Financial Leverage Frusciante, Inc., has 290,000 bonds outstanding. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 7 percent paid semiannually, and 8 years to maturity. The current YTM on the bonds is 7.5 percent. The company also has 10 million shares of stock outstanding, with a market price of $23 per share. What is the company’s market value debt–equity ratio?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Market value of debt can be found by approprately valuing the cash flows We have semannual coupon ... View the full answer