FIN 550 Milestone 4

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Milestone 4 Samantha Harty SNHU FIN 550 – Corporate Financial Management
Interest’s Effects on Free Cash Flows When looking into the implications of interest rates, it is important to consider how these interest rates can affect the Present value of the company’s Free Cash Flows. In the equations, we investigate how 8%, 4% and 12% interest rates affect the PV of the cash flows. According to the calculations, the interest rate has a significant inverse relationship with the PV. As the interest rate goes up, the PV decreases in value. For instance, the total PV at 8% is calculated at 20,853.48, the total PV for 4% is calculated at 22,375.30, and the total PV for 12% is calculated at 19,501.81. This phenomenon is important for the company to consider as the interest rate will have a significant impact on the value. Effects of the Stock Market When looking at how the company is performing, it is also important to consider the company’s performance on the stock market. Most companies, including ours, utilize the stock market as a way to raise funds and determine financial health. Therefore, it is important to consider what can impact the stock market. For example, when the federal government raises interest rates and there is obvious inflation occurring, the stock market will often see a dip in activity. This dip is often a direct result of less cash flow due to the increase in inflation and availability of cash. Once the stock market sees a dip in activity, the raising costs can negatively affect corporate profit margins (Thrivent 2023). The negative impact on profits can then lead to the company’s stock prices decreasing for a period of time. The company, and its investors will often feel concerned as the price decreases. This is due to the fact that less activity will hurt the company’s financials while the investors' portfolios will take a hit as well. This impact will often be reversed as the inflation rates go down.
Another concern that the company should consider is the fact that most companies use their stocks to fund things like retirement funds and pension accounts (Investopedia, 2021). As the stock market drops, the financial health of these accounts will also see an impact. This could affect the company's ability to meet its contractual obligations for pensions and Retirement funds. Political Factors That Can Affect The Company. One major external factor that can affect our business is the country’s politics. As the political environment changes and conducts their business, there are often new laws and regulations put into place. These laws and regulations can create negative and positive challenges for the company that can affect its financial health. Regulation changes can alter the amount of taxes the company is subject to, the wages/hours for employees, requirements for health care and benefits offered to employees, and types/costs of fuels and shipping sources available to the company (WSU, 2023). Due to this, the company should be monitoring current political events to help facilitate changes and ensure the company is prepared for any financial changes that the company may face. This being said, President Biden has passed legislation that aims to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2028. This will greatly impact the labor costs for this company as it has multiple locations across the country. As the cost of labor goes up, the company will need to address staffing concerns and costs across the board to ensure its financial health. This may include some major policy changes and reallocation of funds to cover this increase in labor costs and ensure the company does not face a major loss in profits after the law goes into full effect.
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