Question Completion:
a. Find the Pretax cost of Debt, cost of preference, and ordinary shares.
b. Calculate Hellman Pre- tax and after Tax WACC.
Answer:
Hellman Industries
a) Pretax cost of debt = Yield on bonds = 8.3%
b) Cost of Common equity
= 11.77%
c) Cost of preferred stock
= 10.53%
d) Pre-tax WACC
= 10.3%
e) After-tax WACC
= 8.93%
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Weight of Common stock = 50%
Weight of Preferred stock = 10%
Weight of Debts (Bonds) = 40% (100% - 50% - 10%)
Market return on common stock = 11.4%
Risk-free return (treasury bills yield) = 4%
Beta = 1.05
Average yield to maturity of Hellman semiannual coupon bonds = 8.3%
Market price of Preferred stock = £76 per share
Par value of Preferred stock = £100
Dividend rate of Preferred stock = 8%
Dividend per share = £8 (£100 * 8%)
Cost of Preferred stock = £8/£76 * 100 = 10.53%
Marginal tax rate = 40%
a) Pretax cost of debt = Yield on bonds = 8.3%
After-tax cost of debt = 8.3% (1 - 0.4) = 4.98%
b) Cost of Common equity, Re = Risk Free Rate + Beta x (Market Return - Risk Free Rate) = 4% + 1.05 x (11.4% - 4%)
= 4% + 1.05 * 7.4%
= 4% + 7.77%
= 11.77%
c) Cost of preferred stock = Dividend per share/Price * 100
= $8/$76 * 100
= 10.53%
d) Pre-tax WACC = 50% * 11.77% + 10% * 10.53% + 40% * 8.3%
= 5.885 + 1.053 + 3.32
= 10.258
= 10.3%
e) After-tax WACC = 50% * 11.77% + 10% * 10.53% + 40% * 4.98%
= 5.885 + 1.053 + 1.992
= 8.93%
