On January 1, the total market value of the Farrah
Fowler (FF) Company was $100 million. The firm’s present market value capital
structure, show below, is considered to be optimal. Assume that there is no
short-term debt
Debt = $30,000,000
Common Equity =
$70,000,000
Total capital =
$100,000,000
New bonds will have a
5.50 percent coupon rate and be sold at par (thus YTM = coupon rate). Common
stock is currently selling for $75 per share. Stockholders’ required rate of
return is estimated to be 12.0 percent consisting of a dividend yield of 5.0
percent and an expected growth rate of 7.0 percent. The marginal tax rate is
25.0 percent
a. What is the FF’s
market value capital structure? (2 points)
b. Assume that there is
sufficient cash flow such that FF can maintain its target capital structure
without issuing additional shares of equity. What is the WACC? (5 points)
C. Suppose now that
there is not enough internal cash flow and the firm must issue new shares of
stock. Qualitatively speaking (no computations required), what will happen to
the WACC (3 points