Question

The total book value of WTC’s equity is $13 million, and book value per share is $20. The stock has a market-to-book ratio of 1.5, and the cost of equity is 9%. The firm’s bonds have a face value of $9 million and sell at a price of 110% of face value. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 6%, and the firm’s tax rate is 21%. What is the company’s WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

5.38 %

Step-by-step explanation:

WACC = Cost of Equity x Weight of Equity + Cost of Debt x Weight of Debt

where,

Cost of Equity = 9.00 % (given)

After tax Cost of Debt = 6% x (1 - 0.21) = 4.74 %

Market Value of Equity = 1/5 x $13 million = $2.6 million

Weight of Equity = $2.6 million / $11.6 million = 0.22

Weight of Debt = $9 million / $11.6 million = 0.76

therefore,

WACC = 9.00 % x 0.22 + 4.74 % x 0.76

= 5.38 %

thus

the company’s WACC is 5.38 %