N of RISK-ADJUSTED DISCOUNT RATES and LIABILITY BETA RUSSELL E. BINGHAM T H E H A R T F O R D FINANCIAL SERVICES G R O U P Table of Contents Page 2 3 5 7 8 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 Subject Abstract 1. Summary 2. Total Return Model 3. After-Tax Discounting 4. Derivation of Risk-Adjusted Discount Rate and Liability Beta Figure l : Baseline Risk / Return Line vs Leverage 5. Liability Beta Figure 2: Equity vs Liability Beta Figure 3: Equity Beta vs Risk-Adjusted Discount Rate (After-Tax)
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Teletech Case 15 1. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? Teletech Corporation currently uses a single hurdle rate for both of their divisions. The divisions are Telecommunications Services and Products and Services. They use the hurdle rate based on the cost of capital which is a rough estimate of the Teletech’s WACC. They calculate it at 9.3% based on the cost of capital‚ beta‚ and WACC. 2. Please estimate the segments WACCs for Teletech (see worksheet Exhibit 1)
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to Yossarian’s assertions about the firms’s returns. Ironically‚ returns had been the sub-ject of debate within the firm’s circle of senior managers in recent months. A num-ber of issues had been raised about the hur-dle rate used by the company in evaluating performance‚ and in setting the annual capital budget. Since the company was ex-pected to invest nearly $2 billion in capital Wall Street Daily News‚ January 9‚ 1996
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Teletech Corporation 1. What is a hurdle rate? How do you use it in a project evaluation? Hurdle rate is the minimum amount of return on a project the company is willing to accept before starting a project. It is used in project evaluation to evaluate the amount of return on the project. A common method for evaluating the hurdle rate is apply the discounted cash flow method to the project‚ like net present value. 2. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? They used it based
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Over the Hurdle Executive Summary Currently‚ Teletech Corp. is using a single corporate hurdle rate to evaluate its investment decisions in its products and systems segment as well as its telecommunications segment. Using only one hurdle rate doesn’t take into account the risk that the company faces within each segment. Investors demand higher returns for riskier investments. Victor Yossarian is concerned about the low returns for the high risk in the products and systems segment‚ this
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Problems and Questions – Risk Measurement and Hurdle Rates in Practice Rem.: Use 5.5% as your equity risk premium‚ for T. Bonds‚ where none is given‚ and 8.5% as your short term ERP. 1. In December 1995‚ Boise Cascade’s stock had a beta of 0.95. The Treasury bill rate at the time was 5.8%‚ and the Treasury bond rate was 6.4%. a. Estimate the expected return on the stock for a short-term investor in the company. b. Estimate the expected return on the stock for a long-term
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planning processes and in the risk consideration. To tackle these problems the assistant to the firm’s vice president suggests a target capital structure of 45% debt in every division and differing hurdle rated for low‚ average‚ and high risk projects. This paper critically reviews the different suggested measures and finally proposes measures that should be taken to improve the performance of the Randolph Corporation. Divisional Hurdle Rates To estimate the hurdle rates for every division of the
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salient features of the Phillips`s Curves. How might elementary textbooks be criticised for writing ‘inflation’ on the vertical axis? Introduction Philips curve‚ named after A.W. Philips‚ has caused many fierce debates in the area of macroeconomics since the World War II. Based on the data of wages and employment in UK from 1861to 1957‚ Phillips concluded that there had been an inverse relationship between the percentage rate of unemployment and the percentage rate of change in money wages
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2. TELETECH CORPORATION 1. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? Currently Teletech uses a single hurdle rate for both their Telecommunications Services and Products and Services divisions. The hurdle rate is the cost of capital based on an estimate of the corporation’s WACC. 2. Please estimate the segment WACCs for Teletech (see the worksheet in case Exhibit 1). As you do this‚ carefully note the points of judgment in the calculation. Corporate Telecommunications
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NOTES ON FOOD PRESERVATION & PACKAGING FOR MSc STUDENTS By Prof C S Purushothaman – Feb 2013 HURDLE TECHNOLOGY The spoilage and poisoning of foods by micrnorgenisms is a problem that is not yet under adequate control‚ despite the range of preservation techniques available (e.g. freezing‚ blanching‚ pasteurizing and canning). In fact‚ the current Consumer demand for more natural and fresh-like foods‚ which urges food manufacturers to use only mild preservation techniques (e.g. refrigeration‚ modifed-atmosphere
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