American Capital Markets were provided. In order to calculate Telus’ cost of capital we need to calculate the company’s Cost of Equity, Cost of Debt, and Tax Rate along with their weighted cost and then apply these to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Once the cost of capital has been calculated then we can proceed to make recommendations in regards to the company’s future investments. Cost of Equity To calculate Telus’ cost of capital we decided to use the CAPM model simply because this model
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Marriot case Analysis 1, financial strategy According to the case, we noticed that Marriott Corporation intends to remain a premier growth company, to be the preferred employer, the preferred provider and the most profitable company. And in order to achieve these goals, it incorporated four main elements into its financial strategy. In our opinion, these elements are consistent with the financial strategy. First, Marriot sold its own hotel assets to limited partners but retain the operating
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ELEMENTS OF MODERN FINANCE - MGCR-641 THE SUPER PROJECT Prepared By: Bogdan Enoiu Chris McLachlin J. Alejandro Noboa February 03, 2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROBLEMS 1. Is General Foods using the proper capital budgeting methods in evaluating their potential projects? 2. Should General Foods invest in the Super project? In evaluating the Super Project, what are the relevant cash flows to use? In particular: • Test market Expenses • Overhead Expenses • Erosion of Jell-O contribution margin
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technical page 50 student accountant JUNe/JULY 2008 CAPM: THEORY, ADVANTAGES, AND DISADVANTAGES THE CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODEL RELEVANT TO ACCA QUALIFICATION PAPER F9 Section F of the Study Guide for Paper F9 contains several references to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). This article is the last in a series of three, and looks at the theory, advantages, and disadvantages of the CAPM. The first article, published in the January 2008 issue of student accountant introduced the CAPM and its
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INTRODUCTION This memo addresses the feasibility of the NESA project and provides a brief overview of: our financial condition, the iron ore market, major risks associated with this project, estimated project NPV, and the benefits of the financing packages. From our analysis, the NPV of this project is $137.36M - $104.31M. While there is risk associated with venturing into an unfamiliar market in a politically volatile country, the debt financing packages mitigate this risk. Thus, we believe that
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What to do about excess cash As we saw in class nowadays there are plenty of corporations whose cash balances exceed their debt due. The question that naturally arises, is what implications do cash balances have for the WACC calculation. In answering this question, first we need to distinguish between cash used for operations and excess cash. The cash used for operations exist in a firm in order to support its daily transactions, like paying bills, employees, change in the tills etc. That means even
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Cost of Capital Practice Problems 1. Why is it that, for a given firm, that the required rate of return on equity is always greater than the required rate of return on its debt? The required rate of return on equity is higher for two reasons: • The common stock of a company is riskier than the debt of the same company. • The interest paid on debt is deductible for tax purposes, whereas dividends paid on common stock are not deductible. 2. The Mountaineer Airline Company has consulted
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detail to estimate their cost of capital, and how their gearing level and cost of capital affect the firm’s value and profitability. We did ratio analysis (debt to asset and debt to equity) to find out the companies capital structure and calculated WACC value to determine the companies cost of capital. We calculated market value ratio (comprises of price to earning ratio, dividend yield, market to book ratio and Tobin’s ratio) and profitability ratio (EPS, NPM, ROE, ROA) to do market valuation and
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Memory invests in the new product line. Is it a positive NPV Investment? Given our discussions in class, estimate the WACC of the project (new product line). You will need to evaluate the WACC if Debt is used, or if new equity is issued. If using debt to get money, the WACC will be 9.88%, and the NPV of the project equals 1.44 million. If we issue stocks to get money, the WACC will be 9.66%, and the NPV will be 1.50 million. 3. What would you recommend the board to do concerning the project
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Hill Country Snack Foods Co. Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (HCSF) is an American-based company specializing in snack food industry. Its competitive advantages mainly base on conservative management strategies, cost efficiency, high quality products as well as solid regional position. Despite stable growth over years, one big concern raised among company’s shareholders as well as financial analysts are its capital structure. As HCSF is all-equity funding, many perceived that the company has more
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