Question: Based on the WACC and OCS information below should Amazon.com, Inc. take on more debt, repurchase stock, have a seasoned equity offering? Justify your answers

Based on the WACC and OCS information below should Amazon.com, Inc. take on more debt, repurchase stock, have a seasoned equity offering? Justify your answers

Input Data (Millions Except Per Share Data)
Tax rate 30.79%
Debt (D) $3,457.00
Number of shares (n) 290
Stock price per share (P) $71.91
Capital Structure (Millions Except Per Share Data)
Market value of equity (S = P n) $20,846.71
Total value (V = D + S) $24,303.71
Percent financed with debt (wd = D/V) k 14.2%
Percent financed with stock (ws = S/V) 85.8%
Cost of Capital
Cost of debt (rd) 3.33%
Beta (b) 1.15
Risk-free rate (rRF) 2.20%
Market risk premium (RPM) 10.30%
Cost of equity (rs = rRF + b RPM ) 14.05%
Cost of Equity from Dividend Growth Model
Future Dividend Growth Rate 19.05%
Last Dividend $ 0.9000
Share Price $ (4/5/13) $71.91
Cost of Equity from Dividend Growth Model 20.54%
Cost of Equity from Bond Plus Markup
Cost of debt 3.33%
Risk Markup 9.80%
Cost of Equity from Bond Plus Markup 13.13%
Average rs 15.9%
WACC 13.97%

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