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Degearing and Regearing using M+M’s proposition 2 equation

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  • November 14, 2014 at 3:48 pm #210011
    uuuu
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    Dear John Sir,

    Kindly help me understand this question from Kaplan study text.

    I am unable to understand how degearing and regearing is done in the below mentioned question. Although, I have mentioned the published answer as well but i am unable to understand how he get the ke of 10.8%.

    I fail to understand the rearranging ……

    Sir, please can you explain me in an easy steps. I will be very grateful.

    Question:

    Moondog Co is a company with a 20:80 debt:quality ratio. Using CAPM, its cost of equity has been calculated as 12%.
    It is considering raising some debt finance to change its gearing ratio to 25:75 debt to equity. The expected return to debt holders is 4% per annum, and the rate of corporate tax is 30%

    REQUIRED

    Calculate the theoretical cost of equity in Moondog Co after the refinancing.

    ANSWER
    Using M+M’s proposition 2 equation, we can degear the existing ke and then regear it to the new gearing level

    DEGEARING

    Ke=kei+(1-T)(kei-kd)(Vd/Ve)
    12%=kei+(1-0.30)(kei-4%)(20/80)

    Rearranging carefully gives ke=10.8%

    NOW REGEARING
    Ke=10.8%+(1-0.30)(10.8%-4%)(25/75)
    Ke=12.4%

    November 15, 2014 at 11:34 am #210168
    John Moffat
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    I assume that you are happy with the equation before solving,
    i.e. 12% = kei + (1-0.30)(kei – 4%)(20/80)

    This simplifies to:

    0.12 = kei + 0.70 (kei – 0.04) 0.25

    0.12 = kei + 0.175 (kei – 0.04)

    0.12 = kei + 0.175 kei – 0.007

    0.127 = 1.175 kei

    kei = 0.127 / 1.175 = 0.108 (or 10.8%)

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