and Duke Energy. For the AMD‚ the WACC is 10.83%. For Duck Energy‚ the WACC is 2.76% When we calculate those number‚ we need to know the equity and debt of the company which can easily find on yahoo finance. The cost of debt and the corporate tax rate that we calculated are also based on the data from yahoo finance. We made Beta for the companies with 10 year ranges and use it to calculate return of equity. After we got those number‚ we can calculate the WACC. Advanced Micro Devices Bate—2
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section 10.9 Adjusting the Cost of Capital for Risk. Safeco Company and Risco Inc are identical in size and capital structure. However‚ the riskiness of their assets and cash flows are somewhat different‚ resulting in Safeco having a WACC of 10% and Risco a 12% WACC. Safeco is considering Project X‚ which has an IRR of 10.5% and is of the same risk as a typical Safeco project. Risco is considering Project Y‚ which has an IRR of 11.5% and is of the same risk as a typical Risco project.
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finding beta‚ cost of debt‚ and cost of equity in order to find weighted average cost of capital‚ or WACC‚ must be calculated using proxy firms and divisional data. The firm’s use of WACC is directed towards analysis of the company’s future capital investments. Specifically‚ firms use it as a discount rate in determining a projects profitability versus the cost of taking it on. A firm-wide WACC is a beneficial tool for determining whether a firm should repurchase shares or buy back equity. On
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Christopher Cardenas Date: April 5‚ 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 company profile 3 WACC calculation 4 explanation of calculation/results 5 Limiting factors 5 Conclusion 6 references 7 Weighted Cost of Capital: Home Depot‚ Inc. Introduction The purpose of this project is to find the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for Home Depot. Investopedia.com reveals that the WACC is “a calculation of a firm’s cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately
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established in 1924 and operating in oil refining‚ pipeline transportation‚ and industrial chemical fields. Company uses weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) as a discount rate to discount future cash flows that generate from possible projects. According to net present values of these possible projects management decides to invest or not. WACC represents the minimum rate of return from the investments to satisfy both debt-holders (bondholders) and shareholders. Since these investments are forward-looking
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average cost of capital (WACC) as it applies to capital budgeting? a. Long-term debt. b. Common stock. c. Accounts payable and accruals. d. Preferred stock. Capital components Answer: d Diff: E [ii]. For a typical firm with a given capital structure‚ which of the following is correct? (Note: All rates are after taxes.) a. kd > ke > ks > WACC. b. ks > ke > kd > WACC. c. WACC > ke > ks > kd. d. ke > ks > WACC > kd. e. None of the
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Assignment Chapter 11 Assignment Chapter 11 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Assuming that their NPVs based on the firm’s cost of capital are equal‚ the NPV of a project whose cash flows accrue relatively rapidly will be more sensitive to changes in the discount rate than the NPV of a project whose cash flows come in later in its life. ____ 2. The internal rate of return is that discount rate that equates the present value of the cash outflows (or costs) with
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you identify an organization’s optimal cost of capital? Is the cost of capital increasing or decreasing for most companies? DQ 2 What is meant by Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)? What are the components of WACC? Why is WACC a more appropriate discount rate when doing capital budgeting? What is the impact on WACC when an organization needs to raise long term capital? DQ 3 What is an IPO? How does an IPO allow an organization to grow financially? When is a merger or an acquisition‚ instead
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structure is the capital structure that will optimize the company\’s stock price‚ it is also the capital structure that minimizes the company\’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC). Calculating Weighted Average Cost of Capital A company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is calculated as follows: Formula 11.8 WACC = (wd) [kd (1-t)] + (wps)(kps) + (wce)(kce) Where: Wd = weight percentage of debt in company’s capital structure Wps = weight percentage of preferred stock in company’s
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weight = .15/1.15 = .13 Long-term debt weight = 1/1.15 = .87 Since the accounts payable has the same cost as the overall WACC‚ we can write the equation for the WACC as: WACC = (1/1.8)(.14) + (0.8/1.8)[(.15/1.15)WACC + (1/1.15)(.08)(1 – .35)] Solving for WACC‚ we find: WACC = .0778 + .4444[(.15/1.15)WACC + .0452] WACC = .0778 + (.05797)WACC + .0201 (.9420)WACC = .0979 WACC = .1039‚ or 10.39% We will use basically the same equation to calculate the weighted average flotation cost‚ except we will
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