...Boeing 7E7 It is our understanding that there is a new and better jet to be made. However, with times they way they are, it is extremely risky to embark on an endeavor of this magnitude and not be successful. We have put together a study and recommendation that should assist you in your decision in whether or not to grant final approval to proceed with the project. Although significant investments are required to develop the Boeing 7E7, a competitive advantage cannot be achieved with the Company’s current product scope. Therefore, due to the IRR being higher than the commercial segment’s WACC as well as the need to achieve a competitive advantage in the market, we believe the project should be undertaken. #18 and The Force Executive Summary Due to the above quantitative analysis, it is evident that the project is beneficial to the company. However, several other issues should be taken into consideration before the Board of Directors’ make their final decision. A positive factor is the ability to achieve customer satisfaction as the aircraft will provide 20% less fuel costs than any other plane in its size. There is flexibility of short or long flights and Boeing 7E7 has enhanced passenger features. This will increase the demand for the airplane as customers will face lower operating costs, increased flexibility and will be better able to satisfy their market share. There is a projected rate of annual increase in air travel of 5.1%. This growth in the industry will...
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...Boeing Analysis - Writeup I. Brief overview of relevant issues and summarize of our recommendations. The key question in this assignment is whether Boeing should proceed with developing the family of 7E7 aircrafts in a post SARS and post 9-11 market. A major part of this decision lies in determining the profitability of such a major undertaking. Yet, apart from the project's stand-alone risk, the project's financial merit must be evaluated in terms of its overall portfolio impact as well. After studying this case and performing a detailed cash flow analysis, we recommend Boeing proceed with the production of the 7E7 planes based on the merit of the following pros and cons: Pros: 1) The NPV for this project is more than $7 billion. The baseline IRR of the 7E7 project is 15.7%. This is greater than the estimated WACC of 7.54%. (Detailed calculations are shown below). 2) Boeing has not introduced a new plane since the successful launch of B777 in 1994. A new offering is in order as customers look to replenish their fleet. 3) Many of the requirements for 7E7 are customer driven as the company looks for a plane with lower operating costs and lower fuel consumption. 4) Airbus, Boeing's main competitor, is catching up and even surpassing Boeing's commerical plane market share. To stay ahead of the competition, Boeing needs a new, efficient, cost-effective, and superior product. 5) With the improved manufacturing capability of lighter composite materials, producing...
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...The concept of taking on a new project, such as the Boeing is considering with the 7E7, is groundbreaking. It has the potential of pulling Boeing out of its financial slump and has the potential to appeal to a multitude of customers. Boeing needs to consider the value of this project to the company in the long run, however. To calculate the cost of capital, we need to use the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) formula, a shown below. WACC: (%debt)* (pretax cost of debt capital)*(1-marginal effective tax rate) + (%equity)*(cost of equity capital) In order to calculate Boeing’s debt percentage, it is assumed in this analysis that the capital structure remains the same and is unaffected by the current potential 7E7 project. The debt/equity ratio is .525, as listed in Exhibit 10 of the case. To calculate the total market value of debt, the market value of all of the bonds listed in Exhibit 11 must be summed. The market value is $5,023.28M. By dividing this value by .525, the market value of equity can be calculated at $9,568.15M. Dividing $5,023.28M by $14,591.43M (sum of market value of debt plus the market value of equity) and multiplying by 100 gives the percent debt of 34.43%. Please see Exhibit 1 for calculations. The pretax cost of debt capital will be the yield to maturity of a proxy bond. The bond that matures on 2/15/2013 will be used as a proxy for the entire cost of debt capital because of its relative size in relation to the entire company’s...
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...Management Summary The analysis identifies both risks and benefits associated with undertaking the 7E7 project. Giving a calculated WAAC of 15.44% for the commercial division of Boeing, the project is feasible and profitable. As you will find, the financial calculations provided in this report show that the project will increase the wealth of the shareholders, also identifying the associated risks and how those could be minimized. Assuming the development costs are correctly estimated and the market response is properly gauged, the reasons to go forward with the project outweigh those against it. The market competition corroborated with the unfavorable economic conditions prompt a swift and decisive answer from Boeing. The new 7E7 will have lower operating costs due to increased cargo space and increased fuel economy due to new engine design, would also be versatile and suitable for both short and long flight routes. Ensuring the development and manufacturing costs are kept down by employing decades of engineering expertise and already proven technologies and solutions, it is recommended that Boeing undertakes the 7E7 project. Cost of Equity The 7E7 Project is a risky project. With a beta of 2.540738, which is substantially higher than the stock market average company, volatility is expected in this investment. However, with risk comes a reward. The 7E7 project would need to provide returns of 22.7009% in order to be considered a sound investment. E(Ri) = .0456+ 2...
