SLL Corporation's balance sheet is shown below. The current rate on treasury bonds is 7%. The yield
Question:
SLL Corporation's balance sheet is shown below. The current rate on treasury bonds is 7%. The yield to maturity on SLL's bonds is 10%. Assume a market risk premium of 8%. SLL's tax rate is 40%. SLL's stock price is $45, and it has 2 million shares outstanding. SLL's beta is unknown because it only recently went public, but it is known that a comparable firm's stock has a beta of 1.2 and that the comparable firm's debt ratio (D/(D+E)) is 0.4. What is the weighted-average cost of capital for SLL's Corporation?
SLL's Corporation | |||||||
Balance Sheet ($ millions) | |||||||
Assets |
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| Liabilities and Equity |
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Cash and securities |
| 10 |
| Bonds |
| 20 |
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Accounts receivable |
| 50 |
| Common stock |
| 50 |
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Inventory |
| 50 |
| Retained earnings |
| 80 |
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Net fixed assets |
| 40 |
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Total assets |
| 150 |
| Total liability |
Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780135811603
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Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford