this report we focus on Nike’s Inc. Cost of Capital and its financial importance for the company and future investors. The management of Nike Inc. addresses issues both on top-line growth and operating performance. The company’s cost of capital is a critical element in such decisions and it is important to estimate precisely the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). In our analysis‚ we examine why WACC is important in decision making and we show how WACC for Nike Inc. is calculated correctly. Also
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Management of Working Capital James Ward Instructor: Leon Daniel BUS 650 Managerial Finance November 17‚ 2014 Management of Working Capital A financial metric that ensures operating liquidity of a firm‚ business organization or any other entity including governmental entities is known as working capital. Working capital is the difference between the current assets and liabilities of an organization determining the amount of debt acquired to finance its assets. George had also borrowed
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Nike‚ 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
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Nike Inc.: Cost of Capital The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is the overall required rate of return on a firm as a whole. It is important to calculate a firm’s cost of capital in order to determine the feasibility of a particular investment for a firm. I do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation. She calculated value of equity‚ value of debt‚ cost of equity‚ and cost of debt all incorrectly. For value of equity‚ Joanna simply used the number stated on the balance sheet instead
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Introduction Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm. She is evaluating Nike‚ Inc. (“Nike”) to potentially buy shares of their stock for the fund she manages‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. This fund mostly invests in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. This Fund has performed well over the last 18 months despite the decline in the stock market. Ford has done a significant amount of research through analysts’ reports
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TECH BUZZARD’s CAPITAL BUDGETING METHOD The type of capital budgeting preferred for Tech Buzzard is the Net Present Value method. The initial outlay of cash to get my firm started is low which makes the risk low. Tech Buzzard will start as a part time venture out of my home with very little of my own capital investment to lose. Never-the-less‚ I will use NPV as the primary analytical tool but I will also look that the IRR and Profitability Index for a more informed view of the payback period
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Topic Gateway Series Budgeting Budgeting Topic Gateway Series No. 27 1 Prepared by Louise Ross and Technical Information Service Revised March 2008 Topic Gateway Series Budgeting About Topic Gateways Topic Gateways are intended as a refresher or introduction to topics of interest to CIMA members. They include a basic definition‚ a brief overview and a fuller explanation of practical application. Finally they signpost some further resources for detailed understanding and
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Company: Capital Budgeting In mid-September of 2010/ Emily Harris‚ vice president of New Heritage Doll Company’s production division‚ was weighing project proposals for the company’s upcoming capital budgeting meetings in October. Two proposals stood out based on their potential to strengthen the division’s innovative product lines and drive future growth. However‚ due to constraints on financial and managerial resources‚ Harris knew it was possible that the firm’s capital budgeting committee
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Write Up: Mini Case ofChapter 10: The Basics of Capital Budgeting: Evaluation Cash Flows Oct 2‚ 2014 Executive Summary: We heritage $1 million from our grandfather‚ and we just received our master degree in MBA‚ and because we love to be our own boss and‚ we don not have the skills to trade on the market‚ we decided to purchase an established franchise in the fast-food area to make some investments. We chose two franchises: L‚ Lisa’s Soups‚ Salads‚ & Stuff which serves breakfast and lunch;
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Capital Budgeting Methods and Cash Flow Estimation Tasty Foods Corporation (Part A) November 5‚ 2012 Executive Summary: Tasty Foods has seen phenomenal growth throughout its lifetime in large part due to a continuous development of innovative new products. Although prosperous for Tasty Foods from its birth‚ this is a business initiative that in the past years‚ Tasty Foods has not maintained. Consumers are shifting towards a more health conscious lifestyle and until now Tasty Foods has not presented
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