The firm Kappa has just decided to undertake a major new project. As a result, the value of the firm in one year’s time will be either $120 million (probability 0.25), $250 million (probability 0.5) or $360 million (probability 0.25). The firm is financed entirely by equity and has 10 million shares. All investors are risk-neutral, the risk-free rate is 4% and there are no taxes or other market imperfections
Kappa decides to issue debt with face value $146 million due in one year and use the proceeds to repurchase shares now. Assume now that bankruptcy costs will be 15% of the value of the firm’s assets in the event of default on debt repayment.
What is the value of the debt now? What is its yield?
According to the given data
The value of the debt ==>$146 million
(where as the value of debt will be the FV of the debt which is $146Million due in one year)
now lets calculate its yield
Therefore, Yield==>value of debt * rate of interest
==>$146million x 4%
==>$5.84million
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