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...Luqing Zhang August 28th 2013 Boeing 7E7 D/E ratio Tax Rate MRP (6.4%-‐8.4%) 3-‐month T-‐bill 30-‐yr T-‐bond Weight of defence Weight of commercial 1.a 0.525 0.35 8.40% 0.85% 4.56% 46% 54% Exhibit 10 Exhibit 10 Given Page 8 Page 8 Exhibit 10 Exhibit 10 Using CAPM to determine cost of equity Since Boeing's revenue highly correlates with the market, I choose the MRP to be 8.4%. Re = Rf + equity beta*(market risk premium) Cost of Equity = 27.3414% 1.b Risk free rate = 4.56% Using the 30-‐year Treasury Bond rate to be the risk free rate because the 7E7 project span is about 20 to 30 years 1.c Since the 7E7 project we are evaluating is a commercial project, I will focus the beta on the commercial part, and Boeing Overall Beta Unlevered beta = Levered beta/(1+D/E*(1-‐t)) Overall levered beta = 1.62 Unlevered beta = 1.2078 Defence Industry Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Defence Industry Average = D/E 0.41 0.64 Levered β Unlevered β 0.37 0.292143703 0.3 0.211864407 0.2520 *selected from the 60...
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...Background Boeing, a well-known aerospace company, has been facing a large decision regarding investing money in to producing a new aircraft. Boeing is split into two different primary segments: commercial airplanes and integrated defense systems or in other words, government contracts. Boeing makes commercial airplanes that can be used for both short and long-range flights, while also accepting government defense contracts. Boeing produces and sells six different airplanes to meet the needs of short- to long-range markets. Some of these aircrafts include the 717, 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777. For 2003, Boeing expects to deliver 280 aircraft and expects between 275 and 300 the following year. The expected revenues for 2003 are at $22 billion, which are down from $28 billion the previous year. B. History of the Industry Fundamentally, Boeing is a commercial-aircraft company. Unfortunately, as a part of this industry, they have started to see a significant downfall. They have lost the number one position to Airbus, their largest commercial competitors. Not only this, but also the current economic conditions look less than desirable for the commercial aircraft industry at the moment due to several reasons: • The SARS outbreak • Terrorist risks • Post 9-11 flying fears • War With all of this in mind, the decision to produce a new aircraft becomes even more questionable when analyzing how this company is to remain a dominant player in the future. C. Boeing and the...
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...The Boeing 7E7 ‘Dreamliner’ Case #3 Section 1, Group 8 Introduction: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner case provides us with a brief background of Boeing’s business through the end of the 1990’s, and how company management recognized the importance of reinventing their core business in order to remain competitive in the consumer air travel segment. We learned how in-depth of a process it can be to successfully design and produce a new airplane with revolutionary technology and high-tech manufacturing requirements. Boeing struggled with these aspects of the plane, and as we learned, greatly underestimated the amount of time and money that the project would require. 1.) A: Boeing and Airbus both issued corporate reports regarding the demand for aircraft in different segments going forward. Despite differences in the overall outlook in terms of segment popularity and the exact volumes of aircraft to be required by the market, both reports were very obviously positive. The main differences between the reports were seen in Boeing’s willingness to forecast for the increased popularity of mid-range aircraft, versus Airbus’ decision to place a higher weight on the importance of international-scale jetliners. Boeing predicted demand over 20 years would call for “5,437 intermediate twin-aisle airplanes; and 889 747-size or larger airplanes” (Boeing’s 2003 Current Market Outlook). Airbus’ predictions were shifted toward the larger aircraft segments, citing “3,842 twin-aisle aircraft;...
