Janet Mortensen‚ senior vice president of project finance at Midland Energy Resources‚ is in the process of preparing her annual cost of capital estimates for Midland and each of its three divisions (oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing (R&M)‚ and petrochemicals). These estimates are used in many analyses within Midland‚ including capital budgeting decisions‚ financial accounting‚ performance appraisals‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. There has been
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Dow Chemical Accounting Homework Dow Chemical Company is a manufacturer and supplier of products used primarily as raw materials in the manufacture of customer products and services. Its product lines include chemicals‚ advanced materials‚ agro-sciences and plastics businesses. Attached are the excerpts from Dow Chemical’s Annual report for 2012. Based on the information in the financial statements and footnotes‚ please‚ answer the questions below. Assume a tax rate of 35%. 1. Which cost flow assumptions
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the risk free rate‚ Rf=0.0498. 2. Cost of debt‚ Rd=Rf+ the spread to Treasury(Exploration & Production)=0.0498+0.016=0.0658 3. Cost of equity‚ EMRP=5%. Since we can’t get the beta of E&P‚ we should use the information of comparable companies on Exhibit 5 to get average asset beta‚ and then to calculate the beta of E&P. βa=Equity Beta/(1+D/E)= 1.15/(1+0.398)= 0.82 According to Table1‚ consolidated D/V is 46%‚ E/V is 54%‚ βe= βa*(1+D/E)= 0.82*(1+0.46/0.54)=1.52 Re=Rf+ βe *EMRP=
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Midland Energy Resources Midland Energy Resources is a fully integrated energy company with operations in E&P‚ Refining & Marketing (R&M) and Petrochemicals. Capital budgeting at Midland is done using discounted cash flow method and weighted average cost of capital (rwacc). Corporate Weighted Average Cost of Capital‚ rwacc The primary use of the corporate rwacc is valuation (TV=FCF/(rwacc-g)). While the rwacc may be used for evaluating internal projects‚ the usage will be incorrect owing to the
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Midland Energy Resources 1. For what purposes does Mortensen estimate Midland’s cost of capital? What would be the potential consequences of a too high estimate compared to the firm’s “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate? Estimates of the cost of capital were used in many analyses within Midland‚ including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. Moreover‚ depending
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Our company We operate across many areas and you may be surprised about how far our services reach. Derby‚ Nottingham‚ Leicester‚ Sheffield and London St Pancras are our main stations‚ as well as stations as far east as Skegness. Also‚ we have got office-based teams; we have people based at maintenance depots and a team of dedicated people who have a roaming brief to make sure all of our buildings and equipment are maintained. We are a major train operating company: Over 2‚000 employees
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Answer Case Study 2 Midland Energy Resources (as a whole company) According to the article‚ the beta of Midland Energy is 1.25. beta=1.25 cost of equity re = rf + beta * (EMRPs) EMRPs = 5.0% We assume that the company will run for next 30years‚ so the rate of risk free is 4.98% rf = 4.98% Cost of Equity: rE = rf + beta * (EMRPs) = 4.98% + 1.25 * 5% = 11.23% Market Value of Equity = $134114m (Exhibit 5) Cost of Debt 30years‚ rD = rf + spread to treasury = 4.98% + 1.62% = 6.60% Market
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1.) How does Midland determine that shares are undervalues? Midland Energy Resources determine that the shares are undervalued with a comparing from the intrinsic value of the shares and the actual stock price. The intrinsic value can be computed with the fundamental value of the enterprise minus the market value of debts divided per the number of shares outstanding. For calculate the fundamental value of the enterprise‚ Midland Energy Resources has to sum up all discounted future net cash flows
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The geology of carboniferous of the Midland Valley of Scotland Research Aims This essay will cover the basic geology of the Midland Valley‚ the changes in structure and volcano activities during the carboniferous period. General introduction of the Midland Valley The carboniferous is a period between 290 and 360 million years ago(Ref 1‚p.8‚Scotland Through Time). The Midland Valley was covered with lots of rainforest and numerous of coral reefs flourished in the tropical seas. Volcanos eruptions
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MILAN MOHANTY INTERNAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Overview:- The Dow Chemical Company is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world in terms of revenue and in terms of market capitalization; it is the third largest in the world (as of 20071). There was a steady growth of the market from the year 2002. But before that the company faced a back drop in the profit margin. The company realized its growth in 2002 only after merging with Union Carbi as the company’s sells
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