Compute the book value weights that the comptroller currently uses for the company’s capital structure. Common stock weight 28.6% Preferred stock weight 14.3% Long-term debt 57.1% c. Based on the suggestion that the focus should be on market values, compute the weights of debt, preferred stock, and common stock. MV debt weight 19.4% MV preferred weight 4.2% MV common stock weight 76.3% d. Are book value or market value weights better for calculating the firm’s weighted average cost of capital? Market value weights are better for calculating the firms WACC because market value is the worth today and is more like the current situation and it can change daily. 2. a.
Should rates rise unexpectedly, the borrower would have to pay the higher-than-expected interest rate. For instance, should the spot 90-day rate be higher than the forward rate of the month, the borrower will have to pay more for its funds. The main method for managing interest rate risk is to use a derivative which is an instrument that features a forward settlement (or maturity) date. It provides the hedger with a forward rate that
A.cash B.unsecured loans C.time deposits D.U.S. government securities Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points Identify and describe the factors, in addition to supply and demand, that determine interest rates. Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points You need $8,000 four years from now for a down payment on your future house. How much money must you deposit today if your credit union pays 5% interest compounded annually? Pick the closest answer.
Using the estimate of 4.5 million gallons per month, how would you construct a futures hedge for the next 12 months? How would you construct a commodity-swap hedge? In order to construct a future hedge, J&L should short a future contract. (in order to gain from the price decrease) In order to construct a commodity- swap hedge, J&L need to sell a floor while simultaneously buy a cap 4. Should Craft consider using a cap as a hedge?
I would make an investment in the company’s 5% convertible bonds. Sepracor’s ROA and ROE is above the average and showing that it is profitable; however, the company’s debt to asset ratio is above 1, which means that most of its assets are financed through debt instead of equity. Sepracor would be in trouble if its creditors were to start demanding repayment. C.) To make valid comparisons between Sepracor and Bayer, you would have to compare the rules for fair value under the U.S GAAP and iGAAP. Under IFRS, convertible bonds are separately recorded as liabilities and stockholder’s equities.
In our calculation, we multiplied the shares outstanding by the current market price of the stock. Our equity figure came out to (271.5 x $42.09) $11,427.4. This is significantly more than Joanna’s book value estimate of $3,494.5. We believe that Joanna mistakenly used the book value of equity rather than the market value of equity in her WACC calculations. This significantly impacts the equity to debt ratio used in the WACC calculation.
b. Most sinking funds require the issuer to provide funds to a trustee, who holds the money so that it will be available to pay off bondholders when the bonds mature. c. A sinking fund provision makes a bond more risky to investors at the time of issuance. d. Sinking fund provisions never require companies to retire their debt; they only establish “targets” for the company to reduce its debt over time. e. If interest rates increase after a company has issued bonds with a sinking fund, the company will be less likely to buy bonds on the open market to meet its sinking fund obligation and more likely to call them in at the sinking fund call price.
The cost of capital for average-risk projects would be the firm’s cost of capital, 10%. A somewhat higher cost would be used for more risky projects, and a lower cost would be used for less risky ones. For example, we might use 12% for more risky projects and 9% for less risky projects. These choices are arbitrary. 13- Sapp Trucking’s balance sheet shows a total of noncallable $45 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 7.00% and a yield to maturity of 6.00%.
It turns out that, while debt reduces a company’s tax liability because interest payments are deductible expenses, increasing amounts of debt raise both the cost of equity capital and the interest rate on debt because of the increasing probability of bankruptcy. In other words, higher amounts of debt raise the financial risk of a company, and this risk is reflected on the cost of all the types of capital the company uses. As such, the relationship between financial leverage and WACC is not a straight line, but more of a U-shaped curve, with a minimum WACC between the extremes of debt utilization. Apart from the risk associated with a firm’s fundamental
Financiering 6012B0217 Financiering Case 2012/2013 Vraag 1 a) Excel regression (ongecorrigeerde beta) equity beta van ING: 1.972874 ASML: 1,002967 Ahold: 0,395736 b) We know that there is a linear relationship between the stock beta and its expected return. So, if there is fewer stock the security market line will be steeper so, the beta will be smaller. Vraag 2 ßu = ßa= (E/(D+E)) x ße Net debt: Interest Bearing Debt – Cash and Cash Equivalents ING: 47284/(1234038+47284) x 1,972874 = 0,07280 Debt: 1247110-13072=1234038 ASML: 2773908/(1456616+2773908) x 1,002967 = 0,65763 Debt: 3406450-1949834=1456616 Ahold: 5910/(6215+5910) x 0,395736 = 0,192891 Debt: 8815-2600=6215 Vraag 3 a) ASML has a higher asset beta because it participates in an market which develops faster, so it has a higher systematic risk. Ahold has a lot of more diversity on his business. Ahold can better spread his risk.