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...Existing Schedule | |Proposed Schedule | | | |25 June 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |25 June 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |7 | |02 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 | | | |09 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |09 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |8 | |16 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 | | | |23 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |23 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |7 | |30 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |30 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |8 | | |30 hours | ...
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...Case Study – The Boeing 7E7 In early 2003, Boeing announced its “Dreamliner” plan to design and sell a new, “super-efficient” jet -- “7E7”. However, the overall market for aircrafts was negatively affected by several shock news: the United States went to war against Iraq, a deadly illness called SARS resulted in global travel warnings. These negative news made airline profits the worst seen in a generation. Michael Bair, the leader of the 7E7 project, announced that Boeing was making “excellent progress on the development of the 7E7 and continues to be on track to seek authority to offer the airplane.” on June 16, 2003, at the prestigious Paris Air Show. In order to proceed with the project, Bair sought a firm commitment from Boeing’s board of directors in early 2004. If the board approved the plan, he could start collecting orders from airlines and expect passengers to start flying on the new jets in 2008. Between now and his recommendation to the board, he would need to complete a valuation of the 7E7 project and gain the support of Boeing’s CEO, Philip Condit, and the other senior managers. Two aspects should be considered to solve the problem. The first aspect is whether this project can bring strategic advantage to the company. The second aspect is whether the cost of capital is less than the estimated rate of return. 7E7 is twin-aisle aircraft. Exhibit 4 shows aircraft distribution forecast of Boeing and Airbus (Boeing and Airbus almost occupies the global commercial aircraft...
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... The Boeing 7E7 Team 14 Constantine Brocoum Courtney Delia Stephanie Doherty David Dubois Radu Oprea October 15th, 2009 Contents Objectives 1 Management Summary 1 Cost of Equity 1 Equity Market Risk Premium 1 Beta 2 Risk Free Rate 2 Capital Structure Weights 2 Boeing 7E7 Project Evaluation 4 Circumstances for an economically attractive project 4 Market Demand 4 Market Share 4 Sensitivity Analysis 4 Conclusion 7 Board approval for the project? 7 Appendices 7 Appendix A 7 Objectives This report seeks to answer the following three questions about the Boeing 7E7 project: 1. What is an appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRRs from the Boeing 7E7? a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. b. Which equity market risk premium (EMRP) did you use? Why? c. What Beta did you use and how did you derive it? d. Which risk-free rate did you use? Why? e. Which capital-structure weights did you use? Why? 2. Judged against your WACC, how attractive is the Boeing 7E7 project? a. Under what circumstances is the project economically attractive? b. What does sensitivity analysis (your own and/or that shown in the case) reveal about the nature of Boeing’s gamble on the 7E7? 3. Should...
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...Case #16 The Boeing 7E7 Synopsis and Objectives In 2003, the Boeing Company announced plans to build a new “super-efficient” commercial jet called the “7E7” or “Dreamliner.” This was a “bet the farm” gamble by Boeing, similar in magnitude to its earlier introductions of the 747 and 777 airliners. The technological superiority of the new airframe, as well as the fact that it would penetrate a rapidly growing market segment, were arguments for approval of the project. On the other hand, the current market for commercial airplanes was depressed because of terrorism risks, war, and SARS, a contagious illness that resulted in global travel warnings. Boeing’s board of directors would need to weigh those considerations before granting final approval to proceed with the project. The task is to evaluate the 7E7 project against a financial standard, the investors’ required returns. The case gives internal rates of return (IRR) for the 7E7 project under base-case and alternative forecasts. We must estimate a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for Boeing’s commercial-aircraft business segment in order to evaluate the IRRs. As a result of that analysis, we will identify the key value drivers and distinguish, on a qualitative basis, the key gambles that Boeing is making. The need to estimate a segment WACC draws out our abilities to critique different estimates of beta and to manipulate the levered-beta formulas. Boeing competes in both the commercial aircraft and the defense...
