Marriot Corporation: Cost of Capital By Xue Fan Background Marriott Corporation began in 1927 with J. Willard Marriott’s root beer stand. Over the next 60 years‚ the business grew into one of the leading companies in industry in United States. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity stood at 22%. Sales and earnings per share had doubled over the previous 4 years‚ and the company strategy was aimed at continuing this trend. Marriot Corporation had three major lines
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Marriott uses Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate‚ and use it to discount the appropriate cash flows when evaluate an investment project. Our goal is to determine the WACC at every division base on the information that the case has provided. First of all‚ we will determine the cost of debt‚ cost of equity and the capital structure for the whole company. Then we will compute for the tax rate‚ and calculate the WACC for the whole company. After this‚ we will determine the
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Walker and Cuervo. The company recently decided to focus on a strategy to grow through its spirits‚ wine and beer businesses and divest of its Pillsbury and Burger King subsidiaries. This case study will focus on the proposed capital structure decisions of Diageo. 2) Is Diageo’s current capital structure appropriate to its new business? It believes that it has traditionally had a conservative debt policy. If so‚ is that policy still appropriate? Has Diageo’s capital structure been as conservative
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Capital Budgeting Assignment #2 Breana N. Rainge 23. Bauer Industries is an automobile manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to build a plan that will manufacture lightweight trucks. Bauer plans to use a cost of capital of 12% to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research‚ it has prepared the following incremental free cash flow projections (in millions of dollars): | Year 0 | Year 1-9 | Year 10 | Revenues | | 100.0 | 100.0 | -Manufacturing expenses (other
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Depot…………………………………………………………………………....4 Business risks related to capital structure…………………………………………………………5 Financial risk related to capital structure………………………………………………………….5 Home Depots Financial Status………….…………………………………………………............6 Future and Flexibility of Home Depot….…………………………………………………………7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...8 References…………………………………………………………………………………………9 Abstract When
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“At capital One‚ diversity means seeking out and embracing differences for the richness those differences add to our lives and to our business.” (http://www.capitalone.com/about/corporatecitizenship/diversity.php) A company that opens it business to diversity has the ability to value human differences‚ and in return acquire beneficial relationships. Capital One has partnered with MWBE (Minority and Women Business Enterprises) and the relationship is yielding a positive reaction in terms of the
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1. Company Introduction Established in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank‚ the Home Depot Corporation opened its first store in Atlanta‚ becoming the world’s largest home improvement retailer. They are now the second largest retailer in the United States‚ offering 40‚000 to 50‚000 different types of home improvement supplies‚ building materials‚ and lawn and garden products. They carry a wide assortment of low-cost products‚ and offer expert advice and exceptional customer service. As an
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LEVERAGE ON COST OF CAPITAL AND VALUATION OF FIRM: A STUDY OF CEMENT INDUSTRY NAME- DIPANNITA GHOSH DEPT- MBA ROLL- 11 INTRODUCTION In corporate finance‚ financing decisions has greater importance because the optimal capital structure can be created trough proper mix of finance. Corporate managers generally prefer borrowings over other means of financing. Management of a company has to be very careful while deciding the extent of financing leverage in its capital structure because the right
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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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Case 1- Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Some preliminary questions: 1. What do you think about Marriott’s policy of repurchasing shares? Repurchase whenever stock price < warranted equity value Does this mean the market is inefficient? 2. Why does Marriott manage rather than own hotel assets? Finding limited partners on a hotel project is equivalent to selling private equity in the project Is there any reason to
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