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Fin 571 - Learning Team Reflection: The Cost of Capital - Pfizer
WEEK FIVE LEARNING TEAM REFLECTION: COST OF CAPITAL Week Five Learning Team Reflection: The Cost of Capital - Pfizer Vadrien Hugee, York Schwab and Cynthia Johnson FIN 571 December 3, 2015 Juan Woods The Cost of Capital - Pfizer Every company faces corporate finance challenges. In this reflection, Pfizer is examined. Pfizer is the world’s largest research based pharmaceutical company, meaning they research, develop and test drugs before introducing them to the market (Parrino, "Concept
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Nike Cost of Capital Case Study
De La Salle University- Manila Ramon V. Del Rosario Sr. College of Business Management and Organizational Department A Case Analysis Report on NIKE, INC. In partial fulfillment of the course requirements in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Submitted by: Janice Go Rothi Truong John Kevin Sugue Submitted to: Prof. Edgardo C. Grey Jr. January 28, 2016 ________________ 1. Executive Summary Kimi Ford, the manager of the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund, is weighing whether to invest in Nike’s stock. Nike
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How Does Marriott Use Its Estimate of Its Cost of Capital? Does This Make Sense?
How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriott uses the weighted average cost of capital WACC) to estimate the opportunity cost of capital for investments with similar risks. Marriott used this approach for to determine the cost of capital for the each of its division and for the corporation as a whole. The cost of capital for each division for each division was also updated annually. This
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Calculating Cost of Capital
Cost of Capital Calculating Cost of Capital: * Component Costs * Capital Structure Component Costs: * Cost of debt – R d * Cost of preferred stock – R p * Cost of equity – R e Component Cost of Debt (R d) * Loan: R d = Effective Annual Rate of Loan. * Bond: R d = YTM. Where: “c” is dollar coupon; “FV” is Face or par value, which is $1,000; “t” is
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Ameritrade Cost of Capital
Ameritrade Cost of Capital 1. Among the various factors Ameritrade should consider are the risk free rate, the market risk premium, and the beta. These are required for calculating the cost of capital. Ameritrade should also consider the long term sustainability of the project. Sustainability of the project is critical to estimating future cash flows. Other factors that should be considered are the state of the economy and the risk of the project. Additionally, we
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Midland Energy Resources - Cost of Capital
Financial Management Assignment Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital Submitted by: Yash Raj Singh (G16121 Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital Summary Midland Energy Resources, Inc. is a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), refining and marketing (R&M), and petrochemicals. On a consolidated basis Midland had operating revenue of $248.5 billion and operating income of $42.2 billion in 2006. Janet Mortensen, the senior vice president of
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Nike, Inc.: Cost of Capital
Executive Summary Cohen miscalculated WACC: * Used book values instead of market values when determining the weights * Miscalculated the cost of debt by using the average of historical debt, which may not reflect Nike’s future cost of debt * When determining cost of equity, Cohen used the average of historical betas, while she should have used more recent information With the newly calculated WACC, Kimi Ford should suggest NorthPoint to buy shares of Nike
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Case Study: Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital
Case Study Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital Practical Work Number: 15670 Case Summary Midland Energy Resources is an international company with a wide range of operations and products. It has three main business divisions: oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), refining and marketing (R&M), and petrochemicals. The firm has proven to be quite lucrative in the past few years. In 2006, consolidated operating revenue and operating income are $248.5 billion and $42.2
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Nike Cost of Capital Case
Nike Inc: Cost of Capital Case Questions Professor Christopher Hennessy 1. How did Cohen estimate the cost of debt capital? Cohen has estimated the cost of debt capital by taking the total interest expense as a percentage of average debt balance. 1. Interest expense for the year 2001 is 58.7. Nike raised a portion of its funding need through Japanese yen notes which rate is lower than Treasury yields. 1. The average of Debt balances
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Fin 325 - Cost of Capital at Ameritrade
FIN 325 CASE #1: COST OF CAPITAL AT AMERITRADE Group 21 Pau Ching Hin Phung Tan Hai Long GT Lee Carson Schneider 1. Briefly describe the project that Ameritrade is considering. In order to continue its tradition of adopting the state of the art technology and to increase its market share in deep-discount brokerage market, Ameritrade is considering a project that will help its revenue growth by targeting self-directed investors. To do so, Ameritrade plans
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Nike, Inc. - Cost of Capital
Nike, Inc.: Cost of Capital I. Introduction Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. On July 5, 2001, Kimi Ford wrote an analysis about Nike, Inc., the footwear manufacturing company. Nike had experienced significant decline on the stock stock. Kimi Ford decided to buy some Nike’s shares because Ford believed Nike’s stock price was undervalued. NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund is a company that invested in the Fortune 500 companies such as General Motors,
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What Are the Costs of Capital for the Individual Business Segment
What are the costs of capital for the individual business segments? (Use LT Govt rates as inputs to CAPM) PepsiCo Inc., which is a multi-division firm, possesses three segments of business. There are beverages, snack foods and restaurants. According to an article by Russell Fuller and Halbert Kerr , “each division is matched with a publicly traded company having a single line of business that was as similar as possible to the division’s” . Exhibit
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Nike’s Cost of Capital
