Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital: TheoryChapter 13 :Financial Theory and Corporate Policy (Copeland and Weston) INTRODUCTION In the summary of the following chapter is shown the mixture of the financial source of a company. There are the sources of debt and equity but also the financing affects of the cost of capital. Furthermore‚ it shows its connections to the shareholder’s wealth and how to calculate the cost of capital in a specific situation where the risk is depending from the case
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their beta is the same when risk aversion increases” Comment with practical examples 3. a.How leverage is linked with capital structure? Take example of a MNC and analyse. b. The following figures relate to two companies (10) P LTD. Q LTD. (In Rs. Lakhs) Sales 500 1‚000 Variable costs 200 300 ---- ------- Contribution 300 700 Fixed costs 150 400 ---- ------- 150. 300 Interest 50 100
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growth at 11.3% to $2.16 per share‚ return of $15.6 to shareholders through share buybacks and strong dividends. About 43.8% of the total capital of the company comes from debt and the remaining comes from equity. The cost of the different components of its capital structure are – debt: 2.92% (after-tax cost)‚ and equity: 9.49%. The WACC is 6.61%‚ based on the capital structure outlined. The effective tax rate is 35.4%. AT&T has had dividend growth for the last 25 years. The dividend growth this year
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CHAPTER 16 FINANCIAL LEVERAGE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE POLICY Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Business risk is the equity risk arising from the nature of the firm’s operating activity‚ and is directly related to the systematic risk of the firm’s assets. Financial risk is the equity risk that is due entirely to the firm’s chosen capital structure. As financial leverage‚ or the use of debt financing‚ increases‚ so does financial risk and‚ hence‚ the overall
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Topics in International Capital Budgeting questions 1. Why should the required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem be project specific? Doesn’t the firm just have to satisfy an overall cost-of-capital requirement? Answer: The required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem is project specific because the firm is viewed as a portfolio of projects owned by the shareholders. It is the shareholder’s perspective that matters‚ and it is their opportunity cost that gives the required
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The corporate merger that I will be discussing is Pfizer and Wyeth. This was the largest merger since AT&T acquired Bell South in 2006 in the amount of 86 billion dollars. Pfizer is the world’s largest drug company and has been in existence since the mid 1800’s and at the time of acquisition Wyeth was the ninth largest. The Pfizer merger finalization happened in October 2009 and the final cost was 68 billion. Before Pfizer bought Wyeth their stock was trading at $17.45 as of January 23
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Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company and is one of the leading in the world for pharmaceutical sales It currently has the largest Research and Development department out of any Bio-medical company in the world. Some of the products that Pfizer produces that readers might be familiar with are: Lipitor (atorvastatin); oral antifungal medication Diflucan (fluconazole)‚ another popular antibiotic Zithromax commonly reffered to as a the “Z” pack (azithromycin)‚ the well-known erectile
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Class time 8:00 ACCT 6217 Pfizer Proxy Statement Homework 1. Three major roles/responsibilities of the board of directors The board of directors is the ultimate decision making body of the company. The board of directors has a strong‚ independent oversight function‚ enhanced by the committees that are comprised entirely of board members (such as audit‚ compensation‚ corporate governance‚ regulatory and compliance‚ and science and technology). Each committee is responsible for additional roles
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1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s cost of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? Mortensen’s cost of capital estimates are used for a variety of purposes at both the divisional and corporate levels. Examples include internal analyses such as financial accounting‚ performance assessment and capital budgeting‚ while others are used for strategic planning purposes such as merger and acquisition‚ as well as stock repurchase decisions (Luehrman
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GLOBALIZING THE COST OF CAPITAL AND CAPITAL BUDGETING AT AES 1. How would you evaluate the capital budgeting method used historically by AES? 2. If you implemented the methodology suggested by Venerus‚ what would be the range of discount rates one would use around the world? 3. Does this make sense as a way to do capital budgeting? 4. How big a value difference does this new approach make to the Pakistan project? 5. How do these cost of capital modifications translate into changed probabilities
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