Question

Pettit Printing Company has a total market value of $100 million, consisting of 1 million shares selling for $50 per share and $50 million of 10% perpetual bonds now selling at par. The company's EBIT is $13.77 million, and its tax rate is 25%. Pettit can change its capital structure by either increasing its debt to 55% (based on market values) or decreasing it to 45%. If it decides to increase its use of leverage, it must call its old bonds and issue new ones with a 12% coupon. If it decides to decrease its leverage, it will call its old bonds and replace them with new 7% coupon bonds. The company will sell or repurchase stock at the new equilibrium price to complete the capital structure change.

The firm pays out all earnings as dividends; hence, its stock is a zero growth stock. Its current cost of equity, rs, is 14%. If it increases leverage, rs will be 16%. If it decreases leverage, rswill be 13%.

Present situation (50% debt):

What is the firm's WACC? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.
      %

What is the total corporate value? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.
$    million

55% debt:

What is the firm's WACC? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
      %

What is the total corporate value? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.
$     million

45% debt:

What is the firm's WACC? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
      %

What is the total corporate value? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.
$    million

Answer 1