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A 5 page paper providing an equation for calculating Coke’s WACC, including discussion of the factors used for determining WACC. The paper also provides three methods of determining a central feature of the WACC equation, one calculated either through CAPM, DCF or bond-yield-plus-premium approaches. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSfinCokeCap.rtf
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Coca-Cola has the worlds most recognizable brand and is available all around the world. The entire beverage industry has undergone changes in recent years that have affected Coke along
with its competitors, not the least of which has been that consumers tastes have been changing over a period of several years, moving away from the dark, sugary colas on
which Coca-Cola was built. This continuing trend is the reason behind the recent new additions to the Sprite(r) line, as well as Coca-Colas activity in various juice-based drinks and
Dasani(r) bottled water. It even launched a tea business in Japan in 2004 (Form 10-Q). Coca-Colas business results have been more favorable
recently than in the years and quarters preceding, but they still have not produced results on the order that the company - and its investors - would like to see.
The purpose here is to identify Coca-Colas sources of capital and to determine its cost of capital. Sources of Capital Investors Capital
After years - indeed, decades - of hovering at less than $10, Coca-Colas stock began a dramatic climb in the late 1980s that would culminate at peaking just above $100
in 1998, splitting three times along the way. Since that peak in 1998, however, Coca-Colas stock has been on a downward slope with only a few breaks in the
general downward direction. This is not to say that Coca-Colas stock is any danger of being rejected by investors, however. Its current share price is 40.28 for a
market capitalization of $97.46 billion. Trading at 21.47 P/E, investors appear not to have any specific concerns about Coca-Colas stock price. They likely believe that the stock will
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