Duffy Enterprises has issued common stock, preferred stock, and debt to finance its operation. The table below shows financial information on the firm.
2018 Balance Sheet: | |
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Interest bearing debt | $569,387.00 |
Preferred stock | $47,082.00 |
Shareholder equity | $750,000.00 |
Duffy has publicly traded common stock that has a capitalization currently of $1,750,809.00.
An analyst has estimated that the cost of debt for Duffy is 7.00%, the cost of the preferred stock is 9.00%, and the cost of the common equity is 14.00%. Duffy has a marginal tax rate of 40.00%.
What is the cost of capital for Duffy?
** For Cost of Capital, Market Values are used.
Equity = 1,750,809
Debt = 569,387
Preferred Equity= 47,082
Total Capital = 1,750,809 + 569,387 + 47,082 = 2367278
Cost of Capital = (Cost of Equity * Weight of Equity) + (Cost of Debt after tax * Weight of Debt) + (Cost of Preferred Stock * Cost of Preferred Stock)
= 14% * 1750809 / 2367278 + 7% * (1-0.40) * 569387 / 2367278 + 9% * 47082 / 2367278
= 11.55%
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