A company with low gearing is one that is mainly being funded or financed by share capital (equity) and reserves‚ whilst the one with a high gearing is mainly funded by loan capital. Now the question to address is which of the two (equity and debt) is cheaper to the company? The answer is that cost of debt is cheaper than cost of equity. This is because debt is less risky than equity and the tax advantage of debt over equity as discussed below: Risk: debt is less risky than equity because: • the
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market-determined variables in the sense that they are based on investors’ required returns. False 4. The before-tax cost of debt‚ which is lower than the after-tax cost‚ is used as the component cost of debt for purposes of developing the firm’s WACC. False 5. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the average coupon rate on all outstanding debt. False 6. The cost of preferred stock to a firm must be adjusted to an after-tax figure because 70% of dividends
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What is the nature of the investment that is under consideration and what are the sources of value (cost savings and revenue increases)? The investment proposed by Bob Prescott‚ an on-site longwood woodyard‚ would reduce operating costs by processing tree-length logs‚ as well as increase revenues by selling shortwood. Cost Savings: In 2006‚ Worldwide Paper’s Blue Ridge Mill had to purchase shortwood from competitor‚ Shenandoah Mill. The new woodyard would begin operations in 2008‚ thus
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present day calculation. In order to properly calculate the cost of debt for Worldwide Paper Company‚ we calculated a new weighted average cost of capital using current market and company data. The formula for weighted average cost of capital‚ or WACC‚ is (% of debt on the company’s balance sheet multiplied by the after-tax cost of debt) + (% of equity on the balance sheet multiplied by cost of equity). To determine percentages of the debt and equity on
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chewing gum‚ named The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum‚ was sold by John. Curtis was the first one to experiment with spruce tree resin. The Wrigley’s company was established in 1892 by William Wrigley Jr. The Wrigley most popular flavors such as Juicy Fruit and Double Mint were produce by William Wrigley Jr. (History). Thomas Adams and his eldest son made their first batch of modern gum and named it Adams New York No. 1. He molded his gum in small gumballs wrapped in different colored paper. Thomas
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Patrick Belgica‚ Robie Escaño‚ Ergo Galang‚ Roberto Villanueva‚ Jill Borlong‚ Li (Michael) SPFINMAN / G05 Prof. Alan Jezrel Solomon‚ MBA 1. Determine the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) based on using retained earnings in the capital structure. In order to find the WACC‚ we need to find the cost of the components of the capital structure and their proportion in the total capital. Cost of Debt – To find the cost of debt‚ we use the details of the bonds issued by Rollins
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Mars got his MBA in New York University and inherited this huge business of chocolate‚ pet food and other products‚ which enabled him to enter this huge market at a very high starting point. Whether it was acquisition of world’s famous gum company “Wrigley” or opposition of coal and gas company from mining in his “Diamond Cross Ranch”‚ Mars have always been a news maker and of course a talented and skilled businessman. Although Mars did not make his money from nothing‚ he is still an impressive figure
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answer for question 1-3. Need a summary of my solution for conclusion. About 2 pages total. Question : 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? 2 If you do not agree with Cohen’s analysis‚ calculate your own WACC for Nike and be prepared to justify your assumptions. 3 Calculate the costs of equity using CAPM‚ the dividend discount model‚ and the earnings capitalization
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requirements‚ and tax effects are all included in these cash flows. The CFO also made subjective risk assessments of each project‚ and he concluded that both projects have risk characteristics that are similar to the firm’s average project. Allied’s WACC is 10%. You must determine whether one or both of the projects should be accepted. A. What is capital budgeting? Are there any similarities between a firm’s capital budgeting decisions and an individual’s investment decisions? Answer: [Show S11-1
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SPR 13 | Group Assignment 1 | UST Case Study | 2/19/2013 | | | | Question 1: In order to calculate the impact of the leverage recapitalization on UST’s value‚ we used the WACC and APV methods to calculate its value before and after the recapitalization. WACC Method Using the WACC method‚ we first derived UST’s return on assets (rA). Since we are given the firm’s market capitalization‚ debt and cash‚ we calculated the current Enterprive Value of UST. We were then able to derive
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