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Busn 379 Course Project for Coca Cola

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Introduction
The Course Project is an opportunity for you to apply concepts learned to a real-life simulation experience. Throughout the Course Project, you will assume that you work as a financial analyst for the Coca Cola Company. The Course Project is provided in two parts as follows:
Part I – In Part I, you work with Coca Cola's staff to identify the best loan options, as well as to valuate stocks and bonds.
Part II – In Part II, you will provide the company with a recommendation for purchasing a new machine. You will base your recommendation on the Net Present Value (NPV) of the capital investment project using the cost of capital (WACC) as your discount rate.
This course project requires that you show all your calculations and …show more content…

Key competitors include Pepsico, Inc, Cott Corporation and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.
1. Using the dividend growth model and assuming a dividend growth rate of 3.5%, what is the rate of return for one of three key competitors (listed above)? Use Yahoo Finance to obtain the latest dividend amount and price for one selected competitor (Pepsico, Cott or Dr. Pepper). Please show the information provided (at a minimum provide company name used and dividend/price found) (15 pts)

Class, the key here is that this is the dividend growth model, please review the material on page 206. You need to find the “rate” (R) here. If you have trouble with formulas, you can find the formula solved for the rate on Table 7.1 of the textbook or you may apply Formula 7.5 of the textbook. – See the formula that has [7.5] next to it on page 210.

2. Using the rate of return above, what should be the current share price of Coca Cola Company if the company maintains a constant 3% growth rate in dividends and the most recent dividend per share paid on the stock was $2.00? Show your calculations. (10 pts)
Once again, the clue here is on page 206. Remember that the exercise is asking for the current price, which means the P0. Use Formula [7.3] of the textbook. 3. Assume Coca Cola has also a preferred stock issue. The most

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