-1 Spring 2013 Cost of Capital Q1: Percy Motors has a target capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. The yield to maturity on the company’s outstanding bonds is 9% and the company tax rate is 40%. Percy’s CFO has calculated the company’s WACC as 9.96%. What is the company’s cost of common equity? Q2: Tunney Industries issued preferred stock at a price of $47.50 a share. The issue is expected to pay a constant annual dividend of $3.80 a share. What is the company’s cost of preferred stock
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Tools Variance Analysis | | When actual material costs are different than total standard costs determine the cause. Variance Analysis | | When actual material costs are different than total standard costs determine the cause. Contribution Margin Analysis | Management has received a special order. How will profitability be impacted if the order is accepted? | Contribution Margin Analysis | Management has received a special order. How will profitability be impacted if
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The Castillo Products Company was started in 2008. The company manufactures components for personal digital assistant (PDA) products and for other handheld electronic products. A difficult operating year‚ 2009‚ was followed by a profitable 2010. The founders (Cindy and Rob Castillo) are interested in estimating their cost of financial capital because they are expecting to secure additional external financing to support planned growth. Short-term bank loans are available at an 8 percent interest
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COST OF CAPITAL (WACC) ‚EPS . Chandler knew that the maximum value of the firm was achieved when the weighted average cost of capital was minimized. Thus she intended to estimate what the cost of equity and the wacc might be if wrigley pursued this capital structure change. The projected cost of debt would depend on her assessement of wrigley’s debt rating after recapitalization and on current capital market rates. WACC before recapitalization Wrigley’s pre recapitalization WACC is 10.9%‚ the
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MGMT 31000 – Financial Management MGMT 310 - Financial Management 1 Buy Low‚ Sell High (p 435) • An asset is said to be overvalued if its price is too high given its expected return and risk. Suppose you observe the following situation: Security Beta Expected Return SWMS Co. 1.3 14% Insec Co. 0.8 10% • The risk-free rate is currently 6 percent. Is one of the two securities overvalued relative to the other? MGMT 310 - Financial Management 2 Buy Low
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Importance of the theories and implications on corporate financial decisions in Malaysia As business grows wider and complex across the border‚ there is a demand for better valuation tool to evaluate the performance of the business. It is important to adopt more innovative performance metrics so that the company’s management behaviors can be closely monitored to achieve the goal of maximizing the shareholders’ benefits. It is also important to access a firm’s value for any decision making regarding
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Group: Zhengtian “Darren” Ye‚ Bohan Li Course: FINA 3301 Professor name: Eliot H. Sherman Nike Cost of Capital Case Assignment 1. Calculate Nike’s Cost of Capital based on the book values presented in the case. 2. Calculate Nike’s Cost of Capital based on the Market Values presented in the case. 3. Evaluate Joanna’s calculation and identify and explain any differences between her calculation and yours. 4. Under what circumstances is using book values the most appropriate basis for calculating
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QUESTIONS 1. Explain the importance of risk adjustment in the capital budgeting allocation process by answering the following questions. a. Explain why risk adjustments are important and how they can affect firm value. Without the correct risk adjustment the firms stock will lose value by taking on high risk projects. The firm could also be considered uncompetitive if they reject low cost/low risk projects. b. Explain how the single hurdle rate currently used by Northern Forest Products can change
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the effects of issuing $2 billion of new debt and using the proceeds to repurchase shares of the following: a) the book value of MCI’s equity b) the price per share of MCI’s stock; and c) the earnings per share of MCI’s stock. 2) What is the current WACC for MCI and what would it become after the new debt and repurchase? 3) Would you recommend this new debt and repurchase of stock alternative to the MCI Board of Directors? Explain your answer. The first questions asks us what would be the effects
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interest rate of 2% per year and use the proceeds to repurchase shares. The firm operates in the Modigliani-Miller world with no taxes. a) What are Northrop’s firm value‚ cost of equity‚ and WACC before the recapitalization? b) What are Northrop’s firm value‚ equity value‚ debt value‚ cost of equity‚ and WACC after the recapitalization? Compare you results to those in a) and interpret the differences. c) What happens with Northrop’s equity values and share price at the time of the announcement
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