Benchmark) 2.3 WACC estimation Compute WACC WACC = wd rd (1-T) + wps rps + ws rs = (13.3B/64.6B*1.85) + 0 + 51.2B/64.6B* 6.23% = 5.3% Investors use WACC to help decide whether a company represents a good investment opportunity. To some extent‚ WACC represents the rate at which a company produces value for investors—if a company produces a return of 20% and has a WACC of 11%‚ then the company creates 9% additional value for investors. If the return is lower than the WACC‚ the business
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but when it began being applied to international projects‚ it was giving the company unrealistic NPV values. While some concern existed‚ having no alternative‚ they continued to use the original method. By failing to take into account increased WACC‚ currency risk‚ political risk‚ and sovereign risk‚ the company had developed projects that began failing in the early 2000’s. The mistake by the company destroyed its stock price and market capitalization‚ losing millions of stockholders equity in
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Question 6 What is the cost of capital for the lodging and restaurant divisions of Marriott? Answer: The cost of capital for lodging is 9.2% and the cost of capital for restaurants is 13.1% Calculation: WACC = (1-t) * rd * (D/V) + re* (E/V) Where: D= market value of DEBT re = aftertax cost of equity E = market value of EQUITY V = D+E rd = pretax cost of debt t = tax rate To calculate the formula above‚ we need to determine each component Tax rate (t) 56% --> calculated before LODGING
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weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? What are some components of WACC? Why is WACC a more appropriate discount rate when doing capital budgeting? What is the effect on WACC when an organization raises long-term capital? a) Weight average cost of capital is calculated by averaging all of the capital costs acquired by an organization. b) Some components of WACC are several different types of capital which are stocks‚ bonds‚ and common equity. c) WACC is a more appropriate discount rate
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Answers to Warm-Up Exercises E9-1. Answer: Weighted average cost of capital N 10‚ PV $20‚000 (1 0.02) $19‚600‚ PMT Solve for I 8.30% 0.08 $20‚000 $1‚600‚ FV $20‚000 E9-2. Cost of preferred stock Answer: The cost of preferred stock is the ratio of the preferred stock dividend to the firm’s net proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock. rp Dp Np rp (0.15 $35) ($35 $3) rp $5.25 $32 16.4% E9-3. Cost of common stock equity Answer: The cost of common stock equity can be found by dividing the dividend
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mustneed to analyse the WACC and we should select the category providing less WACC but thecategory must be at-least BBB.WACC is the minimum rate of return that a company must earn in order to stay in the break-even position. Return below the WACC will lead the company toward deficit‚ so everyorganization wants higher return thanitsWACC. Companies generate its funds from varioussources like: securities‚ debt‚ convertibles etc. and all these sources have certain weight.Therefore‚ WACC considers all the sources
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recommended to invest ● UBS Warburg/ CSFB recommended not to invest What is WACC? WACC methodology is used to discount future cash flows allowing us to use the information for present decisions that will benefit the company in the future. WACC is estimated using present and past information‚ therefore it varies depending on the information being used WACC set by investors and market ◦ Not by Managers The estimated WACC sets the least amount of returns that the investor needs in order to either
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result interest rates and money costs generally are relatively low. The WACC for two mutually exclusive projects that are being considered is 8%. Project S has an IRR of 20% while Project L ’s IRR is 15%. The projects have the same NPV at the 8% current WACC. However‚ you believe that the economy is about to recover‚ and money costs and thus your WACC will also increase. You also think that the projects will not be funded until the WACC has increased‚ and their cash flows will not be affected by the change
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could differ for each division. This is the most logical approach due to the fact that the projects related to a particular division should be evaluated using the division’s WACC rather than the corporation’s WACC. 3) What is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital for Marriott Corporation? In order to calculate the WACC for Marriott’s Corporation I’m going to use the following formulas: 1. Weighted Average Cost of Capital: 2. Levered Beta: Marriott’s structure: D= 60%
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scenario. There is a scenario in which the WACC changes independently off all other variables to about 22%. In this situation‚ the build option would provide an NPV of around $17‚000. That NPV while positive is nowhere near what Tremont would like out of their investment. The base IRR for the build option is low because it generates most of its value in the later years of the project. This makes it more sensitive to changes in the discount rate. The WACC can go as low as 25% below the base value
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