i) Investments are rated by investors using their returns which are ascertained using the market values of such investment.
ii) When investors acquire investment they pay market prices of such investment and will always compare the viability of their investment using market prices.
iii) Historical book values may not represent the true valuation of capital employed as shown in the balance sheet.
iv) Use of market value weights is more accurate especially for new issues of shares and debentures.
v) The assets used by capital providers as security are valued at market price for collateral purposes.
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Additional Information:
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2 : 7,000
3 : 7,000
4 : 5,000
5 : 3,000
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Required:
i. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of the project and advise the management on the
appropriate course of action.
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Each...(Solved)
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comprises ordinary share capital, reference share capital, debenture capital and retained earnings.
Each of these sources of finance is analyzed below:
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• The annual rate of growth in dividend per share is 6%
• Flotation costs amounting to Sh8 per share
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• The share are currently trading at par
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• The per value is Sh1,000 for each debenture stock
• The debenture have ten-year maturity period
• The flotation cost for each debenture stock is Sh.50 Retained Earnings
• The company expects to have Sh.225,000 of retained earnings available for the next financial year.
• Should the retained earnings balance to exhausted, the company will use common stock as the form of equity financing
Required:
i) Calculate the cost of Capital for ordinary share capital, preference share capital, debenture
capital and retained earnings
ii) Calculate the marginal cost of capital applying the target capital proportions and using
retained earnings to represent equity finance
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Additional information:
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Additional information:
1. The market prices per ordinary share, preference share and debenture were sh. 45, and sh. 30
and sh. 1,200 respectively on 31 October 2007.
2. The dividend per ordinary share for the year ended 31 October 2006 was sh. 8.00. Dividends
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Required:
i) Ex – div market price per ordinary share.
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Additional information:
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Additional information:
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2. For the year ended 31 December 2008, the company paid an ordinary dividend of sh. 6.00 per share. Analysts estimate that the company’s earnings and dividends will grow at an annual rate of 15 per cent indefinitely.
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Required;-
The company’s market weighted average cost of capital.
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Additional information:
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Required:
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