LIS Company has $50 million in long-term debt, $75 million in shareholder’s equity [both figures are market value basis]. The cost of equity is 14%, cost of long-term debt is 12% and the tax rate is 25%. What is the weighted average cost of capital [WACC] for LIS?
LIS Company has a pretax income of $12.5 million. What is the value of the company based on correct calculation of #1?
Market Value of Debt = $50 Million
Market Value of Equity = $75 Million
Total Market Value = $125 Million
Weight of Debt
Weight of Debt = Market value of debt / Total market value
= $50 Million / $125 Million
= 0.40
Weight of Equity
Weight of Equity = Market value of equity / Total market value
= $75 Million / $125 Million
= 0.60
After-tax cost of debt
After-tax cost of debt = Yield to Maturity on Debt x (1 – Tax rate)
= 12.00% x (1 – 0.25)
= 12.00% x 0.75
= 9.00%
Cost of Equity = 14.00%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) = [After-tax cost debt x Weight of Debt] + [Cost of Equity x Weight of Equity]
= [9.00% x 0.40] + [14.00% x 0.60]
= 3.60% + 8.40%
= 12.00%
Hence, the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) will be 12.00%
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