Chapter 10 The Cost of Capital Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: Explain what is meant by a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. Define and calculate the component costs of debt and preferred stock. Explain why the cost of debt is tax adjusted and the cost of preferred is not. Explain why retained earnings are not free and use three approaches to estimate the component cost of retained earnings. Briefly explain the two alternative approaches
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The Capital Assets Price Model (CAPM)‚ is a model for pricing an individual security or a portfolio. Its basic function is to describe the relationship between risk and expected return‚ which is often used to estimate a cost of equity (Wikipedia‚ 2009). It serves as a model for determining the discount rate which is used in calculating net present value. The CAPM says that the expected return of a security or a portfolio equals the rate on a risk-free security plus a risk premium. The formula is:
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2. Netscape Valuation. In the process of raising capital by issuing stock to the public a crucial moment is to determine the company’s share price that best reflects the real value of the company. In our analysis in order to estimate the fair value of Netscape’s share price we have applied the Weighted Average Cost of Capital Method of Valuation. The WACC method implies that the firm’s weighted average cost of capital represents the average return that the company must pay to its investors‚ both
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1991 alone the debt to capital ratio fell by 9%. Management has shown to be committed to these goals into the future. One of the issues management will have to face is how to tell which business units are outperforming others. Despite the great performance of Grand Metropolitan as a company during the 1980’s‚ the stock was undervalued in the early 1990’s. This is the immediate issue management must address to avoid a takeover. Financial Analysis Cost of Capital: Our estimate of the
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Nike‚ INC: Cost of capital 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? Definition of WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital): WACC is basically the average of the cost of finance (debt and equity). Since a company’s assets can be financed by debt or equity‚ WACC can show the averages of the costs involved in the sources of financing. These costs are then weighted by the users
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Valuation Report WAL-MART STORES‚ INC. Table of Contents Legal Disclaimer i Executive Summary 1 1 Company Overview 1 2 Valuation Methods Used 1 3 Fundamental Valuation 1 4 Market Valuation 1 5 Liquidation Value 1 Appendix 1 * Legal Disclaimer This valuation is subject to the following assumptions and limiting conditions: 1. Information‚ estimates‚ and opinions contained in this report are obtained from sources considered to be reliable. However‚ we assume no liability for
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Midland Energy [pic] Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Cost of Capital Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Cost of Capital IV. Risk & Tax Rate V. Capital Structures VI. WACC VII. Conclusion VIII. References I. Executive Summary Midland Energy Resources is a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production(E&P) providing a broad array of products and services to upstream oil and gas customers worldwide including refining and marketing
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FIN 515 14-1 Residual Distribution Model Axel Telecommunications has a target capital structure that consists of 70% debt and 30% equity. The company anticipates that its capital budget for the upcoming year will be $3 million. If Axel reports net income of $2 million and follows a residual distribution model with all distributions as dividends‚ what will be its dividend payout ratio? $410‚000 (3000000/5000000)*1000000 – (500000/5000000)*1000000 - .05(6000000)(1-.07) .6*1000000 - .1*1000000
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implements the suggested methodology‚ what would be the range of discount rates that AES would use around the world? * 12% discount rate was used for all projects * Venerus felt that this model worked fairly well * In 1990s this model of capital budgeting was exported to projects overseas * model became increasingly strained with the expansions in Brazil and Argentina * because hedging key exposures such as regulatory or currency risk was not feasible * the ever-increasing
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rates it will lower the cost of equity and WACC for the less risky telecommunications segment‚ while raising the cost of equity and WACC for the more risky products and systems segment. Lastly‚ our calculation of the economic profitability for each industry using the segmented hurdle rates will show that Teletech may be overvaluing its products and systems segment while undervaluing its telecommunications segment. This implies that Teletech should reallocate its capital in order to increase economic
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