the use of debt in the capital structure‚ and repurchase undervalued shares 2) Marriott uses WACC to measure the opportunity costs of capital of investments with similar risks. Each division of Marriott has a different cost of capital‚ based on debt capacity‚ debt cost‚ and equity cost. They use the estimate of cost of capital to determine the fraction of debt that should be floating rate debt. WACC is also used to determine the premium above government bond rates for their unsecured debt. This
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(13-10) Corporate Valuation The financial statements of Lioi Steel Fabricators are shown below—both the actual results for 2010 and the projections for 2011. Free cash flow is expected to grow at a 6% rate after 2011. The weighted average cost of capital is 11% Income Statements for the Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars Except for Per Share Data) Actual 2010 Projected 2011 500.00 $ 530.00 360.00 381.60 37.50 39.80 397.50 $ 421.40 102.50 $ 108.60 13.90 16.00 88.60 $ 92.60 $35.44 53.16
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to Star. Thus‚ the project(s) that will add the most value to Star Appliance will be worth pursuing. The current hurdle rate of 10% should be re-evaluated by finding the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Then by forecasting the cash flows of each project and discounting them by the WACC to find the net present value‚ or by solving for the internal rate of return‚ we should be able to see which projects Star should undertake. Conclusion: Which Projects? After calculating the Net Present
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Integrated Case Week 5 Allied Components Company a. What is capital budgeting? Are there any similarities between a firm’s capital budgeting decisions and an individual’s investment decisions? Since capital budgeting decisions are critical for a company it typically would include fixed assets‚ construction of a building and or factory. It comes with a lot of risk management and analysis which is what an individual would do when trying to figure out if an investment is right for them or not. There
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 15 Capital Structure Decisions ------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 15-1 a. Capital structure is the manner in which a firm’s assets are financed; that is‚ the right-hand side of the balance sheet. Capital structure is normally expressed as the percentage of each type of capital used by the firm--debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common equity. Business risk is the risk
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-1 Spring 2013 Cost of Capital Q1: Percy Motors has a target capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. The yield to maturity on the company’s outstanding bonds is 9% and the company tax rate is 40%. Percy’s CFO has calculated the company’s WACC as 9.96%. What is the company’s cost of common equity? Q2: Tunney Industries issued preferred stock at a price of $47.50 a share. The issue is expected to pay a constant annual dividend of $3.80 a share. What is the company’s cost of preferred stock
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COST OF CAPITAL (WACC) ‚EPS . Chandler knew that the maximum value of the firm was achieved when the weighted average cost of capital was minimized. Thus she intended to estimate what the cost of equity and the wacc might be if wrigley pursued this capital structure change. The projected cost of debt would depend on her assessement of wrigley’s debt rating after recapitalization and on current capital market rates. WACC before recapitalization Wrigley’s pre recapitalization WACC is 10.9%‚ the
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The Castillo Products Company was started in 2008. The company manufactures components for personal digital assistant (PDA) products and for other handheld electronic products. A difficult operating year‚ 2009‚ was followed by a profitable 2010. The founders (Cindy and Rob Castillo) are interested in estimating their cost of financial capital because they are expecting to secure additional external financing to support planned growth. Short-term bank loans are available at an 8 percent interest
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Tools Variance Analysis | | When actual material costs are different than total standard costs determine the cause. Variance Analysis | | When actual material costs are different than total standard costs determine the cause. Contribution Margin Analysis | Management has received a special order. How will profitability be impacted if the order is accepted? | Contribution Margin Analysis | Management has received a special order. How will profitability be impacted if
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MGMT 31000 – Financial Management MGMT 310 - Financial Management 1 Buy Low‚ Sell High (p 435) • An asset is said to be overvalued if its price is too high given its expected return and risk. Suppose you observe the following situation: Security Beta Expected Return SWMS Co. 1.3 14% Insec Co. 0.8 10% • The risk-free rate is currently 6 percent. Is one of the two securities overvalued relative to the other? MGMT 310 - Financial Management 2 Buy Low
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