Corporate Finance Nike‚ INC: Cost of capital 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? Do you agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation? Why or why not? Definition of WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital): WACC is basically the average of the cost of finance (debt and equity). Since a company’s assets can be financed by debt or equity‚ WACC can show the averages of the costs involved in the sources of financing. These costs are then weighted
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(economic value added) from 2001 to 2003‚ and provides income statement and balance sheet forecasts to aid in this task. We also need to determine each company’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) in order to estimate EVA. The primary objective of this case is to introduce the concepts and calculation of WACC and EVA. Suggested Questions 1. What is EVA? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using EVA as a measure of company performance? 2. Please examine the historical performances
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Large Aircraft (VLA) market for the last 30 years. In order to make the decision of whether to take on this project‚ Airbus needed to find out the net present value of this investment. In this case‚ our team used both weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and flow to equity (FTE) to analysis the whole undertaking. Assumptions Before getting into more details about the expected financial return from the investment‚ we need to clarify several key issues. First‚ the investment in the A3XX is incredibly
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and the financial stability of the company. Before one invests in a company‚ it is important for the investor to be aware of the company’s cost of capital‚ and to know what is the firm weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Within this report I emphasize the importance of WACC and why it is an important financial mechanism that all investors should utilize before investing in a company. I calculated Nike’s weighted average cost of capital into two separate parts to truly understand the pros and
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The Boeing 7E7 WACC Estimation In order to evaluate the prospective IRRs from the Boeing 7E7‚ we first try to estimate an appropriate required rate of return for accepting this project. The capital asset pricing model is applied to estimate the cost of equity of the commercial aircraft division: R_EC= β_EC*(R_M-R_f )+R_f where REC is the cost of equity capital of the commercial aircraft division. βEC is the beta for the commercial division of Boeing. This beta is used instead of the company’s
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investment of expanding production capacity at Hansson Private Label (HBL) and make a recommendation to Tucker Hansson. In this report‚ I will specifically focus on analyses of the project’s free cash flows (FCFs)‚ weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and net present value (NPV). With a sensitivity analysis‚ it can help us to observe how change in some key project variables would make the project stronger and weaker. This report can provide efficient information for Hansson to evaluate the potential
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$600‚000 annually for the next 4 years. Given the project is an extension of their current operations‚ what is the net present value of the this project if the corporate tax rate is 35. D/E = 1.5‚ D/V = 1.5/2.5‚ E/V = 1/2.5‚ re = 28%‚ rd = 10% WACC = (1.5/2.5)*0.10*(1-0.35) + (1/2.5) *0.28 = 15.1% FV = 0‚ PMT = 600‚000‚ n =4‚ r = 15.1% → PV = 1‚709‚527.73 NPV = 1‚709‚527.73-1‚000‚000.00 = 709‚527.73 Take the project 2. Suppose the market value of a firm’s equity is worth $100m and the market
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FBE 421 Marriott Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Founded in 1927‚ Marriott Corporation has become one of the leading food service companies in the United States. As of 1987‚ Marriott recorded a profit of $233 million on sales of $6.5 billion and retained a high sales growth rate of 24%. Marriott runs on three major lines of business lodging‚ contract services‚ and restaurants. Lodging division which includes 361 hotels generated 41% of 1987 sales
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using 60 trading days data are 1.45 and 1.62 respectively. If the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of this project could be lower than its internal rate of return (IRR) with the estimated beta of 1.62‚ the estimated beta of 1.45 would not cause the project to be rejected. Therefore‚ the analysis uses the estimated beta calculated against NYSE composites index‚ which is 1.62‚ to compute the WACC. Risk premium 4.35% Cost of Equity The standard approach to estimation cost of equity
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1. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriott has defined a clear financial strategy containing four elements. To determine the cost of capital‚ which also acted as hurdle rate for investment decision‚ cost of capital estimates were generated from each of the three business divisions; lodging‚ contract services and restaurants. Each division estimates its cost of capital based on: Debt Capacity Cost of Debt Cost of Equity All of the above are
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