In this Disney Case we calculate Disneys WACC and compare it to the WACCs for companies that
Question:
In this Disney Case we calculate Disney’s WACC and compare it to the WACCs for companies that operate in one of Disney’s four primary segments (parks and resorts, studio entertainment, broadcasting and media, and consumer products). The case concludes by changing the external and internal environment in which Disney’s operates to see how the changes impact the company’s WACC.
1. What is Disney’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)?
2. Using the accompanying spreadsheet, calculate the WACC for each Disney segment comparable. Describe the primary WACC drivers that explain the differences between the WACC of Disney and its comparable.
3. How may Disney’s WACC be impacted by stated changes in its operating environment. Consider the following scenarios:
1). an increase in the Federal Reserve reference rate;
2). a two notch downgrade in Disney’s credit rating;
3). adding debt to Disney’s capital structure for an acquisition;
4). a downturn in the US equity market; and,
5). an increase in Disney’s marginal income tax rate?
Cost of Capital Components | Capital Structure | $ in Millions | |
Beta | 0.95 | Equity | 157,215 |
The expected return of the market | 10.36% | Preferred equity | 0 |
Risk-free rate | 3.14% | Short term debt | 5,992 |
Tax Rate | 12.02% | Long-term debt | 17,681 |
The pre-Tax cost of debt | 3.07% | Total capital | 180,888 |
Forensic Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133050479
1st Edition
Authors: Robert Rufus, Laura Miller, William Hahn