YYY Corporation is raising capital through the issuance of Preferred Stocks selling at $571 per share and promises dividends of $23 per year. This company is expected to grow at 9% per year. The broker for this financial operation will charge 8% in fees per share sold. Given that the aggregate corporate tax rate for this company is 36%, compute this Preferred Stock issuance's after tax cost of capital for the corporation. Write your answer as percentage
Given about YYY corporation's preferred stock,
Current price P0 = $571
Dividend D1 = $23
growth rate = 9%
fee charged = flotation cost F = 8%
So, cost of preferred stock using constant dividend growth rate is
Kp = D1/(P0*(1-F)) + g = 23/(571*(1-0.08)) + 0.09 = 13.38%
So, Pretax cost of preferred stock = 13.38%
Since preferred stock does not carry any tax obligation so the after-tax cost = pretax cost.
So, Preferred Stock issuance's after tax cost of capital for the corporation = 13.38%
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