Book value versus market value components. Compare Trout, Inc. with Salmon Enterprises, using the balance sheet of Trout and the market data of Salmon for the weights in the weighted average cost of capital:
Trout, Inc.
Current assets $2,000,000
Long-term assets $7,000,000
Total assets $9,000,000
Current liabilities $1,414,565
Long-term liabilities $5,158,329
Owners' equity $2,427,106
Salmon Enterprises
Bonds outstanding: 3,000 selling at $1,033.27
Common stock outstanding: 260,000 selling at $25.55
If the after-tax cost of debt is 8.2% for both companies and the cost of equity is 12.51%, which company has the higher WACC?
Trout Inc
Total value = Long term liabilities + Equity
= 5158329+2427106
=7585435
WACC = Weight of debt * cost of debt + weight of equity*cost of equity
= 8.2%*5158329/7585435 + 12.51%*2427106/7585435
=9.58%
Salmon Enterprises
Market value of debt= 3000*1033.27=3099810
Market value of equity = 260000*25.55=6643000
Total value= 9742810
WACC = Weight of debt * cost of debt + weight of equity*cost of equity
= 8.2%*3099810/ 9742810 + 12.51%*6643000 /9742810
=11.14%
Salmon Enterprises has the higher WACC
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