TITLE: MW Petroleum Corporation: A Valuation Approach on Real Assets ABSTRACTOR SUMMARY Valuation is the estimation of an asset’s value‚ whether real or financial‚ based on variables perceived to be related to future investment returns‚ on comparison with similar assets‚ or‚ when relevant‚ on estimates of immediate liquidation proceeds (Pinto‚ Henry‚ Robinson‚ Stowe; 2010). Correct valuation of real assets can present challenges to financial analysts. Different models can be used to arrive at
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Developed Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Proved Undeveloped Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Probable Reserves Discounted Cash Flow Valuation – Possible Reserves Question 3 To value MW Petroleum we would consider the assets in place and the option bearing assets discretely. The assets in place consist of the proved developed reserves since they are already producing a determinable quantity of oil and natural gas‚ as well as the non-producing assets as if developed
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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Differences between APV and option valuation Valuing MW Acquisition by using APV method assumes in practice that exploiting of all MW’s reserves is certain and happens right after the acquisition. In other words‚ the APV method excludes the flexibility in future decision making. In this case‚ Apache has both an option to defer the exploiting of reserves into future and Apache may also choose not to exploit the MW reserves at all. As some of MW’s reserves are actually real options‚ the APV valuation method
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Conflict in Organizations Texana Petroleum Corporation Background The Texana Petroleum Corporation is a multi-million dollar company and major producer and marketer of petroleum products located in the southwest United States. Texana has five product divisions: Petroleum Products Division‚ Polymer and Chemicals Division‚ Molded Products Division‚ Packaging Products Division and Building Products Division. The President and Chief Executive Officer‚ Roger Holmes retired in 1993 and was replaced
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CASE CONTEXT: Formed in1924 with the merger of several formerly independent firms operating in the oil refining‚ pipeline transportation‚ and industrial chemical fields. All computations were based in 1975 data PROBLEM: Determination of a minimum acceptable rate of return on new capital investments in 1975. Should the company adopt a system of multiple cutoff rates? FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS: WACC Return on Assets Cost of Common stock equity ANALYSIS: The management
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Draft MW Petroleum Corporation (A) Background: In late 1990‚ the group of Amoco Corporation and Apache Corporation had begun talking regarding the possible acquisition of MW Petroleum from Amoco to Apache. MW Petroleum Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amoco Corporation which has its own reserves‚ management team and with full ownership in geologic and engineering data. MW Petroleum‚ a free-standing exploration company that was even as large as some of independent oil companies. It
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MW Petroleum Corporation Situation Overview: Amoco Corporation conducted an extensive review of its cost structure and profitability‚ leading to major restructurings to better focus on its core businesses. The result of this was a divestment of the middle section of its assets along the marginal curve. Thus‚ creating MW Petroleum Corporation – a new‚ free-standing exploration and production oil and gas company. MW was offered to a number of targeted international petroleum concerns‚ but the most
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Exercise Strategic Management Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ where I am employed‚ is engaged and exploration‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum product across the country. In downstream product marketing BPCL‚ has bouquet of products on offer‚ ranging from Petrol‚ Diesel‚ to Aviation Fuel‚ to Cooking Gas to Auto Lubricants. It is a global major and ranked 225th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012. The Change Opening
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Financial Statement Analysis: Occidental Petroleum Corporation University of Texas of the Permian Basin I. Introduction a. Major issues/problems facing the firm b. Objective of paper c. Summary of findings II. Firm‚ Industry‚ and environment a. Description of the firm and its management Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Its businesses consist of three segments: oil and gas‚ chemical‚ & midstream‚ marketing and other subsidiaries.
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