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Decemer 2010 Q2 Fubuki

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 6, 2020 at 12:29 pm #579427
    padraigmc13
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    When calculating the ungeared cost of equity for Haizum-the cost of debt in the solution is 4.5%-why is the market risk premium of 4% not added onto the 4.5% government debt yield?

    Thanks

    August 6, 2020 at 2:52 pm #579437
    John Moffat
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    Adding the market risk premium to the risk free rate gives the return of the market (i.e. the average return of all shares).

    To find the cost of equity for Haizum we would need to know its beta. That is not given, but we do know the geared cost of equity is 14% and therefore to get the ungeared cost of equity we use the M&M Proposition 2 formula.

    August 6, 2020 at 4:16 pm #579446
    padraigmc13
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    Hi John,

    Thanks for your reply above
    Yes that is the formula i was using, i was under the impression that the cost of debt for Haizum would have been the risk free rate plus a premium.
    Are we assuming that their cost of debt in the formula is at the risk free rate?

    Thanks,
    Padraig

    August 6, 2020 at 9:53 pm #579477
    John Moffat
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    Yes, always. When we use the formula the debt is always assumed to be risk free and therefore the return on debt is equal to the risk free rate.

    March 5, 2021 at 1:33 am #613406
    Stephen
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    Hi John, I can agree that M&M2 formula we should use Rf for the Kd as one assumption behind the M&M model is all debt is risk free.

    But in Tippletine question (Mar/June 2018-Q2), the solution suggests to use pre-tax cost of debt 5.4% instead of risk free rate 2.5% in the M&M2 formula.

    Will we be penalized if we use risk free rate in that question?

    Please kindly advise.
    Thanks.

    March 5, 2021 at 8:20 am #613463
    John Moffat
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    No, you would not be penalised.

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