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Re: Rosa Nelson (Dec 2008)

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AFM Exams › Re: Rosa Nelson (Dec 2008)

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  • May 20, 2016 at 8:10 am #315994
    Joanna
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    Hi Sir,

    “She is considering a scheme to repay current borrowings of $800m and raise new capital through a bond issue of $2,400 millon. The current debt consists of several small loans raised in the Euro market with differing maturities and carrying an average rate of interest of 5.6%. The average tern to maturity of the existing debt is 4 years……

    How come to calculate Kd, we cannot use interest (1- tax rate), which is 5.6 (1-tax rate), but we have to use kd = risk-free rate + credit risk spread instead? Why i cannot take the current borrowings as a form of borrowings from the bank?

    Please advise.

    Thanks!

    Regards,
    Joanna

    May 20, 2016 at 8:36 am #316002
    John Moffat
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    It is because the new debt is a 10 year bond, which certainly cannot be compared with several small loans with different maturities and an average maturity of only 4 years.

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