been involved in estimating the cost of capital of the company. She calculated the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the company as a whole‚ as well as each of its three divisions. The estimates are used for asset appraisals for capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments; merger and acquisition proposals and stock repurchase decisions. Financial Analysis Cost of Capital: By definition‚ cost of capital refers to the opportunity cost of making a specific investment
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Marriot Case Marriot use the Weighted Average Cost of Capital to estimate the cost of capital for the corporation as a whole and for each division‚ and the hurdle rate is updated annually.(WACC = (1-Tc) * (D/A) * R[D] + (E/A) * R[E]) Marriot’s Tax Bracket = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Division’s asset weight to the corporation: Lodging = 2777.4/4582.7 = 0.59 Contract = 1237.7/4582.7 = 0.28 Restaurant = 567.6/4582.7 = 0.13 Risk free rate is 30 years T-Bond = 8.95% (Lodging use long-term debt)
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CHAPTERS IN THIS PART 11 12 13 The Cost of Capital Leverage and Capital Structure Dividend Policy INTEGRATIVE CASE 4 O’GRADY APPAREL COMPANY CHAPTER 11 The Cost of Capital INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCES Overview This chapter introduces the student to an important financial concept‚ the cost of capital. The mechanics of computing the sources of capital-debt‚ preferred stock‚ common stock‚ and retained earnings are reviewed. The relationship between the cost of capital and both the firm’s financing
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firm`s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)‚ Kaka contacted a leading investment banking firm‚ which provided the financing cost data shown in the following table. Financing Cost Data Ace Products Company Long-term debt: The firm can raise $450‚000 of additional debt by selling 15-year‚ $1‚000- par-value‚ 9% coupon interest rate bonds that pay annual interest. It expects to net $960 per bond after flotation costs. Any debt
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financial summary of Pioneer from 1983 to 1990 as well as the U.S. capital markets from 1980 to 1990. It will present correct calculations of the overall corporate weighted average cost of capital‚ and will discuss the constant growth dividend valuation model and capital asset pricing model. This paper will choose either the single corporate cost of capital or multiple divisional hurdle rates in evaluating projects and allocating investment funds among divisions. It will also discuss the discount rate
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Solution to Case 04 Determining the Cost of Capital Can One Size Fit All? Questions: 1. Why do you think Larry Stone wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate? Is it justifiable to use the firm’s weighted average cost of capital as the divisional cost of capital? Please explain. Larry wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate because it would provide him with a yardstick with which to measure the feasibility of future investment proposals. The firm had thus far been using a ‘gut feel’ approach
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identify high risk‚ average risk and low risk projects. What hurdle rates would be assigned to each division? In order to calculate the divisional hurdle rates for each division‚ first the cost of capital (KS) had to be examined with the CAPM formula. Following‚ the observed KS can be plugged into the WACC formula in order to find the divisional hurdle rate for average risk. Because of the given debt-structure of 45% the cost of debt has to be multiplied by 0.45. The given cost of debt is 11%
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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| Marriott Case | Cost of Capital | | Facts: Dan Cohrs is preparing the annual hurdle rates for the three divisions of Marriot Corporation (Lodging‚ Contracts‚ and Restaurants) which will have a significant impact on the firm’s financial and operating strategies. Marriott’s has been truthful to its operating strategy to remain a premier growth company‚ Marriott’s sales and earnings per share have doubled over the last four years. In 1987 Marriot’s sales rose 24%‚ the return on equity
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QUESTION 1 Are the four components of Marriott´s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? With regards to the overall strategy of primarily being a premier growth company‚ we analyze the 4 components as follows: 1. Manage rather than own hotel assets • Marriott developed the projects‚ established long term management contracts consisting of 3% of revenues and 20% of the profits. The assets were then sold to partners. Not owning hotels provided Marriot with greater liquidity
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