Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital May 28, 2014 1. For what purposes dose Mortensen estimated Midland’s cost of capital? What would be the potential consequences of a too high estimate compared to the firm’s “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate? Estimates of Midland’s cost of capital are used in many analyses, including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting, performance assessments, M&A proposals, and stock
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Midland Energy Resource Case Analysis 1. Describe Midland, its capital planning model and Janet Mortensen's role in the case. Midland Energy Resource, Inc. has three major divisions: Exploration & Production (E&P), Refining and Market (R&M), and Petrochemicals. E&P division provides the most profit for Midland. R&M is the largest division in Midland by revenue. Petrochemicals is the smallest division in Midland. Midland’s financial strategy in 2007 consisted of four principals:
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president of Midland Energy Resources, Inc., to advise her on cost of capital matters. Read the “Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital” case (HBP #4129) handed out in class. This case illustrates how the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) may be used to estimate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) in a corporate setting. Then, working with your team, answer each of the following questions using data provided in the case: i. Why is Midland concerned about its WACC? How will it use
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Case Analysis: Midland Energy Resources, INC.: Cost of Capital Midland’s consolidated balance sheet and its access to global financial and commodity markets Midland Energy Resources, Inc. was a global integrated oil and gas company. It had sometimes presented attractive opportunities to trade securities and commodities. Midland was been incorporated more than 120 years with more than 80000 employees in 2007. Midland conservative compared to some of its large competitors, but it did have a group
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Chengze Chen Kevin M. Sweeney 04/17/2015 Midland Energy Resources Case Analysis Midland is an international energy company whose businesses include oil and gas exploration, refining and marketing and petrochemicals. In 2006, its revenue has reached $248.5 billion while its income is $42.2 billion. Midland’s capital planning model basically depends on the macro financial market and strategy of the overall company in 2007, which includes stimulating the overseas growth, investing in valuable
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Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 2 II. COMPONENT ESTIMATIONS ............................................................................... 2 1. Effective Tax Rate - t ............................................................................................. 2 2. Capital Structure – D/E ..............................................
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Memorandum To: Ms. Mortensen CC: Prof. Bjorn Johnson Date: 02/25/2013 Subject: Midland Energy Resources, Inc. Analysis Janet Mortensen, senior vice president of project finance for Midland Energy Resources, needs to estimate the cost of capital because it is an important data for estimating the project whether it will be profitable and worth the resources and risk. As mentioned in the case, Midland estimates the cost of capital to be used in analyzing asset appraisals for capital budgeting
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Management Prof. Joseph Vu Case Study Questions: Midland Energy Resources, Inc: Cost of Capital Janet Mortensen, senior vice president of project finance at Midland Energy Resources, is in the process of preparing her annual cost of capital estimates for Midland and each of its three divisions (oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), refining and marketing (R&M), and petrochemicals). These estimates are used in many analyses within Midland, including capital budgeting decisions, financial
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Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital Case Solution Total Words: 1930 Excel Calculations: Return on Debt, T-Bills Return, Yield Spread, Beta, Return on Equity, WACC for Midland, Exploration and Production, Refining and Marketing and Petrochemicals. Abstract: Midland Energy Resources has its operations divided amongst three separate divisions. The divisions have different functions and need separate discount rate to evaluate its projects. The cost of capital is very
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To find the corporate cost of capital for Midland Energy Resources we will need to find the cost of capital of the three divisions within the company. The formula for WACC is: WACC=rd * (D/V) * (1-t) + re * (E/V) where, rd= Cost of debt re= Cost of equity D= Market value of debt E= Market value of equity V= D+E= Value of the company (or division) T= Tax rate To calculate the cost of debt (rd) for each division we will use the data in the case by adding the premium over the US treasury securities
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