1. Why do think Larry Stone wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate? Is it justifiable to use the firm’s weighted average cost of capital as the divisional cost of capital? Please explain. (10% weighting) Answer The hurdle rate is the rate of return a firm has to offer finance providers to induce them to buy and hold financial security. (Arnold‚2007). This is also known as cost of capital or weighted average cost of capital. The returns offered by alternative securities with the same risk
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International Business – Individual Project KRAFT FOODS INC. KRAFT FOODS MISSION “Our mission is to be North America’s best food & beverage company. Our company has a great heritage that we’re building into and even grater future.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CORPORATE SPIN-OFF On 1 October 2012‚ the former Kraft Foods Inc. changed its name to Mondelēz International Inc. and spun-off some brands into a new company called Kraft Foods Group Inc. Kraft Foods Group focuses on the North American
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people who are closer to the front lines and the consumers to get creative with their ideas‚ Kraft will benefit. These people are more aware of what consumers are looking for and how to get their attention. However‚ I think that it takes a village to make the turnaround that Kraft saw in its Oreo re-branding. There was a series of events that had to come first in order to be successful‚ and it all began with Kraft acquiring Groupe Danone’s global biscuit business. After this‚ some serious market research
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weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to be 8.3%. I find error in this calculation as a result of the following points of disagreement: a) Weighting of Capital Structure: Use of book values of capital rather than the market values b) Cost of Debt Calculation: Incorrect method for calculating debt c) Tax Rate: Use of a tax rate derived from the summation of state and statutory taxes instead of the firm’s marginal tax rate 2. Revised Calculation of WACC: WACC reflects the weighted average
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27 28 29 30-31 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 37 38 39-40 KRAFT IN INDIA: FUTURE MARKETING STRATEGIES NEW PRODUCTS INNOVATION ACCOUNTING INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS VALUATION DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW (DCF) ANALYSIS CONCLUSION APPENDICES A. NET REVENUE BY OPERATING SEGMENT (2006‚ 2010) B. HISTORY OF MERGERS‚ ACQUISITIONS & NAME CHANGES C. NET REVENUE BY CONSUMER SECTOR (2006‚ 2010) D. 11 $1 BILLION KRAFT BRANDS E. 54 KRAFT BRANDS F. KEY COMPETITOR ANALYSIS G. HISTORY OF NEW PRODUCT
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TANMAY GUPTA tg2311 American Chemical Corporation Cost of Capital : Collinsville Investment [pic] Where: Re = cost of equity Rd = cost of debt E = market value of the firm’s equity D = market value of the firm’s debt V = E + D Tc = corporate tax rate D/V and E/V Ratio: Since the target debt ratio of Dixon is given to be about 35%‚ we assume the target D/V ratio for Colinsville investment to be the same. Hence the E/V ratio
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WACC Example: A firm is considering a new project which would be similar in terms of risk to its existing projects. The firm needs a discount rate for evaluation purposes. The firm has enough cash on hand to provide the necessary equity financing for the project. Also‚ the firm: - has 1‚000‚000 common shares outstanding - current price $11.25 per share - next year’s dividend expected to be $1 per share - firm estimates dividends will
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Joseph Taj Ahn Nyguyen J Yu Fin 423 Haddad Nov 18‚ 2014 Philip Morris Inc.: Seven Up Acquisition (A) This case discusses Philip Morris Inc. intentions to acquire the Seven-up Company in an effort to diversify their consumer goods. The decision has already been made‚ however they must decide on an offer price to buy out the company. This report will discuss PM’s acquisition strategy and its appropriateness‚ along with whether or not 7up fits the criteria of PM’s strategy. The report will further
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Background: Kraft Food Company was founded by James Kraft in 1903. Kraft started off by selling wholesale cheese in Chicago‚ they later expanded‚ distributing to over 30 specialty cheeses under the name Kraft and Elkhorn. By 1920 Kraft began to mass produce specialty cheeses which were then exported to Canada and Europe. They later established plants in England and Germany. James Kraft’s development to new products and the use of innovative advertising methods led Kraft to be an early user of all
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The Cost of Capital Project: Internet Version {December 2009} By Wm R McDaniel‚ PhD Objective The assignment is to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for an actual corporation as of the current time. Actual managers would need to know their company’s WACC as a starting datum to estimate the discount rate to use in the net present value analysis of new projects or of termination decisions. The student will later need to know the technique for application in some case
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