Case Study II : Weighted Average Cost of Capital Introduction and objectives This paper aims at describing a way to compute the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). This method is often used by company management to determine the economic feasibility of different projects and thus to compute the NPV of a specific project by discounting cash-flows. The WACC determines the return that the company should generate to satisfy its debt-holders. For the company‚ it consists in a tool for projects
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than the current average risk level of the company. Therefore‚ adopting what kind of discount rate in evaluating a new project will be the key of whether or not to proceed with the project. The most recent studies on the combination of MM theory and CAPM model are based on the formula of cost of capital‚ which could get a beta equation of levered firm and unlevered firm. However‚ when we treat a company as an asset portfolio‚ the risk factor of the asset is the weighted average risk of equity and
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COST OF CAPITAL (Et al) EXERCISES 1. Consider the following data regarding the cost of capital of an italian auto manufacturing firm: * Capital structure includes 40% debt * Industry average unlevered beta is 1.8 * 10 year Italian Government bond yield is at 4.5% * JP Morgan has issued an estimate for Expected Market Return at 8.5% * Euribor is 2% * Before tax cost of debt = 5% * Tax rate = 30% Please calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for
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used by investors coming from developed market economies. A basic construction of EVA measure is clear from the following formula: EVAt = NOPATt – Ct x WACCt where NOPATt is Net Operating Profit After Tax‚ Ct is long term capital‚ WACC is Weighted Average Cost of Capital. If EVA > 0 than we can say a company is successful. This is the only case wealth of shareholders increases because they gain more than what their original investment was. The service to creditors is included there‚ too. In case
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finance this expenditure‚ they can use either debt or equity. Also‚ a new packaging machine which would cut down on labor and overhead costs has been proposed‚ and Star River needs to know whether to approve the purchase now‚ or wait three years‚ where new equipment would have to be purchased to handle the projected growth rates. Finally‚ a weighted average cost of capital needs to be estimated for the firm‚ which will help to answer this question of whether to wait or buy this equipment at the present
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in the best interest of Dinky Company. Question 1: Calculate Dinky’s weighted average cost of capital using market weights for each financing component Due to the fact that Dinky Company is a levered firm‚ that is‚ financed by both debt and equity we must find the cost of financing for both the debt and the equity portions of the firm. The cost of capital is found by taking a weighted average of the cost of debt‚ and the cost of equity. In order to find the weights of the debt and equity we must
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Fin 3322 Cost of Capital Homework 1. Suppose Garageband.com has a 28% cost of equity capital and a 10% cost of debt capital. The firm’s debt-to-equity ratio is 1.5. Garageband is interested in investing in a telecomm project that will cost $1‚000‚000 and will provide $600‚000 annually for the next 4 years. Given the project is an extension of their current operations‚ what is the net present value of the this project if the corporate tax rate is 35. D/E = 1.5‚ D/V = 1.5/2.5‚ E/V = 1/2.5‚ re
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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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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 debt and equity holders‚ on after tax basis. We assume that the company maintains constant Debt/Equity ratio and the WACC
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Simrith Sidhu‚ Amy-Jane Miocevich‚ Jacques Rousset‚ Jing Tao Task One: Marriott uses the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. WACC is calculated using the 1987 financial data provided in the Marriot Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) case study and estimators. WACC = Cost of Equity x (Equity/Debt +Equity) + Cost of Debt x (Debt/(Debt + Equity)) x (1 – Tax Rate) This method is applied for
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