K.I.L. Company has issued 100 million in bonds 8 years ago with a 15 year maturity and a coupon rate of 11% pa. The bond issue contains a call provision of 10%. If recalled the bond will take 30 days to recall. Underwriting costs for the new bond issue are two million. Short term interest rates are at 6% and long term interest rates are currently offered at 10%. K.I.L.'s tax rate is 40%. Should ABC refund the bond? Please outline your calculations.
K.I.L. Company has issued 100 million in bonds 8 years ago with a 15 year maturity...
Question 1 The Harding Corporation has $50.7 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 10.25 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 9 percent. Preston Alter, the vice-president of finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 18 years left to maturity, and Preston would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 18 years to maturity. The Harding Corporation has a tax...
Question 12 (5 points) The Snow Corporation has $52 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate 10.25% for 30 years. This was done 8 years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 8.75% and interest rates are not expected to fall further. The bonds have 22 years left to maturity and they would like to refund the bonds with a new issue at the same 22 years. The underwriting costs of the old issue were 3.5% and...
The Robinson Corporation has $44 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 12.650 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 11.750 percent. Mr. Brooks, the Vice-President of Finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 17 years left to maturity, and Mr. Brooks would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 17 years to maturity. The Robinson Corporation has a tax rate...
The Sunbelt Corporation has $42 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 11.975 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 11.20 percent. Mr. Heath, the Vice-President of Finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 18 years left to maturity, and Mr. Heath would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 18 years to maturity. The Sunbelt Corporation has a tax rate...
3. The Sunbelt Corporation has $31 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 10.875 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 10.20 percent. Mr. Heath, the Vice-President of Finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 18 years left to maturity, and Mr. Heath would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 18 years to maturity. The Sunbelt Corporation has a tax...
Problem 16-20 (Modified) The Harding Corporation has $50.5 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 1275 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 11.5 percent. Preston Alter, the vice-president of finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 18 years left to maturity, and Preston would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 18 years to maturity The Harding Corporation has a...
The Robinson Corporation has $27 million of bonds outstanding that were issued at a coupon rate of 10.950 percent seven years ago. Interest rates have fallen to 10.250 percent. Mr. Brooks, the Vice-President of Finance, does not expect rates to fall any further. The bonds have 17 years left to maturity, and Mr. Brooks would like to refund the bonds with a new issue of equal amount also having 17 years to maturity. The Robinson Corporation has a tax rate...
Mullet Technologies is considering whether or not to refund a $100 million, 14% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was sold 5 years ago. It is amortizing $3 million of flotation costs on the 14% bonds over the issue's 30-year life. Mullet's investment banks have indicated that the company could sell a new 25-year issue at an interest rate of 9% in today's market. Neither they nor Mullet's management anticipate that interest rates will fall below 9% any time soon, but...
Mullet Technologies is considering whether or not to refund a $75 million, 15% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was sold 5 years ago. It is amortizing $9 million of flotation costs on the 15% bonds over the issue's 30-year life. Mullet's investment banks have indicated that the company could sell a new 25-year issue at an interest rate of 9% in today's market. Neither they nor Mullet's management anticipate that interest rates will fall below 9% any time soon, but...
Mullet Technologies is considering whether or not to refund a $75 million, 15% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was sold 5 years ago. It is amortizing $9 million of flotation costs on the 15% bonds over the issue's 30-year life. Mullet's investment banks have indicated that the company could sell a new 25-year issue at an interest rate of 10% in today's market. Neither they nor Mullet's management anticipate that interest rates will fall below 10% any time soon, but...