Write a 7-8 page double-spaced paper about your selected company answering the questions.
You should use the most recent annual report (not the quarterly filings.)2014 annual financial report
The paper should discuss the following about the company
1. What is the name of the company? What is the industry sector?
2. What are the operating risks of the company?
3. What is the financial risk of the company (the debt to total capitalization ratio)?
4. Does the company have any preferred stock?
5. What is the capital structure of the company?: Short term portion of Long Term Debt, Long Term Debt, Preferred Stock (if any), and market value of Common Stock issued and outstanding?
6. What is the company’s current actual Beta?
7. What would the Beta of this company be if it had no Long Term Debt in its capital structure? (Apply the Hamada Formula.)
8. What is the company’s current Marginal Tax Rate?
9. What is the Cost of Debt, before and after taxes?
10. What is the Cost of Preferred Stock (if any)?
11. What is the Cost of Equity?
12. What is the cash dividend yield on the Common Stock?
13. What is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital of the company?
14. What is the Price Earnings Multiple of the company?
15. How has the company’s stock been performing in the last 5 years?
16. How would you assess the overall risk structure of the company in terms of its Operating Risks and Financial Risk (Debt to Capitalization Ratio)?
17. Would you invest in this company? Why? Or Why not?
18. The last page of your paper should be a Bibliography of the sources you used to prepare this paper. (See Devry writing center for format and style.)
This should be written as a formal paper. You should not write this in question and answer format. Please refer to the APA Resource Center located in the Devry Writing Center (available in Student Resources). Refrain from using Investopedia, Wikipedia, and/or the dictionary as a source.
You should use at least 3-5 outside sources for this paper. Be sure to cite all sources that you use appropriately. This paper may require calculations made by you as some may not be attainable from an outside source (such as Hamada).
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