The followings information has been extracted from the 2027 Balance Sheet of Grand Leisure Ltd Paid up
Question:
The followings information has been extracted from the 2027 Balance Sheet of Grand Leisure Ltd
Paid up capital 2 million shares - 4,000 000
Retained earnings - 500 000
9% debenture (maturing Nov 2025) - 300 000
Ttrade creditors- 400 000
Bank overdraft - 300 000
Lleisure paid a total of $800 000 in dividends this yt. It is expected that dividend will growth at 5% pa in perpetuity. Ordinary dividend are fully cranked
Grand Leisures market capitalization is $6 400 000
The debenture were issued at par on 2015, giving the company proceeds of $ 100 each. The current market value of each debenture is $ 107. Coupons are paid semi- annually. The Nov 2017 coupons has already been paid (Hint : 8 years remaining life).
The current bank overdraft rate is 9% pa, compounded daily. The current level of overdraft is seen as a permanent source of funds.
The corporate tax rate is 30%, and it has been estimated that the franking credit utilisation rate is 40 %.
Current market value of capital is representative of target capital structure.
Minimal retain earnings are available for investment. It is estimated that flotation costs for ordinary capital would amount to $0.20 per share
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Grand Leisure Ltd