Assignment questions 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? Do you agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation? Why or why not? WACC means the weighted average cost of capital. WACC is based on the respective weights of the firm’s financing sources‚ equity and debt at the respective return rates. A firm’s capital comes from two main ways‚ equity and debt‚ and WACC takes both into consideration. This means WACC includes all stock‚ bonds‚ long-term
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growth rate to determine the terminal value in the DCF valuation. To derive the DCF‚ it is critical for this analysis to obtain the discount rate. Thus‚ it estimated the Weight Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the discount rate. To estimate the WACC‚ the following inputs are estimated to generate the WACC of each country: cost of debt and the dost of equity‚ and the debt to value ratio and equity to value ratio. After the analysis obtained the discount rate of each country‚ the DCF values of the three
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The Cost of Capital 1 Background As investors desire to obtain the best/highest return on their investments in securities such as shares (Equity) and loans to companies such as debentures (Debt)‚ these returns are costs to the companies paying these Dividends (on equity) and Interest (on Debts)! It all depends on the perspective from which we chose to view the calculation (are we Earning or Paying?) Companies MUST consider the cost of financing they receive in the form of equity or debt if they
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……………… (1)Modigliani and Miller Proposition --No tax scenario…………………………… (2)Modigliani and Miller Proposition--with taxes scenario………………………… 2. Combination of CAPM model and MM theory………………………………….. 3. A case study……………………………………………………………………….... 4. Limitation of combination of CAPM and MM theory………………..…………. 5. Conclusion……………………………………………………………….…………. References Abstract: When a firm invests in a new project‚ the risk of the project maybe higher than the current average risk level of the
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Assignment Questions: 1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. I think Mercury is a good target for AGI: The brands--the AGI brands and logos are associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. The Mercury brands are athletic and casual footwear. The products--AGI focused
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1. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriot Corporation? Briefly outline the key assumptions that you made in computing the WACC. 2. What is the cost of capital for the lodging and restaurant divisions of Marriot Corporation? Briefly outline the key assumptions that you made in computing the cost of capital and outline any limitations that are presented by your analysis. 3. If Marriot uses a single company-wide cost of capital for evaluating investment opportunities in each of its
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scheme. It is important to note that the pack should not be used exclusively for your revision. You are expected to use all your lecture‚ seminar and test materials as well. Revision Session 1 Topics (Merger & Acquisitions/ Investment Appraisal /WACC) Lecture Question – (Q4) and (Q40) Seminar Question - (Q28) Support Class Question – (Q6) Revision Session 2 Topics (Finance Function / Portfolio Theory / Working capital management) Lecture Question – (Q24) & (Q10) Seminar
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motors‚ would allow the company to remain in the leisure craft market and utilize its established selling network. To determine which of the two projects are financially more pleasing we need to use calculations to determine the value of the beta‚ WACC‚ NPV and IRR. Fist we want to calculate the net working capital (NWC). The NWC turnover ratio for this new operation was expected to be 6:1.( NWC turnover = Sales/ NWC = 6/ 1 = 3‚500‚000 / NWC. Thus‚ NWC = $ 583‚333.33); then we find the project
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(1+KD/2)40 + 3.375(1-0.38)/(1+KD/2)n KD=4.52% C6: Using WACC formula: Rwacc =4.52*10.19% + 8.89*89.81% = 8.44% C7: average dividend growth rate: g = [0+12.5++ 20+12+8]/4 %=8% (Assumption: In this calculation‚ the growth rates significantly higher than 20% and negative figure have been ignored.) C8: Using CAPM: KE’=3.2%+0.91*5.5%=8.21% C9: Using DGM formula: P’=D1/ (KE’-g) =1.06*(1+8%)/(8.21%-8%)=$545 In Nike’s case‚ when Joanna Cohen calculated the WACC of Nike‚ she made several mistakes and led to a wrong
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I. Firm Performance and Competitive Advantage A. The ultimate objective of the strategic management process is to enable a firm to choose and implement a strategy that generates a competitive advantage. B. Competitive Advantage – when a firm is able to create more economic value than rival firms. 1. Whenever a firm has a performance advantage over its competition‚ it is said to enjoy a competitive advantage. This can be by higher perceived value by the customer or by lowering costs.
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