today will determine the value of business tomorrow. In order to make long-term investments in new product lines‚ new equipment and other assets‚ managers must know the cost of obtaining funds to acquire these assets. The cost associated with different sources of funds is called the cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are below the cost of capital‚ market values will decline
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American Home Products Corporation 1. How much business risk does American Home Products face? How much financial risk would American Home Products face at each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3? How much potential value‚ if any can American Home Products create for its shareholders at each of the proposed levels of debt? A combination of business risk and financial risk shows the risk of an organization’s future return on equity. Business risk is related to make a firm’s
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complex set of transportation problems. Four different configurations of operating plants have to be tested. The solutions‚ although requiring relatively few iterations to optimality‚ involve degeneracy if solved manually. The costs are: [pic] The lowest weekly total cost‚ operating plants 1 and 3 with 2 closed‚ is $217‚430. This is $3‚300 per week ($171‚600 per year) or 1.5% less than the next most economical solution‚ operating all three plants. Closing a plant without expanding the capacity
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Cash Flows and Their Relevance Cash flows refer to both the inflows and outflows of cash during a defined period by a company or corporation and are linked to the business as a whole or a specific capital project. Cash flows measure real economic wealth‚ take place at particular points in time and are generally free of accounting classification constraints. (Cash Flow‚ n.d.) Relevant cash flows have several descriptive factors. A relevant cash flow is one that will change in relation to
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The Power of Cash Flow Ratios EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CASH FLOW RATIOS ARE MORE RELIABLE indicators of liquidity than balance sheet or income statement ratios such as the quick ratio or the current ratio. LENDERS‚ RATING AGENCIES AND WALL STREET analysts have long used cash flow ratios to evaluate risk‚ but auditors have been slow to use them. SOME CASH FLOW RATIOS COMPARE THE RESOURCES A company can muster with its short-term commitments. OTHER CASH FLOW RATIOS MEASURE A COMPANYS
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established that a strong correlation between estimated future cash flows and the value of a firm exists (Copeland et al‚ 1994 ; Brealey and Myers ‚ 2000; Jones‚ 1998 ). In their study of 51 highly leveraged transactions (HLTs) ‚ Kaplan and Ruback (1995) found that the valuations using the DCF methods are within 10%‚ on average‚ of the market value of the transactions‚ providing a strong relation between the market value and discounted cash flow forecasts. In addition‚ they found that the DCF methods
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financial accounting‚ a cash flow statement‚ also known as statement of cash flows or funds flow statement is a financial statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents‚ and breaks the analysis down to operating‚ investing‚ and financing activities. The primary purpose of a statement of cash flows is to provide relevant information about the cash receipts and cash payments of an enterprise during a period. Essentially‚ the cash flow statement is concerned
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Cash Flow analysis Introduction Clearly‚ income statements and statements of financial position are the most common financial documents available to the public. But managers who make financial decisions may find themselves at something of a loss if they only have these two documents (reports on past performance) on which to base their decisions for today and into the future. Financial managers and investors‚ however‚ are far more interested in actual cash flows than they are in somewhat
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Questions Case #5 – Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate
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CHAPTER 11: THE COST OF CAPITAL LEARNING GOALS: 1. Understand the key assumptions‚ the basic concept and the specific sources of capital associated with the cost of capital. 2. Determine the cost of long-term debt and the cost of preferred stock. 3. Calculate the cost of common stock equity and convert it into the cost of retained earnings and the cost of new issues of common stock. 4. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and discuss alternative weighing schemes
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