_________________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: Based on the following assumptions, estimate of Nike’s cost of capital is 8.95% with an intrinsic value of $61.83/share with a buy recommendation. 1. Single or Multiple Cost of Capital * Joanna is correct in using a single cost of capital as oppose to multiple cost of capital as risk profile of multiple revenue streams is similar. On the other hand, risk profile of Cole Haan line may defer, except, the impact on
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Nike Cost of Capital
Nike Inc.: Cost of Capital 1. We believe that it is appropriate to have one cost of capital for valuing Nike as a whole. We believe this to be the case because Nike’s various product segments do not constitute significantly different industries with different risk rates (If the apparel is selling well, so will the sneakers and the other products that they sell). Kimi is interested in a single WACC due to this very reason
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Tata Motors - Cost of Capital
________________ Case Background Tata Motors are one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world with brands such as Jaguar, Range Rover and Land Rover forming a part of their offerings. Founded in 1945, as part of the Tata Group with the name Tata Locomotive and Engineering Company (later TELCO), Tata Motors have had extensive experience in the Automobile segment, specifically, the Commercial Vehicle segment, where they have been one of the largest market players
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Marriott Corporation Case Review: The Cost of Capital
Marriott Corporation Case Review: The Cost of Capital Study Group A1 Marriott Corporation Case Review: The Cost of Capital Study Group A1 Background Marriott Corporation was established in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice Marriott headquartered in United States. It began as a root beer stand offering good food and service at a fair price. Over the ensuing years, Marriott made a shift opening the first hotel in Virginia, becoming the leader in lodging and
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital
Corporate Finance Marriott Business Case London Business School Master in Finance 2018 B1 Group October 2017 ________________ Group B1 - Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital The purpose of this note is to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation and its three main lines of business: hotels (lodging), restaurants and contract services. The key results of the analysis are: * The calculated WACC for the Marriott Corporation is 10.7% *
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital
Note, we are using the hurdle rate (minimum rate of return required to accept the project) as the discount rate in performing a discounted cash flow, to make decisions for the hotel management regarding project investments and repurchase of shares. The main benefits of this include: * Calculating NPV to determine operating strategy. If the hurdle rate is too high, some profitable projects may be eliminated, potentially slowing the total growth rate. * Determining incentive
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Case: Nike Inc: Cost of Capital
Assignment 4 Case: 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? The WACC according to Joanna is 8.4%. This is an important metric as it measures the burden a company has to taken on in order to borrow more money. The larger the burden the harder a company has
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Fair Value Vs Historical Cost Measurement
In the current climate with economies hitting an all time low and markets being unpredictable like never before, stakeholders are increasingly conscious about their investments and the value they currently hold. Accounting measures in this type of situation become a very critical component in maintaining shareholder confidence; and financial instruments if used appropriately, can significantly impact the outcome. Needless to say, the debate between the use of historical and fair value accounting has been going
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Dell Working Capital Case
1. Ststement of Problem Dell is anticipating growth of 50% in 1997 and expects to beat the industry growth forecast. With this in mind we need to analyse how best we can arrange funding to support this growth. 2. Statement of Facts and assumptions: A few facts - Dell has been successful in sustaining competitive advantage and maintaining profitability for the following reasons: 1. It maintains the lowest inventory of FGI and WIP as it
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Wallmart Inc - the Rise to Low-Cost Leader
Wallmart, Inc – The Rise to Low-Cost Leader Executive Summary Dated back in 1962, Samuel Walton and his brother J.L. Walton opened their first Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas. Its name quickly spread across many states and within only 7 years, 18 Wal-Mart stores emerged in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma; the Walton brothers officially incorporated these ventures as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart's stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972
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Cost Control
Mike was enrolled in the full-time MBA program but dropped out to open a bait shop catering to local fisher people. One of Mike's best sellers is U-Stink-Um bait which is sold in tubs for $10 apiece. Randy pays $5 for each tub and can place orders for additional tubs in any amount whenever he likes. He has estimated his annual carrying costs to be 20% of the wholesale price, and his costs of placing
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Source of Capital
How does a company manage to generate cash flow? To answer this question, the study of investment decision and financial decision is crucial. Both of the decisions are discuss as follow: 1. Investment decision The company needs to acquire asset such as building, plant and equipment, etc to run business to earn profits. If it sees the opportunity that can increase the shareholder wealth, it may want to expand the business. Hence, which asset to
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Aviation Industry - Cost Airlines
The aviation industry has seen massive changes since the first commercial jet operated in 1952 but no more so than low cost/ no frills/ budget airlines. SouthWest Airlines has been regarded as the pioneer for low cost travel, starting the concept in 1971 however it has been said that Alfred E. Kahn, who recently died on the 28th Dec 2010 was: "the economist- turned-regulator whose moves to end U.S. government controls on airlines in the
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