“Lodging” industry‚ which has an estimated industry asset beta of 0.53. Hotel Inc. also holds a division operating in the “Contract Services” industry‚ providing food to health-care and educational institutions. The divisional manager is pressing for an expansion of the Contract Services division through new investments‚ and claims that the WACC to be used in the valuation of these investments must be computed based on an industry asset beta of 0.53. You must advise the CFO of Hotel Inc. on whether
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Mercury Footwear Questions 1. Is Mercury an appropriate target for AGI? Why or why not? Yes‚ we do think so. In the case‚ we could find some characteristics of footwear industry: (1) It is a mature‚ highly competitive industry marked by low growth‚ but stable profit margin. (2) Performance of individual firms could be quite volatile for they need to anticipate and exploit fashion trend. (3) Except some global footwear brands‚ athletic and casual shoes market is still fragmented‚ which
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Chapter 13: 13.4 CF0 = (110‚000) ; CF1-CF10 = 19‚000 ; WACC = 10% NPV = 6‚746.78 ; The company should replace the old machine for a new one. 13.6 Year 0 Net Cash Flow = Machine Price + Cost of Install + Increase in Net Working Capital Year 0 = $1‚080‚000 + $22‚500 + $15‚500 = ($1‚118‚000) Depreciation Year 1 = ($1‚080‚000 + $22‚500) x 0.3333 = $367‚463 Depreciation Year 2 = ($1‚080‚000 + $22‚500) x 0.4445 = $409‚061 Depreciation Year 3 = ($1‚080‚000 + $22‚500) x 0.1481 = $163‚ 280 Net
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AirThread Valuation of AirThread This case deals with the valuation of AirThread Connections Business (ATC) from the perspective of its potential acquirer‚ American Cable Communication (ACC). ACC is a large cable operator which serves the video‚ internet and landline telephony needs of millions of users across America. However it is recently looking to acquire ATC which is one of the largest wireless companies in the United States. This acquisition will bring with it certain synergies that both
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CHAPTER 16 FINANCIAL LEVERAGE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE POLICY Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Business risk is the equity risk arising from the nature of the firm’s operating activity‚ and is directly related to the systematic risk of the firm’s assets. Financial risk is the equity risk that is due entirely to the firm’s chosen capital structure. As financial leverage‚ or the use of debt financing‚ increases‚ so does financial risk and‚ hence‚ the overall
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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1. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Objective of corp finance: maximize firm value. Narrower objective of maximizing stockholder wealth; when stock is traded and markets are viewed to be efficient‚ objective is to maximize stock price. A. Stockholder interests vs management interests In theory: stockholders have significant control over management. Mechanisms for discipline: Annual meeting and BOD In Practice: Most stockholders do not go to meetings since cost of going exceeds the value of their holdings; incumbernt
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References: Bowman‚ R. G.‚ and Bush‚ S. R.‚ 2006‚ Using Comparable Companies to Estimate the Betas of Private Companies‚ Journal of Applied Finance 16(2)‚ 71-81. Brealey‚ R. A.‚ Myers‚ S. C and Allen‚ F. 2011‚ Principles of Corporate Finance‚ 10th Ed.‚ McGraw Hill Irwin‚ New York. Brigham‚ E and Ehrhardt‚ M‚ 1998‚ Financial management: Theory and
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from the American market‚ which can be approximated by the S&P500 composite performance. Since Marriott is a US stock and most investors are assumed American‚ they will require a risk premium consistent with US market performance. Marriott’s equity beta is 0.97 (Exhibit 3). We further assume that the 1986-87 period is representative for future performance. According to the CAPM the required return on equity is determined by: This cost of equity equation of 16.16% uses the 30-year risk free
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Harrington Corporation Professor Kevin Rock 1 Background • The Harrington Corporation is the leading producer of commercial desk calendars in the US at the time of the case – Founded by Joshua Harrington in 1920 – Headquartered in Boston – Currently owned by Thaddeus Baring‚ a descendant of the founder • Thaddeus Baring is contemplating retirement – The stress and strain of the calendar business is taking a toll on his health – “Every year another calendar: It’s relentless
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