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?
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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.
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WACC Confusion.
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.
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!
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?
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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