XRT Infrastructure Corp. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at 90% of the par value (Bonds are selling at discount). Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 10.8%. The company also has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The stock has a beta of 1.1 and sells for $50 per share. The common shareholder anticipates receiving a dividend that will growth at 0%, based on the fact they received $5 dividend last year. The capital market analysts predict that dividends will continue to grow at the same rate into the foreseeable future. The firm’s tax rate is 28 percent. What would be your estimate of the cost of common stock (cost of equity)? What would be the estimate cost of capital (WACC)?
XRT Infrastructure Corp. has 80,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at 90% of the par
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