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...Introduction In this case Boeing faces a number of challenges in determiningthe viability of bringing forth the 7E7 aircraft series. Aircraft manufacturersbringing forth a new product has to take extra care since a miss in this assessment can place a company in a position to fail the result of huge cash outflows required. Boeing faced stiff competition from French based Airbus and had not brought forth a successful new product in recent years. Since the September 11th attacks travel had taken a drop in general and Boeing was making assumptions regarding future needs and opportunities. This included the willingness of travelers to pay 5% more for efficiency and the increase of hub and spoke travel for airlines requiring flexibility in mid-sized aircraft. To assess the validity of the 7E7 series extra care will be taken to look at all the measurements to reduce the risk inherent in new product introductions in the aircraft business. Question 1 a. What is an appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRRs from the Boeing 7E7? Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. At the date of the case, the 74-year equity market risk premium (EMRP) as estimated to be (see below). Which beta and risk-free rate did you use? Why? Applying the Capital Asset Pricing Model estimate the required rate of return for Boeing equity for the last 74 years: RBA= RF+ β(RM-RF)in which: * Market Risk Premium 74 year period...
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...THE BOEING 7E7 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In 2003, the Boeing Company announced plans to build a new “super-efficient” commercial jet called the “7E7” or “Dreamliner.” This was a “bet the farm” gamble by Boeing, similar in magnitude to its earlier introductions of the 747 and 777 airliners. The technological superiority of the new airframe, as well as the fact that it would penetrate a rapidly growing market segment, were arguments for approval of the project. On the other hand, the current market for commercial airplanes was depressed because of terrorism risks, war, and SARS, a contagious illness that resulted in global travel warnings. Boeing’s board of directors would need to weigh those considerations before granting final approval to proceed with the project. The task for students is to evaluate the 7E7 project against a financial standard, the investors’ required returns. The case gives internal rates of return (IRR) for the 7E7 project under base-case and alternative forecasts. The students must estimate a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for Boeing’s commercial-aircraft business segment in order to evaluate the IRRs. As a result of that analysis, the students identify the key value drivers and distinguish, on a qualitative basis, the key gambles that Boeing is making. The general objective of this case is to exercise students’ skills in estimating a weighted-average cost of capital and cost of equity. The need for students...
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...- Vishal Prabhakar - Jayaraj Somarajan - Ajay Gnanashekaran - Shafrin Maredia Table of Contents Sl.No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. Contents Evolution of Project Boeing 7E7 Empirical Data 7E7 Project NPV –DCF Analysis WACC Calculation Payback Period Stock Options @ Risk Analysis Conclusion References Page 1 4 5 7 11 12 22 23 24 Table of Tables Table Number Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 Table 19 Table 20 Table 21 Table 22 Table 23 Table 24 Content DCF Analysis Variables Regression Analysis WACC Calculations Payback Period Depreciation Call Option - NYSE Call Option - S&P 500 Put Option - NYSE Put Option - S&P 500 Sell A Call - NYSE Sell A Call - S&P 500 Sell A Put - NYSE Sell A Put - S&P 500 Covered Call - NYSE Covered Call - S&P 500 Protective Put - NYSE Protective Put - S&P 500 Protective Collar - NYSE Protective Collar - S&P 500 Long Straddle - NYSE Long Straddle - S&P 500 Short Straddle - NYSE Short Straddle - S&P 500 Table of Exhibits List of exhibits Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Exhibit F Exhibit G Exhibit H Exhibit I Exhibit J Exhibit...
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...Case #16 The Boeing 7E7 Synopsis and Objectives In 2003, the Boeing Company announced plans to build a new “super-efficient” commercial jet called the “7E7” or “Dreamliner.” This was a “bet the farm” gamble by Boeing, similar in magnitude to its earlier introductions of the 747 and 777 airliners. The technological superiority of the new airframe, as well as the fact that it would penetrate a rapidly growing market segment, were arguments for approval of the project. On the other hand, the current market for commercial airplanes was depressed because of terrorism risks, war, and SARS, a contagious illness that resulted in global travel warnings. Boeing’s board of directors would need to weigh those considerations before granting final approval to proceed with the project. The task is to evaluate the 7E7 project against a financial standard, the investors’ required returns. The case gives internal rates of return (IRR) for the 7E7 project under base-case and alternative forecasts. We must estimate a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for Boeing’s commercial-aircraft business segment in order to evaluate the IRRs. As a result of that analysis, we will identify the key value drivers and distinguish, on a qualitative basis, the key gambles that Boeing is making. The need to estimate a segment WACC draws out our abilities to critique different estimates of beta and to manipulate the levered-beta formulas. Boeing competes in both the commercial aircraft...
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