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PROBLEM 4-7 Given Analysis of unlevered equity beta with risky debt beta = .30 Tax Rate 38% a. Solution Levered Debt/Equity Assumed Unlevered Company Name Equity Betas Capitalization Debt Betas Equity Betas Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) 1.7900 30.77% 0.30 1.4394 Celanese Corp. (CE) 1.9800 23.55% 0.30 1.6598 Dow Chemical Company (DOW) 1.7100 21.60% 0.30 1.4595 Average 25.31% Average 1.5196 b. Solution Analysis of Sterling Analysis based on simple average of unlevered equity betas beta unlevered D/E debt beta D/E beta levered 1.5196 20.00% 0.30 0.2 1.7635
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PROBLEM 4-8 Given December 31, 2014 Liabilities and Owner's Capital Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 8,250,000 Notes payable - - Other current liabilities` 7,266,000 Total current liabilities $ 15,516,000 $ - $ 420,000,000 $ 434,091,171 Total liabilities $ 435,516,000 $ 434,091,171 Owners' capital $ 40,000,000 Paid-in-capital 100,025,000 Accumulated earnings 255,000,000 Total owners' capital $ 395,025,000 $ 900,000,000 Total liabilities and owners' capital $ 830,541,000 $ 1,334,091,171 Capital Market Data Treasury Bond Yield 5.42% Market Risk Premium 5.00% Unlevered equity beta (SIC 4924) 0.90 Stock price $ 22.50 Market capitalization $ 900,000,000 Yield on debt 8.00% Bond beta 0.30 Short-term interest bearing debt $ - New long-term debt total $ - Tax Rate 40.00% Solution a. Evaluate the capital structure weights $ 1,334,091,171 Debt / Enterprise Value 32.54% Equity / Enterprise Value 67.46% b. Estimate levereged equity beta Cost of Debt (after taxes) 4.80% Debt/Equity Ratio 48.23% Levered equity beta 1.19 Balance Sheet (Book Values) Invested Capital (Market Values) Long-term debt (8.5% interest paid semi-annually, due in 2015) Common stock ($1 par value per share) Enterprise Value = Market Capitalization + Debt
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c. Estimate cost of equity Cost of equity 11.37% d. Etimate WACC (using workheet below) WACC 9.23% Worksheet: Source of Capital After-Tax Cost Debt 32.54% 4.80% Equity 67.46% 11.37% WACC Capital Structure Weighting
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Weighted After-Tax Cost 1.56% 7.67% 9.23%
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