MW Petroleum Corporation (A) FINC558 Junxi Nie Qilu Gao Shiqian Tang Kai Zhou It had been a difficult decade for the oil industry in the 1980s. Low prices depressed the profitability of oil companies‚ so many companies responded with downsizing programs and other cost-cutting measures aimed at overhead expenses. Many major companies also sought to consolidate and rationalize their productive assets‚ which often meant divesting marginal properties. Since 1983‚ Amoco itself had sold more
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Percentage of; Calculation Weight by % Bonds Additional bond 50 million / 1‚120 million 45 million / 1‚120 million 4.46 4.02 Preferred stock 1‚000 million / 1‚120 million 89.29 Common stock 25 million / 1‚120 million 2.23 Total 100 iv) New WACC calculation WACC = (% of debt) (After-tax cost of debt) + (% of preferred stock) (cost of preferred stock) + (% of common stock) (cost of common
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practice problems Questions 1. What does the WACC measure? 2. Which is easier to calculate directly‚ the expected rate of return on the assets of a firm or the expected rate of return on the firm’s debt and equity? Assume you are an outsider to the firm. 3. Why are market-based weights important? 4. Why is the coupon rate of existing debt irrelevant for finding the cost of debt capital? 5. Under what assumptions can the WACC be used to value a project? 6. How should
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’s common stock is selling for $8.59 per share‚ and its expected growth rate in earnings and dividends is 5 percent. What is Global ’s cost of common stock? a. 12.22% b. 17.22% c. 10.33% d. 9.66% e. 16.00% WACC with Flotation Costs Answer: a Diff: E [iv]. An analyst has collected the following information regarding Christopher Co.: • The company’s capital structure is 70 percent equity‚ 30 percent debt. • The yield to maturity on the
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model and the weighted average cost of capital through calculation of the cost of capital for Marriott as a whole. Dan Cohrs is faced with making recommendations for the hurdle rates at Marriott Corporation and its three divisions utilizing CAPM and WACC. This case illustrates how to calculate beta based on comparable companies and to lever betas to adjust for capital structure; the appropriate risk-less rate and market risk premium; the choice of time period to estimate expected returns and the difference
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Answers to the Questions in the Case 6.0 Conclusions Bibliography P.2 P.3 P.45 P.6 P.7 Behavior Case Study iSnack 2.0 : It looked good on paper… Introduction In 2009‚ Kraft foods and Vegemite undertook a product line extension and significant public and interactive campaign to incite consumers to name the new brand of vegemite that was developed under their specifications and preferences. Throughout
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of calculations for reference to different applications. Mortensen used WACC formula to estimate cost of capital‚ compute the cost of debt by adding a premium over US Treasury securities of a similar maturity‚ and calculate the cost of equity by using the CAPM formula. After reviewing the case and tables given‚ we calculated the company’s composite WACC and WACCs for each division respectively. The company’s composite WACC is 8.19%. The inputs we used are spread to treasury of 1.62%‚ debt ratio
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HISTORY OF BRANDING: Brands were originally developed as labels of ownership: name‚ term‚ design‚ and symbol. However‚ today it is what they do for people that matters much more‚ how they reflect and engage them‚ how they define their aspiration and enable them to do more. Powerful brands can drive success in competitive and financial markets‚ and indeed become the organization ’s most valuable assets. In the field of marketing‚ brands originated in the nineteenth century with the advent of packaged
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1. QUESTION ONE Undertake a SWOT analysis of the organization in the case. A SWOT analysis of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters reveals the following : 1.1 Strengths i. Product Consistency By utilizing state-of-the-art roasting software‚ GMCR is therefore able to maintain their level of product consistency‚ ii. Unique Products Its key success is in differentiating its coffees. The coffee beans have been carefully selected and then roasting them in small batches to ensure consistency and to maximize
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should undervalued at discount rates below 11.2% * The market responded mixed signals to Nike’s changes. Kimi Ford has done cash flow estimation‚ and asks her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen to estimate cost of capital. WACC Methodology: * The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate (expressed as a percentage‚ like interest) that accompany is expected to pay to debt holders (cost of debt) and shareholders (cost of equity) to finance its assets. * It is the minimum return that a
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