CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS: THE BASICS Problems 1: The Star Wood company is currently in the following situation: (1) EBIT = $ 4.7 Million; (2) Tax Rate‚ T = 40%; (3) Value of Debt‚ D = $2 Million; (4) rd (Cost of Debt) = 10%; (5) rs (Cost of Equity) = 15%; (6) Shares of stock outstanding = 600‚000 & Stock price‚ Po = $30. The firm’s market value is stable‚ and it expects no growth‚ so all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What is the total
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in finance Value both bonds and shares Make long-term investment decisions Calculate the cost of capital for a business Analyse the impact of leverage and long-term financing decisions UNIT CONTENT The unit of study covers: the scope and environment of financial management‚ time value of money‚ risk and return‚ capital markets‚ valuation of financial securities‚ capital budgeting and capital structure. LEARNING IN THE WORK PLACE 0% of the
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An Implication of the Modigliani-Miller Capital Structuring Theorems on the Relation between Equity and Debt1 Ruben D. Cohen 2‚3 Abstract We illustrate here the effects of the Modigliani-Miller theorems on capital structuring‚ emphasising especially on the relationship between equity and debt. This is carried out numerically via a simplified financial statement‚ which takes us through the methodology that leads to the ROE‚ WACC and firm’s value‚ all plotted against leverage. Introduction The
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893 VALUATION Relative Valuation – Based on Multiples Bharti Airtel and Zain Africa recently announced signing of the definitive merger agreement‚ wherein Bharti will acquire African operations of Zain Group. The deal was valued at an enterprise value of USD 10.7 billion or on an 8.2x EBITDA Multiple. Goldman Sachs has invested USD 450 million in online social networking portal Facebook‚ which is valued as the number one social networking network at USD 50 billion. At an enterprise value
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Executive Summary A key factor in determining a project’s viability is its cost of capital [WACC]. The estimation of Boeing’s WACC must be consistent with the overall valuation approach and the definition of cash flows to be discounted. Note that this process is a forward looking focus and is laden with uncertainty. It is how the assumptions are modeled that many costly mistakes can be made. While finding a rate of return for an individual project‚ it is important to remember that WACC
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business? b. How did the Sulzberger family manage to retain control on the NYT after it went public? c. How does the NYT dual class structure differ from the one used by Dow Jones‚ prior to its takeover by Rupert Murdoch? d. What explains the behavior of the NYT institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also Private Capital Management‚ T Rowe Price and Vanguard? e. How should Arthur Sulzberger‚ Jr. respond to Morgan Stanley’s proposal? 2. Valuing
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Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Overview of Harvey Norman Holding Limited 4 1.2 Major Competitor 5 1.2.1 JB Hi-Fi 5 1.2.2 Woolworth 5 2. Capital Structures 6 2.1 Types of Funding 6 2.2 Recent Trends of Leverage 7 2.3 Comparison of capital structure with similar companies 9 2.4 Capital expenditures and its financing 10 2.5 Important factors influencing the use of debt financing 10 2.5.1 Tax Advantage 10 2.5.2 Corporate Tax Rate 11
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attorneys with identifying and supporting experts with specialized expertise in a wide variety of matters. Dr. Turki has published articles on the use of options to value new ventures and on the risk-return tradeoff in projects backed by venture capital. He was on the faculty of Stanford University‚ Purdue University‚ and the University of Maryland. Gordon Phillips is a chaired professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC). He received his Ph.D. from
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JetBlue IPO WACC The estimation of cost of capital for JetBlue proved to be a difficult process. Considering the company has an unfavorable capital structure‚ due to the fact that they are acquiring a large number of aircrafts‚ simply taking the weights of debt and equity are not acceptable. In order to accurately judge the discount rate the multiples method is necessary. The comparison was to a leading low-fare airline company‚ Southwest. Another critical point is that taking the book
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Chapter 21 Problem 3 A firm’s current balance sheet is as follows: Assets = $100 Debt = $10 Equity = $90 A. What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity‚ given the following information? Debt/Assets | After-tax Cost of Debt | Cost of Equity | Cost of Capital | 0% | 8% | 12% | 12.00% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 11.60% | 20% | 8% | 12% | 11.20% | 30% | 8% | 13% | 11.50% | 40% | 9% | 14% | 12.00% | 50% | 10% | 15% | 12.50% |
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