(Product number for the case: 289047-PDF-ENG) 1. What is Marriott’s target debt-to-value ratio (i.e. what is their target Debt/(Debt+Equity))? Marriott technically didn’t have a target debt-to-value ratio. Instead, they used an interest coverage target that stood in its place, which analyzed Marriott’s ability to service its debt.
That is, what aspects of the firm’s activities should Koh focus on especially? 4. What is Star River’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC)? What methods did you use to estimate WACC? What are the key assumptions that especially influence WACC?
A spreadsheet supplement for case study is available at course webpage. Please answer the following questions (one by one) in your case report. Questions: 1. How much business risk does Hill Country face? How much financial risk would the company face at each of the three alternative debt-to-capital ratios presented in case Exhibit 4?
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What could be the main reasons for this? 3. To what extent do the results affect your assessments of comparative corporate performance? 4. Calculate the debt-equity (leverage or gearing) ratio for both corporations under both U.K. and U.S. GAAPs.
Explain the rationale for using the IRR to evaluate capital investment projects. Could the IRR for this project differ for GP Manufacturing versus for another customer? IRR= 14.1% (cell B70) IRR is used to decide whether investors should make long term investments. IRR depends on how much a company actually makes so it will be different for everyone 4. Suppose one of GP Manufacturing’s executives typically uses the payback as a primary capital budgeting decision tool and wants some payback information.
5.5 Turnover of Accommodation providers in the areas by hospitality/ hotel sector share (%) 5. How robust is the market? 6.6 Number of businesses engaged in the provision of Hotels and similar accommodation by age of business (number and %) II. MARRIOTT (500W) 1. COMPANY PROFILE 2.
The lodging division’s WACC was 10.24%, the restaurant division’s WACC was 10.68%, and the contract services division WACC was 7.55%. MARRIOTT CORPORATION WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (WACC) In order to determine the WACC for the entire firm we computed Marriott’s cost of debt before
Moreover, the discount rates for cash-flow, or WACC, of store and credit card are 9% and 4%, respectively. As a result, the WACC for the whole corporation is calculated base on the weight of each revenue segment. WACC (Total) = WACC (store) × Ws + WACC (credit) × Wc = 9% × 84.1% + 4% × 14.9% = 8.17% The WACC for Target Corporation is 8.17%. This rate serves as a benchmark for IRR to evaluate the profitability of each project. If IRR is larger than WACC, the project is considered to be profitable.
| Marriott Corporation:The Cost of Capital | Case Analysis | | | GROUP ONE, LLC 123 Woodward, Detroit, MI, Ph: (313) 570-1000 April 5, 1988 Mr. Dan Cohrs Vice President of Project Finance Marriott Corporation 10400 Fernwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817 Dear Mr. Cohrs, Thank you for selecting Group One, LLC. We have reviewed Marriott’s financial information provided; the company’s planned financial strategy, current market conditions, and overall and financial information on comparable competitors. Based on the information gathered and reviewed we have prepared discount rates for Marriott’s three divisions: Lodging, Contract Services and Restaurants. In addition, per MC’s request Group One has reviewed whether divisional discount rates should be used to determine incentive compensation. Briefly, it is Group One’s recommendation that Marriott use divisional discount rates based on each division’s industry to discount future project cash flows.