HBR Case #1 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Group 16—Tutorial Mon 11:30am Group members LIU Ying‚ Chloe | 1155019350 | LUO Yingying‚ Irika | 1155020931 | TIAN Tian‚ Sarah | 1155019114 | WU Jiajie‚ Jesse | 1155019061 | 17 September 2012 Executive Summary By 1987‚ Marriott Corporation had grown into a large multi-dimensional company with over $5 billion assets in lodging‚ contract services and restaurants. The company enjoyed fast growth in both sales and assets at around
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Marriott Case 1. What is the WACC for Marriott Corporation? Cost of Debt Tax Rate We determined this number by taking income taxes paid/EBITDA = 175.9/398.9 = 44.1% Return on debt There are two clear components of debt: fixed and floating. In order to get the fixed debt rate we took the interest rates on fixed-rate government securities and added the premium
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Case 15 Financial Administration FINC 5713-180 Team 1 Fall 2013. October 8‚ 2013. Introduction Kimi Ford a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group which is a mutual-fund management firm‚ is considering to buy some shares from Nike‚ inc even if it’s share price had declined from the beginning of the year‚ for the Northpoint Large-cap fund she managed which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies and it was doing well despite the decline
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Case 1- Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Some preliminary questions: 1. What do you think about Marriott’s policy of repurchasing shares? Repurchase whenever stock price < warranted equity value Does this mean the market is inefficient? 2. Why does Marriott manage rather than own hotel assets? Finding limited partners on a hotel project is equivalent to selling private equity in the project Is there any reason to
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To : President‚ Marriott Corporation From : FLO299 Subject : Marriott Corporation – The Cost of Capital Date : April 6‚ 2010 The Importance of the Cost of Capital The cost of capital is important as it forms the basis for Marriott’s investing and financial decisions. By understanding and knowing the cost of capital‚ Marriott is able to select relevant investment projects for the company‚ determine incentive compensation‚ and repurchase undervalued shares when needed. The returns
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[pic] EnCana Corporation -Cost of Capital Nabil Naouli Yong Peng Ahmed Alenazi Raj Kancharapu Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. History 2 a. Top Competitors 4 b. Major Product and Services 5 c. SWOT Analysis 5 3. Calculating Cost of Capital 6 a. Calculating Cost of Equity 7 i. Risk free rate 7 ii. Market Risk Premium 8 iii. Beta 8 b. Calculating Cost of Debt 9 c. Weighted Average Cost of Capital ( WACC ) 10 d. WACC- EnCana Corp. 2010 12 4. Discussion
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Cost of Equity: For the risk-free rate‚ we decided to use the 30-year old Treasury yield‚ which is currently 4.6%. We believe it is important to match the time horizon when comparing financial assets. Given that stocks have essentially an endless time horizon‚ the 30-year Treasury seems a more reasonable asset by which to compare stocks. 1-month Treasury Bills‚ for instance‚ are comparable to safety-deposit boxes‚ which are completely safe‚ but cannot ever yield a return. It’s highly likely that
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focus on Nike’s Inc. Cost of Capital and its financial importance for the company and future investors. The management of Nike Inc. addresses issues both on top-line growth and operating performance. The company’s cost of capital is a critical element in such decisions and it is important to estimate precisely the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). In our analysis‚ we examine why WACC is important in decision making and we show how WACC for Nike Inc. is calculated correctly. Also‚ we calculate
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Question No.3. Critique Starbucks overall corporate strategy. Answer: Starbucks main strategy is to expand the store globally. And it is also maintaining some tactics to achieve the main target. But beside this Starbucks are incurring losses for mismatch between their corporate strategies and the customer’s expectations. Those are described below: * Starbucks is trying to open stores in many states of United States but still eight states in the United States are with no Starbucks stores
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Pioneer Petroleum is a multinational corporation that is in position to capitalize on investments all around the World. Within the industry Pioneer’s gasoline are among the cleanest burning fuels. They are better position than most to meet strict environmental guidelines as they currently have clean efficient running plants positioned to capitalize on less polluted products. Also Pioneer Petroleum is heavily involved in exploration and devilment. From 1924 to the present‚ pioneer has been able
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