Banana Corporation has 4 million ordinary shares outstanding that are currently priced at $8.50 each and have a beta of 1.4. The company has 750,000 preference shares trading at $6 each. Eight years ago the company issued bonds with a total face value of $5 million. One bond has a face value of $250,000. The bonds have a coupon rate of 4% p.a. and coupons are paid annually. The bonds mature in six years from today. The bonds currently yield 2.5% p.a., the return on the stock market is 8% p.a., the risk-free return is 2.5% p.a., and the company tax rate is 30%. What proportion of the firm's capital structure is preference shares?

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
14th Edition
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:MOYER
Chapter6: Fixed-income Securities: Characteristics And Valuation
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 17P
icon
Related questions
Question

Banana Corporation has 4 million ordinary shares outstanding that are currently priced at $8.50 each and have a beta of 1.4. The company has 750,000 preference shares trading at $6 each. Eight years ago the company issued bonds with a total face value of $5 million. One bond has a face value of $250,000. The bonds have a coupon rate of 4% p.a. and coupons are paid annually. The bonds mature in six years from today. The bonds currently yield 2.5% p.a., the return on the stock market is 8% p.a., the risk-free return is 2.5% p.a., and the company tax rate is 30%.

What proportion of the firm's capital structure is preference shares?

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Long-term liabilities
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:
9781337514835
Author:
MOYER
Publisher:
CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course…
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course…
Finance
ISBN:
9781337395083
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Accounting
ISBN:
9781947172685
Author:
OpenStax
Publisher:
OpenStax College