A company has an EBIT of $4,750 in perpetuity. The un levered cost of capital is 16.46%, and there are 27,230 common shares outstanding. The company is considering issuing $10,410 in new bonds at par to add financial leverage. The proceeds of the debt issue will be used to repurchase equity. The YTM of the new debt is 11.52% and the tax rate is 35%. What is the weighted average cost of capital after the restructuring?
a) 13.44
b) 13.78
c) 14.13
d) 14.47
e)14.82
WACC after restructuring | ||||||
Value of Unlevered firm = | ||||||
EBIT*(1-Tax)/Re(levered) | ||||||
EBIT = | 4750 | |||||
Tax rate = | 35% | |||||
Re = | 16.46% | |||||
Value of UnLevered firm = | 18757.59 | |||||
Value of levered firm = | 22401.09 | |||||
18757.59*+10410 | ||||||
Debt to borrow = | 10410 | |||||
YTM on debt = | 11.52% | |||||
RE = | 16.46%+(16.46%-11.52%)*(10410/(22401.39-10410)*(1-35%) | |||||
19.25% | ||||||
Computation of WACC | ||||||
Source | Weight | Cost | WACC | |||
Debt | 46.47% | 7.49% | 3.48% | |||
equity | 53.53% | 19.25% | 10.30% | |||
13.78% | ||||||
answer =option b) | 13.78% |
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