considered selling the Machine-Tech division. This sparks up interest to the users as to find out the reason behind it. It currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. But‚ the Board of Directors has decided to raise a significant amount of debt to finance the construction of a new manufacturing plant for the Solar-Electro division. This would increase the debt-to-equity ratio‚ which could generate concerns to investors. It is sensible to assess a low acceptable audit risk when the external users rely
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Debt Verses Equity Financing Paper Debt Verses Equity Financing Paper Charlotte Hughes University of Phoenix The subject described in this paper compares and contrasts lease verses purchase options. The paper will define what debt financing and equity financing are and provide examples of each of the financing options. Debt Financing Debt financing is the selling of bonds‚ bills‚ and notes to raise money for working capital and capital expenditures. Debt financing are either short-term
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The Cost of Capital Project: Internet Version {December 2009} By Wm R McDaniel‚ PhD Objective The assignment is to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for an actual corporation as of the current time. Actual managers would need to know their company’s WACC as a starting datum to estimate the discount rate to use in the net present value analysis of new projects or of termination decisions. The student will later need to know the technique for application in some case
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Are the Dis~inc~ians be~:ween Debt and ;Equity Disappearing? An Overview Richard W. Kopcke and Eric S. Rosengren* During the 1980s‚ the proportion of business assets financed by debt exceeded that of any other period since World War II. Although much of this leverage accommodated new investment‚ during the last half of the decade corporations also replaced more than one-sixth of their outstanding stock with debt securities. Because of this surge in leverage‚ many analysts and policymakers are
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Debt and equity are essentially the ways in which companies can raise capital. Debt financing is when a company takes out a loan that generally has a defined time period and interest rate attached to the transaction. Debt financing include loans‚ leases‚ bank overdrafts and terms of trade. Next‚ equity financing is when a company issues shares to the other investors which can be the general public or investment companies. These shares represent ownership of the company to the extent of the shares
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X. Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) The valuation of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is based discounting future cash flows and economic profit‚ for that the weighted average cost of capital is needed. The WACC is the opportunity cost when investing in Abercrombie & Fitch Co. opposed to other investments with a similar risk. Investors want their return to excess the WACC before it can be considered a good investment; since people in general are risk averse‚ they want compensation for taking on risk
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expected value of the company’s debt in one year‚ with and without the expansion? .3*14=4.2 low .5*14=2.8 Normal .2*14=2.8 High (million dollars) 4.2+7+2.8= $14 million of debt 3. One year from now‚ how much value creation is expected from the expansion? How much value is expected for stockholders? Bondholders? Value Created from Expansion | Difference from company values of expanding and not expanding (56‚700‚000-16‚550‚000) | 40‚150‚000 | Minus the equity | 4‚500‚000 | Value expected
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MAIN SOURCES OF EQUITY AND DEBT FOR PROJECTS The main sources of equity and debt can be divided into two groups of lenders and sponsors. Group 1 – commercial lenders‚ include: 1. Banks; 2. Institutional lenders; 3. Commercial finance companies; 4. Leasing companies; 5. Individuals; 6. Investment management companies; 7. Money market funds. Groups 2 – commercial sponsors‚ include: 1. Companies requiring the product or service; 2. Companies supplying products or raw materials to the project;
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WACC Example: A firm is considering a new project which would be similar in terms of risk to its existing projects. The firm needs a discount rate for evaluation purposes. The firm has enough cash on hand to provide the necessary equity financing for the project. Also‚ the firm: - has 1‚000‚000 common shares outstanding - current price $11.25 per share - next year’s dividend expected to be $1 per share - firm estimates dividends will
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American Chemical Corporation Cost of Capital : Collinsville Investment [pic] Where: Re = cost of equity Rd = cost of debt E = market value of the firm’s equity D = market value of the firm’s debt V = E + D Tc = corporate tax rate D/V and E/V Ratio: Since the target debt ratio of Dixon is given to be about 35%‚ we assume the target D/V ratio for Colinsville investment to be the same. Hence the E/V ratio = 1 ’ D/V = 65%. Given
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