Marriott corporation Group -1 Akasha.J Dhivya Priya.R Gayathri.P.A Sadhana.S Srikumaran.M.A Components of Marriott’s Financial Strategy Growth Objective: Is to become the preferred employer and provider in lodging‚ contract services and restaurants‚ and to be the most profitable company in the industry. 1. Manage rather than own hotel assets: Lowers accounting assets on the books thereby increasing the ROA. Sharing of risk that comes from the properties and provide Marriott to operate with
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level increases. 4. City planners wish to capture significantly more travel and tourism business. Their immediate focus is on upgrading elements of the infrastructure. The city planners would focus on all the following except: a. highways. b. restaurants. c. parking lots. d. airports. 5. Which of the following are considered part of a destination’s superstructure? a. water‚ gas‚ and electricity systems b. roads and highways c. shopping and entertainment centers d. airports 6. All of the
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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| Marriott Case | Cost of Capital | | Facts: Dan Cohrs is preparing the annual hurdle rates for the three divisions of Marriot Corporation (Lodging‚ Contracts‚ and Restaurants) which will have a significant impact on the firm’s financial and operating strategies. Marriott’s has been truthful to its operating strategy to remain a premier growth company‚ Marriott’s sales and earnings per share have doubled over the last four years. In 1987 Marriot’s sales rose 24%‚ the return on equity
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When J. Willard Marriott opened his first nine stool A&W restaurant in Washington D.C. on May 20‚ 1927 he had no idea what his name would mean to the world one day. John Willard Marriott was born on September 17‚ 1900. He was from a farm in Utah where he spent his childhood and young adult ages working for his parents. Early on‚ J. Willard was a young mind looking for business. When he was old enough his dad let him travel for the family business. While he was going through Washington D.C. he
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) General Approach The company is split into 3 divisions Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants. The WACC for each of the 3 divisions and then subsequently the entire corporation’s WACC need to be calculated. This will be done through calculating the WACC for each of the 3 divisions and then taking a weighted average of these 3 divisional WACC numbers to get the overall Marriott Corporation WACC. 1. Calculating the Beta a
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An Analysis of Maverick Lodging Abstract Maverick Lodging is a hotel management company that manages the day-to-day operations of third party franchisees of the Marriott Corporation. The company has recently implemented a balanced scorecard in an effort to align company strategy‚ structure‚ performance measurements‚ and incentives. The organization strategy involves growth in revenue and customer base with the use of differentiation. Issues with the current scorecard and its measures have
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Lex Service PLC--- Cost of Capital In 1928 Lex Garages Limited‚ at the time of public incorporation‚ had single garage in London.After 60 years‚ Lex Service PLC became a leading company in automotive distribution and leasing in the United Kingdom. In late 1950‚ Lex obtained from Volvo Car Corporation the exclusive franchise to import and distribute Volvo cars in the United Kingdom that ended in1992 four years before the scheduled termination date. This news dropped the share price of Lexto 30%.
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Executive Summary We found the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott as a whole to be 9.68%. The divisions of Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants had WACCs of 8.14%‚ 13.33%‚ and 9.63% respectively. The only variable between these divisions that remains consistent is the tax rate. Marriott has a target rate for each of the divisions’ capital structures‚ which affects their debt and equity betas. Also‚ there are stark differences between the betas in the segments‚ as well as the
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Harvard Business School 9-289-047 Rev. April 1‚ 1998 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) In April 1988‚ Dan Cohrs‚ vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation‚ was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm’s three divisions.部门 要求报酬率 Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity
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