Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Group 1 Bushra Javed Butt M. Sharjeel Shahid Mahnoor Malik Uzair Nasir MBA II – Section A Submitted To: Sir Nawazish Mirza Introduction West Coast Fashions‚ Inc. (WCF)‚ a large designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel decided to dispose of one of their divisions; Mercury Athletic. John Liedtke‚ head of the business development for Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI)‚ saw a possible opportunity for his company in acquiring Mercury. The footwear
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market sales and prices of stocks‚ management presented its plans to improve and perform better. • Third party sources also gave their opinions on whether the stock was a sound investment. WACC CALCULATION: Cost of Capital Calculations: Nike Inc Cohen calculated a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 8.3 percent by using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) for Nike Inc. I do not agree with her figure‚ and the reasons to that are as follows: Value of equity The problem with Cohen’s
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Table of contents Introduction TARGET Corp ROIC vs. WACC Target Corp vs. Industry ROIC target Corp vs. Industry Revenue Trend Target Corp Operating Expense vs. Industry operating expense as a percent of revenue Target corp Operating Profit vs industry operating profit as a percent of revenue. target Corp Economic Moat Conclusion Works Cited Table of figures Figure 1 Target Corp ROIC vs WACC; Source: Mergent Online; Annual Studies. Figure 2 Target Corp vs. Industry
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bonds) Rm= 14.81% (S&P – 1‚980) RE = Rf + β(Rm – Rf) RE = 9.5% + 2.85(14.81%-9.5%) RE = 24.64% b) Con RE y los datos t = 48%‚ RD = 11.25%‚ D/V = 66.7%‚ E/V = 33.3%‚ hallamos WACC = (1-t)* RD(D/V) + RE(E/V) WACC = 0.52*11.25(66.7%) + 24.64(33.3%) WACC = 3.92% + 8.13% WACC = 12.05% 2. Project the incremental cash flows associated with the acquisition of the Collinsville plant without the laminate technology and estimate the acquisition’s net present value. Project the
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segments when calculating the WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital); Single Cost of Multiple Cost‚ Cost of Debt‚ Cost of Equity‚ and Weights of Capital. In Joanna’s estimate she chooses to use a single cost of capital. Her reasoning behind this decision lies in the risk associated with the different business segments of Nike. We agree with her assessment that a single cost of capital is most appropriate with Nike. It should also be noted that the major use of WACC is to assist in this estimation
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15% preferred stock‚ and 35% debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 19.6%‚ the cost of preferred stock is 12.9% and the before tax cost of debt is 9.5% what is the weighted average cost of capital? The firm’s tax rate is 35%. Answer: WACC = (50% x 19.6%) + (15% x 12.9%) + ( 35% x 9.5% x 65% = Q2: The following are the information of a company: |Type of capital |Book value (Tk) |Market value (Tk) |Specific cost (%) | | |
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Corporation that weighted average cost of capital (WACC) have to be calculated for every division. To apply the formula of the WACC the costs of equity have to be known. The cost of equity can be determined through the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The results for every division’s equity cost and the computation of the hurdle rates can be seen in the Appendix. The divisions with higher risk have higher weighted average cost of capital. WACC/Hurdle Rate Real Estate 9.19% Ceramic Coatings
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shows the stock price movement of Infosys over the past one year.2 STOCK PRICE VALUATION Discounted Cash Flow Method (DCF) Method WACC Calculation WACC = (Cost of Equity) (E / E+D) + (Cost of Debt) (1 - Tax Rate) (D / E+D) Risk-free Rate (India) 3 month Treasury Bill Rate3 8.18% NOT USED for WACC 10 year Long Term Treasury Bond Rate4 8.23% USED for WACC The investor is expected to
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fund for NorthPoint Group. Her company is trying to decide whether or not to invest in Nike’s stock‚ which has been declining in price in the past year. Kimi has asked her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen‚ to estimate Nike’s weight average cost of capital (WACC) to help make this decision (Case 13‚ pg. 58). We looked at Joanna’s estimates and discovered a few problems that she made when estimating her cost of capital. We found Joanna’s estimates to be wrong because of a few reasons. The first mistake she
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Book value vs. Market value While calculating the Nike’s cost of capital using both the book value (Exhibit 1.1) and the market value (Exhibit 1.2)‚ I could notice the mistake Cohen made finding the equity value. Cohen used the book value to reflect equity value. Although the book value is an accepted measure to estimate the debt value‚ the equity’s book value is an inaccurate measure of the value perceived by the shareholders. Since Nike is a publicly traded company
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