develop athletic shoes in the mid-price segment‚ enhance revenues from its apparel line and also commits to control its expenditure. When Ford realizes that the market analysis had mixed reactions‚ she generates her own estimates of cash flows from the available data and asks her assistant Joanna Cohen to estimate cost of capital. JOANNA COHEN’S ESTIMATION OF COST OF CAPITAL: Joanna considers the following parameters to estimate the value by using WACC‚ which are‚ whether to use single or multiple
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company currently lost its number one position in the commercial airplane market to Airbus‚ whom has over 50% market share in units sold and in dollar value of sales received. Boeing’s company is composed 54% from their commercial segment and 46% from their defense system segment. Earlier this year (2003)‚ Boeing announced plans to design and sell a new‚ “super-efficient” jet dubbed the 7E7. Otherwise called the “Dreamliner” because of its new and innovative technology to be brought into the commercial
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repurchase its stock as the company believed that repurchases of shares were a better use of Marriott’s cash flow and debt capacity than acquisitions or owning real estate. Computing Marriott’s WACC The cost-of-capital was computed both divisionally and overall for the company. It required using the formula WACC = (1-t_)RD(D/V) + RE(E/V). _D and E are the market values of the debt and equity respectively and V (market value) = D+E. RD and RE are the pretax cost of debt and cost of equity respectively
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Wal-Mart stores INC. WACC analysis Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is one of the biggest American multinational retail companies that operate chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest company by revenue‚ the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees and the largest retailer in the world and also one of the world’s most valuable companies in terms of market value and is also the largest grocery retailer in the US. Wal-Mart
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Apple ’s financial performance continued to strengthen over the last several quarters. In the most recent earnings announcement‚ Apple reported significant growth in net revenues driven by the strong performance of its iPod product line. Net sales for the 2nd quarter grew to $4.36 billion‚ which is a 34% increase over 2nd quarter 2005 results. Net income increased by 41% to $410 million. (Apple Reports)The iPod product line continues to drive the financial performance of the company. In the 2nd quarter
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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‚ we calculate the company’s cost of equity using three different models: the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)‚ the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) and the Earnings
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final decision to proceed the plan. In this case‚ we cautiously made assumptions when estimating cost of debt‚ commercial-defense beta ratio‚ risk free rate and risk premium. And finally estimated the project’s weighted-average cost of capita l(WACC) against the given internal rates of return(IRR). 2. Capital Budgeting Decision Rule According to detailed free cash flow forecast for the 7E7 project from 2004 to 2037‚ Baseline estimated the Internal Required Return (IRR)
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After evaluating Hertz‚ we recommend that Carlyle Group purchase Hertz for at least $2.3 billion. If they want to achieve a 20% return‚ they should offer $5.2 billion. A higher offer price is recommended due to the competitive nature of the dual-track process. The dual-track process has created a rather interesting environment for potential investors. Not only are investors competing with each other‚ but if the case that a deal is not worked out then Ford has made provisions for the company to be
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cost. Since WACC is the minimum return required by capital providers‚ managers should invest only in projects that generate returns in excess of WACC. There are four main issues: a) If Cohen should estimate different costs of capital for the footwear and apparel divisions or use a single one instead. I agree with the use of the single cost of capital. It is sufficient for this analysis‚ since Nike’s business segments have very similar risks. b) Calculating the Cost of Capital WACC: Cohen is wrong
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should undervalued at discount rates below 11.2% * The market responded mixed signals to Nike’s changes. Kimi Ford has done cash flow estimation‚ and asks her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen to estimate cost of capital. WACC Methodology: * The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate (expressed as a percentage‚ like interest) that accompany is expected to pay to debt holders (cost of debt) and shareholders (cost of equity) to finance its assets. * It is the minimum return that a
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