A Capital Budgeting Decision — Gillette Prepared by Ray Kerlagon The following capital budgeting situation is up for review. Things to consider include: Identification of incremental cash flows. Any working capital requirements and/or sunk costs. What is the appropriate capital budgeting technique? How should we address risk? What is the cost of capital? What is the project’s IRR? PROJECT DEFINITION: A market research study was conducted in 1997 at a cost of $1‚500‚000 that indicates a high receptivity
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1/Link the Coors vision statement to Coors key business strategies or “six planks”. Are there any gaps? Post1:According to Coors Vision Statement‚ the vison can be come up with four fundamentals: (1)improving quality‚ (2)improving service‚ (3)boosting profitability‚ and (4)developing employee skills. And then to link with “six planks”so that to drive these fundamentals in the future. 1/baseline growth: we will profitably grow key brands and key markets - (3)boosting profitability 2/incremental
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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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Questions 1. a. Discuss the specific items of capital that should be included in the WACC. b. The comptroller currently finds the weights for the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) from information from the balance sheet shown in Table 2. Compute the book value weights that the comptroller currently uses for the company’s capital structure. c. Based on the suggestion that the focus should be on market values‚ compute the weights of debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock. d. Are book
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Pioneer Petroleum Cases Analysis The Problem: Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC) has two major problems that are interfering with the goal of the firm to maximize shareholder wealth. The first is that PPC has been calculating their weighted average cost of capital incorrectly‚ by incorrectly calculating their after tax cost of debt and their cost of equity. This miscalculation has subjected PPC to more risk and has hurt the company’s ability to make appropriate investment decisions. This has
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4 May‚ 2013 Investment Banking Benchmark Bond Offering Case Belgacom The Inaugural Institutional Benchmark Bond Offering Alizée Hardy Orea Lika Rossella Miccolis Yasmine Nouri Margaux Vandenbossche For Lecturer Yassine Boudghene Assistant Quentin Bodart Case context § In 2006 Belgacom acquisition of the remaining 25% stake in Proximus that Vodafone owned. § Consideration was EUR 2bn § Financed by cash and EUR 1.8bn “1y bridge loan facility” § The debt is taken out by
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Monmouth Case solution 1. To escape their dependency on a single industry‚ Monmouth managed to reduce their business risk by acquiring small different industrial manufacturers in addition to becoming a market player in the hand tool business‚ by acquiring 3 of the market leaders‚ a move that diversified Monmouth’s business and ultimately reduced their business risk. In analyzing the financial risk‚ the continuous acquisitions have definitely increased the operational risk for the company. Since
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1) Estimate the WACC that is appropriate for discounting the Collinsville plant’s incremental cash flows. You should estimate and present each component of the WACC separately‚ explaining briefly but clearly what assumptions you are making for each of them. In the same spirit‚ estimate the appropriate all-equity cost of capital for the APV-based valuation. WACC calculation. WACC = RD*(1-t)*D/(D+E)+RE* E/(D+E) Cost of equity We assume that risk free rate (Rf) equals rate of long-term Treasury
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SECTION 1: Main models and methods applied and corresponding assumptions 1. Constant Debt-ratio Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC): Assumptions: WACC: as constant debt ratio is the underlying assumption to derive the WACC model‚ constant debt ratio should be reasonably assumed to be applied by Midland and its three divisions. According to the case‚ Midland optimizes its debt levels by regularly reevaluations against its energy price and stock price level and each division has its own
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This essay will look at a case of acute care needed by Jake. For the purpose of this essay the only intervention discussed will be the care surrounding Jake’s nutrition and hydration‚ with research and evidence being considered and applied appropriately. Jake’s initial assessment‚ using the ABCDE approach‚ will be discussed with an explanation of the pathophysiology behind his condition. This essay will also explore the impact on the family of having an infant with bronchiolitis with a focus on the
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