Question

Masterson, Inc., has 4.9 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $92.00, and the book value per share is $12.50. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $86 million, a coupon rate of 5.4 percent, and sells for 97 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $58 million, a coupon rate of 5.8 percent, and sells for 105.3 percent of par. The first issue matures in 24 years, the second in 10 years. The most recent dividend was $4.43 and the dividend growth rate is 4.9 percent. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 21 percent.

What is the company’s cost of equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

What is the company’s aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

What is the company’s weight of equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

What is the company’s weight of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

What is the company’s WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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