Question

Here I Sit Sofas has 7,500 shares of common stock outstanding at a price of $98 per share. There are 760 bonds that mature in 34 years with a coupon rate of 7.2 percent paid semiannually. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 each and sell at 110.5 percent of par. The company also has 6,400 shares of preferred stock outstanding at a price of $51 per share. What is the capital structure weight of the debt

Answer 1

61.28%

Step-by-step explanation:

Equity market value = Number of shares*price/share

Equity market value = 7,500 * $98

Equity market value = $735,000

Current debt value = Number of bonds*price/bond

Current debt value = 760*(1.105*2000)

Current debt value = $1,679,600

Preferred stock value = Number of shares*price/share

Preferred stock value = 6,400 * $51

Preferred stock value = $326,400

Total capital = Common equity value + Debt value + Preferred stock value

Total capital = $735,000 + $1,679,600 + $326,400

Total capital = $2,741,000

Weight of debt = Debt value / Total capital

Weight of debt = $1,679,600 / $2,741,000

Weight of debt = 0.6127690623859905

Weight of debt = 61.28%