Beaufort Ltd is a leading national manufacturer of sports apparel for GAA and soccer clubs. The company is financed through a combination of ordinary shares, irredeemable preference shares and redeemable debentures. The following information has been provided by the Finance Director: Beaufort Ltd has 860,000 €1 ordinary shares in issue which have a current market value of €3.30 per share. The company has just paid a dividend of €0.11per share. Dividend payments for the past 5 years have been as follows:                       2014              €52,500                     2015              €56,300                     2016              €59,500                     2017              €63,200                     2018              €68,600 Beaufort Ltd has issued 600,000 €1 7% irredeemable preference shares which are currently trading at €1.55. The dividend is due to be paid next week. The company also has €1,100,000 8.25% redeemable debentures in issue. The current market price of the debentures are €93 and they are due for redemption in three years’ time. The tax rate is 30%. Requirements:   Calculate the following   The cost of equity.                     The cost of preference share capital.                      The cost of redeemable debentures.                    The weighted average cost of capital.

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Beaufort Ltd is a leading national manufacturer of sports apparel for GAA and soccer clubs. The company is financed through a combination of ordinary shares, irredeemable preference shares and redeemable debentures.

The following information has been provided by the Finance Director:

Beaufort Ltd has 860,000 €1 ordinary shares in issue which have a current market value of €3.30 per share. The company has just paid a dividend of €0.11per share. Dividend payments for the past 5 years have been as follows:

 

                    2014              €52,500

                    2015              €56,300

                    2016              €59,500

                    2017              €63,200

                    2018              €68,600

Beaufort Ltd has issued 600,000 €1 7% irredeemable preference shares which are currently trading at €1.55. The dividend is due to be paid next week.

The company also has €1,100,000 8.25% redeemable debentures in issue. The current market price of the debentures are €93 and they are due for redemption in three years’ time.

The tax rate is 30%.

Requirements:

 

  1. Calculate the following

 

  1. The cost of equity.                    
  2. The cost of preference share capital.                     
  • The cost of redeemable debentures.                   
  1. The weighted average cost of capital.                     
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