A Mining company has 4.3 million shares of common stock outstanding and 85,000 bonds outstanding, par value of $1,000 each. Each bond has a 6.8 percent annual coupon rate and the bonds have 23 years to maturity and is now selling at $789.23. (Based on the current price, its YTM is 9%) Coupon is paid annually. The common stock currently sells for $58.00 per share and has a beta of 0.90. The market risk premium is 7 percent and Treasury bills are yielding 5 percent and the company’s tax rate is 35 percent.
a. What are the weight of debt component (D/V) in the firm’s capital structure?
b. What is the weight of equity component (E/V) in the firm’s capital structure?
c.If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project’s cash flows?
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