’s dividend = €3/ share * Applicable growth rate = 3% * Tax rate =
Premium Weighted average cost of capital Finance Interest
2. What is the maximum price they could expect to pay Monmouth‚ based on an analysis of valuation using discounted cash flow‚ calculation of WACC and terminal value determination? 2. Based on the DCF valuation and using a WACC of 8.25% (the beta assumed to be 1‚ the average beta of comparable firms and the coupon rate to be 7.96%‚ the rate for BB rated companies) and a growth rate of 5.5%. The fair price is $40.4 per share for Robertson‚ lower than the $50 offered by Simmons to sell their
Premium Discounted cash flow Market value Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Petrochemicals in Cosmetics In a perfect world‚ we could easily maintain the smooth‚ even skin tone we’re born with. But in real life‚ doing that is a huge challenge. Some females wear makeup to cover up acne and some just put it on to darken or lighten their features and think that they’re making their face look flawless. But what if the chemicals in the cosmetics that you’re spending your money on‚ is the reason you’re breaking out and gaining red marks? The question is: “What am I slathering
Premium Cosmetics
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. It is central to modern world economy‚ converting raw material (oil‚ natural gas‚ air‚ water‚ metals‚ and minerals) into more than 70‚000 different products. The chemical industry is a key contributor to the world economy. It is a knowledge-based industry with significant investments in R&D. The industry supplies to virtually all sectors of the economy. In terms of consumption‚ the chemical industry
Premium Chemical industry Petrochemical Petroleum
CAPITAL BUDGETING Cost of Capital Evaluating Cash Flows Payback‚ discounted payback NPV IRR‚ MIRR The Cost of Capital • Cost of Capital Components – Debt – Common Equity • WACC Should we focus on historical (embedded) costs or new (marginal) costs? The cost of capital is used primarily to make decisions which involve raising and investing new capital. So‚ we should focus on marginal costs. What types of long-term capital do organizations use? nLong-term debt nEquity Weighted
Premium Net present value Internal rate of return
as the discount rate in net present value (NPV) project appraisal techniques.1 The weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) represents the overall cost of capital for a company‚ including the costs of equity and cost of debt‚ weighted according to the proportion of each source of finance within the business. In easy words WACC measures a company’s cost to borrow money. The WACC equation is the cost of each capital component multiplied by its proportional weight and then summing: Where: Re
Premium Finance Investment Weighted average cost of capital
2. Calculate Midland’s corporate WACC. Be prepared to defend you specific assumptions about the various inputs to the calculations. Is Midland’s choice of the MRP appropriate? If not‚ what recommendations would you make and why? In order to calculate Midland’s overall corporate WACC we must first determine the cost of equity and the cost of debt. The cost of equity can be defined as the risk-weighted projected return required by investors‚ where the return is largely unknown. Therefore the
Premium Weighted average cost of capital Mathematics Net present value