judgement assumes a dividend cut from FPL. However‚ this dividend cut would be a precise strategic choice rather than one dictated by financing difficulties. Specifically‚ the dividend cut will raise future growth‚ with little effect on the stock price. By cutting dividends‚ FPL can react better to future threats. After an initial panic selling triggered by the news shock (FPL never cut its dividend in the past 47 years)‚ investors will process the new information realized that the dividend cut is balanced
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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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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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Dividend policy is concerned with financial policies regarding paying cash dividend in the present or paying an increased dividend at a later stage. Whether to issue dividends‚ and what amount‚ is determined mainly on the basis of the company’s unappropriated profit (excess cash) and influenced by the company’s long-term earning power. When cash surplus exists and is not needed by the firm‚ then management is expected to pay out some or all of those surplus earnings in the form of cash dividends
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DATA: Database Dividend payment pattern of all IT companies that are listed for trading on one of the two major exchanges namely National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during the period 2004-2008 (I refer each year henceforth with the end year i.e.‚ for 2004-2005 to 2005) are employed for analysis. The data has been sourced from Prowess database of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). For the purpose of this study‚only final dividend and interim dividend. Unlike the
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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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the first document evaluating Myanmar’s attractiveness for consideration of establishing Marriott Hotels and Resorts in this country. The best location for the hotel is chosen to be the city called Yangon since it offers a wide variety of activities for travelers with different interests. Yangon Marriott Hotels and Resorts will be attracted to upscale visitors who wish to stay in a luxury‚ five-star hotel with exceptional service quality‚ while enjoying the beauty of the country. The target groups
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Análisis Caso Marriott Corporation: Costo de Capital En el caso se plantea que Marriott utiliza cuatro elementos en su Estrategia Financiera las cuales apuntan a un crecimiento objetivo. Por lo que‚ se pregunta‚ ¿Son consistentes estos elementos con su crecimiento objetivo?‚ y para ello se realiza el siguiente análisis. I. Análisis de los Elementos de Estrategia Financiera: Primero debemos identificar que el alto crecimiento que busca Marriott es igual a maximizar el valor de la empresa y para
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CHAPTER 17 Payout Policy Chapter Synopsis 17.1 Distributions to Shareholders A corporation’s payout policy determines if and when it will distribute cash to its shareholders by issuing a dividend or undertaking a stock repurchase. To issue a dividend‚ the firm’s board of directors must authorize the amount per share that will be paid on the declaration date. The firm pays the dividend to all shareholders of record on the record date. Because it takes three business days for shares to be registered
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Simrith Sidhu‚ Amy-Jane Miocevich‚ Jacques Rousset‚ Jing Tao Task One: Marriott uses the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. WACC is calculated using the 1987 financial data provided in the Marriot Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) case study and estimators. WACC = Cost of Equity x (Equity/Debt +Equity) + Cost of Debt x (Debt/(Debt + Equity)) x (1 – Tax Rate) This method is applied for
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