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A company’s Balance Sheet (in millions)
Assets Liabilities & Equity
Current $ 80
Net Fixed $120 Bonds ($1000 Par) 130
Preferred stocks ($100 Par) 40
Total $200 Common Stock ($1 par) 30
Total $200
The company's bonds have 10 years to mature, pay 10% coupon rate semi-annually and comparable bonds' YTM is 14%.
The company’s applicable tax rate is 40%.
The market price of common stock is $10.50 per share.
The common stock is constantly growing at a rate of 6%. The same growth rate is expected to continue for long time in the future. The most recent dividend on the common stock was $1.15.
The flotation cost for new common stocks is 10%.
The market value of the preferred stock is $45 and it pays quarterly dividend of $1.25.
The flotation cost on issuing new preferred stock is 7%
What is the cost of issuing new common stock?
18.90% |
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16.84% |
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19.52% |
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14.76% |
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11.84% |
Information provided:
Current dividend= $1.15
Current stock price= $10.50
Dividend growth rate= 6%
Flotation cost= 10%
Cost of new equity= D1/ Po*(1 – f) + g
Where:
D1= Next year’s dividend
Po= current stock price
f= flotation cost
g= growth rate
Cost of new common stock= $1.15*(1 + 0.06)/ $10.50*(1 – 0.10) + 0.06
= $1.2190/ $9.45 + 0.06
= 0.1290 + 0.06
= 0.1890*100
= 18.90%.
Hence, the answer is option a.
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