Debt Ratio Debt Ratio • defined as the ratio of total debt to total assets‚ expressed in percentage‚ and can be interpreted as the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. • Measures the proportion of total assets financed by the firm’s creditors. The higher this ratio‚ the greater amount of other people’s money being used to generate profits. Formula: • The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by total assets. Debt Ratio = Total Debt Total Assets Examples •
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provide significant financial information of Target Corporation as well as to provide the necessary assistance to facilitate an investment decision. As per your request‚ I want to inform you that during the month of January I made an extensive research on a possible investment opportunity with Target Corporation. After analyzing and reviewing Target’s 2013 annual report‚ I am convinced that this is not the right time to capitalize on this corporation due to its current market conditions. I have
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Case Study: Marriott Corporation The Cost of Capital Teresa Cortez Keith Gemmell Brandon Papsidero Robin Reschke October 28‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? ..................................
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Chapter 12 Capital Structure and Leverage LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain why capital structure policy involves a trade-off between risk and return‚ and list the four primary factors that influence capital structure decisions. • Distinguish between a firm’s business risk and its financial risk. • Explain how operating leverage contributes to a firm’s business risk and conduct a breakeven analysis‚ complete with
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9 Calculating WACC Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock‚ 5 percent preferred stock‚ and a 35 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12.5 percent‚ the cost of preferred stock is 5.5 percent‚ and the cost of debt is 7.2 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent. a. What is Mullineaux’s WACC? b. The company president has approached you about Mullineax’s capital structure. He wants to know why the company doesn’t use more preferred stock financing
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The Target Corporation‚ what used to be known as the Dayton Dry Goods Co.‚ is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ in 1902. In 1962‚ the first Target store was opened in Roseville‚ Minnesota. It is the fifth largest retailer by sales revenue in the United States behind Wal-Mart‚ The Home Depot‚ Kroger and Costco. The company is ranked 33rd on the 2007 Fortune 500. Target operates its retailing business exclusively in the United States. It is a rival with Kmart
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Case: TARGET CORPORATION 1. Executive Summary Target corporation has a growth strategy of opening 100 new stores per year. Doug Scovanner‚ the CFO of Target Corporation is preparing for the November meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC). He is one of the executive officers who are members of the CEC. With the fiscal year’s end approaching in January‚ there was a need to determine which projects best fit Target’s future store growth and capital expenditure plans‚
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Cost of Capital Definition: cost of capital is the rate of return that a company must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. The cost of capital to a company is the minimum rate of return that is must earn on its investments in order to satisfy the various categories of investors‚ who have made investments in the form of shares ‚ debentures and loans. The cost of capital in operational terms refers to the discount rate that would be used in determining the
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Target Corporation Strategic Report Linda Hahn Lisa Kwak John Palys April 20‚ 2005 Target Corporation Table of Contents Executive Summary .......................................................................... 2 Company History .............................................................................. 3 Financial Analysis ............................................................................. 5 Competitive Analysis: Porter’s Forces......................................
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The Cost of Capital 1 Background As investors desire to obtain the best/highest return on their investments in securities such as shares (Equity) and loans to companies such as debentures (Debt)‚ these returns are costs to the companies paying these Dividends (on equity) and Interest (on Debts)! It all depends on the perspective from which we chose to view the calculation (are we Earning or Paying?) Companies MUST consider the cost of financing they receive in the form of equity or debt if they
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