Company (Ticker) Xenon, Inc. (XIC) Coupon Maturity 5.400 Kenny Corp. (KCC) Jan 15, 2034 4.125 Jan 15, 2029 Williams Co. (WICO) ?? Jan 15, 2031 104.310 Price 92.685 ?? Yield ?? 3.84 4.12
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
![Use the following corporate bond quotes to answer Questions 31-33: To calculate the
number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2022. All of
the bonds have a $2,000 par value and pay semiannual coupons.
Company (Ticker)
Xenon, Inc. (XIC)
Kenny Corp. (KCC)
Williams Co. (WICO)
LO2 31.
LO2 32.
Coupon Maturity
5.400
Jan 15,
2034
4.125
Last
Price
92.685
Jan 15,
2029
?? Jan 15, 2031 104.310
??
Last
Yield
??
3.84
4.12
Bond Yields What is the yield to maturity for the bond
issued by Xenon, Inc.?
Bond Prices What price would you expect to pay for the
Kenny Corp. bond? What is the bond's current yield?
Est $ Vol
(000s)
57,362
48,941
43,802
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