Analyze a publically listed Company and generate a business report (2500 words) that recommends and justifies an appropriate weighted average cost of capital (WACC, Topic 7).
Instructions
1. This is an individual assignment.
2. Select and analyze a publicly listed company on the Australia Stock Exchange, the Singapore
Stock Exchange or other stock exchanges.
3. Prepare an individual analytical report by completing the following tasks
a. Search for data and financial information e.g. the firm’s beta and the current risk free
rate. Access to this type of data and information is obtained through the JCU library
website. Review the
i. Bloomberg Terminal at JCUS Financial Lab
ii. Company’s annual report (Online)
iii. Reserve Bank of Australia rba.gov.au – go to the statistics link (top right-hand side, click and choose Interest Rates under the Economic and Statistics
Section).
iv. Reference all information and the date of access as part of your reference section in the report.
4. Calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital using an appropriate technique.
5. Explain your calculations and the judgments you made in arriving at your answer.