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AArsal5y ago
Following is the question: Ingham's plc capital structure is as follows: 50c ordinary shares = $12m 8% $1 preference shares = $6m 12.5% loan notes 20X6 = $8m The loan notes are redeemable at nominal value at 20X6. The current market prices of the company's securities are as follows: 50c ordinary shares = 250c 8% $1 preference shares = 92c 12.5% loan notes 20X6 = $100 The company is paying corporation tax at rate of 30%. The cost of company's ordinary equity capital has been estimated at 18% pa. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital for capital investment appraisal purposes? (End of Question) Now I get it that the formula to solve this question is (Ve/Ve +Vd +Vp) x Ke +(Vp/Ve +Vd +Vp) x Kp + (Vd/Ve+Vd+Vp) x Kd(1-T) But still this formula is not giving me the right answer. I don't know whether I'm putting the formula wrong or values. Can anyone tell me its solution with clear workings so that I can understand the answer to this question. I will be very thankful to the person who solves this for me. It's correct answer is 16.29% Awaiting for response. Thanks.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#1
The cost of equity = 18%, and the market value = 60M The cost of preference shares is 8.70% , and the market value = 5.52M The cost of debt is 8.75%, and the market value is 8M If you put those figures in your formula you will get the answer of 16.29%. I do suggest that you watch my free lectures on this. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper FM and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.
AArsal5y ago#2
Hello. So nice of you to respond to my query. I'm getting all my figures correctly except the market value of preference shares. Can you show me its working? And yes surely I will watch your lectures to strengthen my concepts. Thanks!
AArsal5y ago#3
I did some workings on my own and got the figure of 5.52m by multiplying 6 x (100%-8%) = 5.52m But if we multiply 6 with market value of securities I.e 92c then the answer is 5.52m too. Which one is the correct method?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#4
The nominal value is $6M and since the nominal value is $1 per share, there are 6M shares. The market value per share is $0.92, and therefore the total market value is 6M x 0.92 = $5.52M. Do watch the lectures - questions in the exam are going to be more complicated than this basic question :-)
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