Question

Growth​ Company's current share price is $ 20.10 and it is expected to pay a $ 0.95 dividend per share next year. After​ that, the​ firm's dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 4.4 % per year. a. What is an estimate of Growth​ Company's cost of​ equity? b. Growth Company also has preferred stock outstanding that pays a $ 2.25 per share fixed dividend. If this stock is currently priced at $ 28.15​, what is Growth​ Company's cost of preferred​ stock? c. Growth Company has existing debt issued three years ago with a coupon rate of 6.1 %. The firm just issued new debt at par with a coupon rate of 6.4 %. What is Growth​ Company's cost of​ debt? d. Growth Company has 5.3 million common shares outstanding and 1.4 million preferred shares​ outstanding, and its equity has a total book value of $ 49.9 million. Its liabilities have a market value of $ 19.5 million. If Growth​ Company's common and preferred shares are priced as in parts ​(a​) and ​(b​), what is the market value of Growth​ Company's assets? e. Growth Company faces a 38 % tax rate. Given the information in parts ​(a​) through ​(d​), and your answers to those​ problems, what is Growth​ Company's WACC? ​Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield.

Answer 1