Question 25 (3.5 points) Costly Corporation is considering using equity financing. Currently, the firm's stock is...
Costly Corporation is considering using equity financing. Currently, the firm's stock is selling for $31.00 per share. The firm's dividend for next year is expected to be $4.30 with an annual growth rate of 6.0% thereafter indefinitely. If the firm issues new stock, the flotation costs would equal 13.0% of the stock's market value. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. What is the firm's cost of external equity? 20.69% 19.87% 20.70% 22.90% 21.94%
Question 26 (3.5 points) Marginal Incorporated (MI) has determined that its after-tax cost of debt is 10.0%. Its cost of preferred stock is 14.0%. Its cost of internal equity is 16.0%, and its cost of external equity is 19.0%. Currently, the firm's capital structure has $325 million of debt, $50 million of preferred stock, and $125 million of common equity. The firm's marginal tax rate is 45%. The firm is currently making projections for the next period. Its managers have...
COST OF COMMON EQUITY. A firm's common stock currently sells for $25 per share. The firm recently paid a dividend of $2.40 per share on its common stock, and investors expect the dividend to grow indefinitely at a constant rate of 3 percent per year. Calculate the firm's cost of retained earnings using the DCF approach.
Ross Textiles wishes to measure its cost of common stock equity. The firm's stock is currently selling for $41.85. The firm just recently paid a dividend of $4.03. The firm has been increasing dividends regularly. Five years ago, the dividend was just $3.02. After underpricing and flotation costs, the firm expects to net $38.08 per share on a new issue. a. Determine average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years. Using that growth rate, what dividend would you...
Cost of common stock equity Ross Textiles wishes to measure its cost of common stock equity. The firm's stock is currently selling for S77.77. The firm just recently paid a dividend of $4.11. The firm has been increasing dividends regularly. Five years ago, the dividend was just $3.05. After underpricing and flotation costs, the firm expects to net $71.55 per share on a new issue. a. Determine average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years. Using that growth...
Ross Textiles wishes to measure its cost of common stock equity. The firm's stock is currently selling for $43.24. The firm just recently paid a dividend of $4.15. The firm has been increasing dividends regularly. Five years ago, the dividend was just $2.97. After under pricing and flotation costs, the firm expects to net $39.78 per share on a new issue. a. Determine average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years. Using that growth rate, what dividend would...
Question 25 (4 points) Marginal Incorporated (MI) has determined that its after-tax cost of debt is 5.0% for the first $62 million in bonds it issues, and 7.0% for any bonds issued above $62 million. Its cost of preferred stock is 12.0%. Its cost of internal equity is 15.0%, and its cost of external equity is 19.0%. Currently, the firm's capital structure has $325 million of debt, $70 million of preferred stock, and $105 million of common equity. The firm's...
Bookmatch 8-14 (book/static) Question Help (Measuring growth) Given that a firm's return on equity is 18 percent and management plans to retain 40 percent of earnings for investment purposes, what will be the firm's growth rate? The firm's growth rate will be 96. (Round to two decimal places.) (Common stock valuation) Sanford common stock is expected to pay $1.85 in dividends next year, and the market price is projected to be $51.35 per share by year-end. If investors require a...
Photochronograph Corporation (PC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt-equity ratio of .60. It’s considering building a new $65 million manufacturing facility. This new plant is expected to generate aftertax cash flows of $9.4 million in perpetuity. The company raises all equity from outside financing. There are three financing options: 1. A new issue of common stock: The flotation costs of the new common stock would be 8 percent of the amount raised. The required...
Practice Questions - Chapter 9 1. McCall Corporation has a capital structure consisting of 55 percent common equity, 30 percent debt, and 15 percent preferred stock. Any debt issues would have a pre-tax cost of 9.5%. Preferred stock can be issued for a cost of 11.5%. Common equity can be issued, but flotation costs of $4.25 per share of common stock would be paid. McCall common stock is currently selling in the market at $65 per share McCall recently paid...