The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock,
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The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 6.4 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/22) selling for $77.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/22) is 40% of the 2021 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)
Year | EPS | Year | EPS | |
2012 | $3.90 | 2017 | $5.73 | |
2013 | 4.21 | 2018 | 6.19 | |
2014 | 4.55 | 2019 | 6.68 | |
2015 | 4.91 | 2020 | 7.22 | |
2016 | 5.31 | 2021 | 7.80 |
The current interest rate on new debt is 10%; Foust's marginal tax rate is 25%; and its target capital structure is 55% debt and 45% equity.
Calculate Foust's after-tax cost of debt. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Calculate Foust's cost of common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Find Foust's WACC. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.